I'm delighted to bring Marianne Theresa to my blog today! She's part of the Hot Down Under collection of shorts, the latest of which have just recently been released! She's got a pretty sexy favorite paragraph *blushes* and is offering some AWESOME prizes!!! (see below).
And I have to say I LOVE that cover!!!!
So...take it away Marianne!
Five words
that most fit you, the author?
OCD,
(although that’s 3) Creative, Loyal, Enthusiastic, Nail-biter
The idea
behind your Momentum Story?
Hidden
Passions was a fun story of passion’s pain & delight that just arrived one
day and I wrote it.
Fav
Paragraph from the story?
There
are at least half-a-dozen but this one is right up there! J
Cally lay there, eyes closed. The
cool water sluiced down the city gutter, bombarded her outstretched arm as it
detoured along and over her fingers to flow back along the side of her face.Blast, it was filling her ear-hole.
Bit late for an umbrella, she was already soaked to the skin. And what was that
god-awful smell?
Storm drain. Ugggh. She lay face
down, her nose hovering over the edge of an open metal grate, while chaos
reigned around her. She was cold, there were loud voices, too many voices, and
then damn, someone tweaked her ear.
“Miss, miss, can you hear me?”
Not if you rip my ear off.
“Anyone know CPR?” There were some
deep mumbles. “Careful, there’s glass everywhere.”
“Lord, she reeks of it, doesn’t
she?”
I’m not drunk, you idiots.
Another pinch to her ear was extra
sharp and a deep voice shouted, “Miss, are you all right?”
Oh for crying out loud, what’s with
the ear-pulling? Go away! Look, I’ll move a finger. Happy?
“Yeah, she’s alive. She just moved.”
(okay so that's longer than a paragraph, but we'll forgive you! LOL)
The Hero
makes you want to …. ?
Eat
him up and keep him.
Will there be more from these characters or this world?
No,
Hidden Passions was only ever meant to be a one off Short Contemporary Romance
Story J
Thanks for hosting me here today
Mel.
And I have 2 prizes to give away and
I’ve asked our Lovely Hostess Mel, to choose 2 lucky guests with creative
answers to the following …. Just share the strangest thing that has happened to
you in a relationship, be it a break-up, make-up or Toss out!
Be creative, go wild ... :)
Leave your name & contact
details to WIN!
1st prize ….. is a small gift pack consisting of a
hand-painted ceramic coaster - by Aussie Artist Maryde and a Free set of the 5
new January Hot-DownUnder Releases. Which of course includes Hidden Passions.
2nd Prize ….. is a free copy of my short story, Hidden
Passions
Good Luck!
Thanks so much Marianne! And if one book isn't enough to whet your appetite, please check out the Hot Down Under blog, some brilliant stories to add to the collection! =))
6 comments:
Nice para, Marianne. Now I really want to know why she's lying face down in a storm drain!
What a superb excerpt, Marianne. It's a must for me to add to my TBR pile.
Great Post Mel. :)
Thank you Deb and Suzanne for stopping by :)
Funny you say that Deb, when the first excerpt I chose went up I re-read it and grimaced... it didn't sound THAT risque' when I slotted it in. LOL
So I've replaced it with this one :))
(Those who missed it will have to read the story)
:) :)
Its one of my favourite parts of this story, too MT. Cally is such a great character, she makes me smile.
Dont put me in the draw, please, as I already have one of your fabulous coasters and have your story. All the best.
Thank you for the like S.E.
I hope you enjoy using your coaster.
Thanks for visiting my blog Marianne, may you have many more wonderful books this year! =))
Will post the winners tomorrow =)
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