It's absolutely awful where I live today - dratty weather, lots of rain and wind, cold. Ick! But... it's the perfect weather to snuggle with a cup of hot chocolate and peruse the SSS snippets. So there you have the highlight of my day. :)
So, I posted about the dream Amelia has of her hunky French lover in the past 2 weeks. Today I'm gonna show you what happens when she does track down this man. His name is Gerard Besson, and he is a police commissioner in Marseille.
Gerard is right in the middle of a tricky investigation featuring a gang of high-end casino robbers, and he is suspicious of Amelia when she waltzes into his world. He wants answers from her, but things don't exactly go as he had planned when he corners her in a dark side alley.
"...Biding his time, he snuck in a breath when she took a step back, closer to the dark alleyway. Then with a lunge, he swept her into his arms and pulled her back, braced against his chest. With one arm, he restrained her torso while he brought the palm of his other against her opened mouth.
Instead of kicking and screaming, she went still. That should have alerted him that something was off, but he didn't listen to his gut feeling, intent as he was on getting answers out of her.
"Who sent you?" he growled in her ear, but he had no time to say more, because he felt a sharp jab in the sensitive flesh under his arm. ..."
Catch the other SSS snippets here - trust me, you won't be disappointed!
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From Mauritius with love,
Zee
42 comments:
I do love a woman who fights back. Great snippet!
Thanks Liia!
nice six - I love France - and I'll take a bit of your weather too - dman hot here - and not in a good way
A woman after my own heart!! lol! She's feisty. I like her. :)
Lol Sue! Take all the cold and rain you want, just give me some sun and warmth back. :)
Gotta love France, and Frenchmen, right? *grin*
Thanks Bree! Lol, yeah, she doesn't take things lying down. :)
Nice! I love a tough, kick-ass heroine.
Thanks Lisa! :)
Ooh, I was with him; I totally did not see that one coming!
I'm having the awful weather too :(
Somebody should have warned him to never let his guard down! LOL.
Hah ha, got what he deserved! Great six.
A woman after my own heart. Love her!
This is getting more and more interesting each week
fab snippet, the action and sense that he knows something is off had me at the edge of my seat wondering what was about to happen. Nice lead up to the jab. xx
Thanks Chantal! Yup, he didn't see it coming at all. :) Ack, sorry to hear about your icky weather too. Let's hang in there together, ok? :)
Lol Cara. The most demure-looking woman can be a very dangerous threat indeed. :)
Lol Jessica. Yup - no way to treat a woman, is it? :)
Thanks Sarah!
Lol. Thank you Lindsay! :)
Glad you liked it, JoAnne. I love this action sequence - had a blast writing it! :) xo
OHH! I'm hooked, she will be the one asking any questions from now on. Thank you for a great six.
Well that'll learn him! *grin*
~Xakara
Dawn's Early Light
Thanks Alix! Lol, they're both worthy adversaries. I'll post more next week, hope you'll come by. :)
Xakara, he chose the wrong woman to mess with. :)
Sounds like he's bitten off more than he can chew! Excellent six :)
Lol Luxie! Yep, I guess he's met his match now. :)
Okay...so you left me hanging!Not fair! More please...
Lol Kathleen! I promise the next six will come up on Sunday. :)
That was a surprise. Great lead up and delivery.
It's clear to me that I need to slow down when reading on Sunday. I'll end up making way too many purchases, because now I really need to know what happens to Amelia. There's just something about a woman who can remain calm when grabbed in an alley that makes you absolutely have to continue. What a great six. Thank you for sharing!
Now this sounds like an awesome story! Great six!
Thanks!
I love it when they're feisty. I guess Gerard should learn to be more careful when approaching people in dark alleys.
Thanks Gem! Glad if that caught you by surprise. :)
Wow, Jalisa! Thanks for those lovely words. :)
Thank you Jennifer!
Lol Lex. Yes, he should be more careful, especially when approaching dangerous-looking women. :)
Yikes, she's a wildcat! Great snippet.
"hen with a lunge, he swept her into his arms and pulled her back, braced against his chest." Best thing I've read today!
Lol Cate! She gives as good as she gets. :)
Thank you Debra! You made my day! :)
Ha! Maybe he'll think twice before he does that to another woman...
Lol 1000th Monkey! I would certainly hope so, as does Amelia! :)
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