Hi everyone. It’s beach time and hubs and I are preparing for our annual vacation in the sand and sun. I won’t be posting next Sunday but I’ll be back in time to set off fireworks on the 4th of July and resume sharing excerpts. Until then, after I read the snippets from this week, I’m turning off social media and focusing on two things, having fun and finishing the wip I’ve been working on. Happy summer days, everyone!
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This week I’m sharing a last snippet from Trouble in Disguise, Eclipse Heat Book 6.
Desperately Miri snarled in Beauregard’s meanest tone, “McCallister, I don’t know what yer up to, but I’m guessing it ain’t to my benefit.”
“Sure it is, kid. You think too small, Beauregard. I’m going to help you find the plates, catch a gang of counterfeiters, and collect the bounty on all of them. In return for my help, you’re going to introduce me to the young woman I met at the Pleasure Dome.”
When Miri choked so hard on her biscuit she spilled her coffee, Deacon crossed the space between them and thumped her back until she wheezed and quit coughing. Then he filled his cup from her pot, handed her a plate bearing a piece of the rabbit he’d cooked, and retreated to his side of the camp.
Well don’t that beat all. I can’t very well say hello, Deacon, nice seeing you again. By the way, I’m the female you had your way with at the Pleasure Dome.
©Gem Sivad 2016
Since both his partners have married and retired from the hunt, Deacon McCallister is alone when he visits the Pleasure Dome, an infamous brothel in Fort Worth’s Hell’s Half Acre. He’s tracking a counterfeiter but what he finds is TROUBLE—dressed in a man’s ruffled shirt and nothing more.
Bounty hunter Miracle Beauregard calls herself Beau and for years has fooled the general public about her gender. But underneath Miri’s disguise, beats a feminine heart in lust for Deacon McCallister. Though she spends a lot of time dreaming about her rival, she never expects to act upon her longings.
When Miri follows an outlaw to the fanciest whorehouse in Texas and crosses paths with her heart’s desire, she trades her buckskins for bare skin to play the part of Deacon’s paid companion. But, she’s wrong when she thinks her time with Deacon will be just once. After she leaves her bounty hunter rival behind, she discovers he’s so enthralled by his one night lover, he’s on the hunt to find her again—and he’s got forever on his mind.
It’s funny he doesn’t recognize her. Fabulous excerpt! Have fun at the beach! 🙂
Great snippet …. AND ENJOY THE SUMMER BREAK! 🙂
The twist at the end is great. Enjoy the beach.
Enjoy your holiday, Gem!
I love your dialogue, and the sly twist in the tale. Beauregard is in trouble, either way.
Interesting twist and turn. Are we sure he doesn’t recognize her??? I loved all the details – great snippet. Have a wonderful vacation!
She must be a great male impersonator__like Thomas Kent in Shakespeare in Love. LOL Love where this is going. Can’t wait to read it!
I’m wondering too if he isn’t playing her. Regardless, this sets up some super fun scenes. Great snippet, and have fun on your vacation!
Yes, to Victoria and Joyce. He’s figured it out and he’s getting even in the best possible way. 😉
I’m guessing she looks quite different now. Love the dialogue! Have a great vacation!
It almost sounds like he is playing her – that bit aobut the coffee and rabbit seems too … pointed,almost like a tease
Fun exchange. But, does he suspect the truth?
That’s an interesting turn. Great snippet. 🙂
Oh-oh! Love it. Great snippet! Have fun making sand castles! 🙂
Oh wow, that twist at the end was great! I agree with the others–how does he not recognize her? Has she really changed that much or was this all in the dark? Can’t wait to find out!
Thanks for the laugh! What a fun snippet! (And I wonder if he does recognize her and is just toying with her?)
That twist at the end though!