Welcome June and
another month where time will probably fly by too quickly. Doesn't help that
I'm under the weather right now and feeling yucky. Hopefully whatever this is
will pass quickly and I can get back to normal.
Had a solid work
week. Finished up a cozy mystery proofread and made progress on a developmental
edit. Also got a lot of writing done, which makes me happy because I've been
hitting walls lately.
Fairly good viewing
this week. Managed to go through my show list twice. I might start adding in a
few more shows but I like this current group.
Finished up the
fourth season of Suspects. I'll be starting the fifth and final season
this week. Looks like a banger ending for this series.
Caught two episodes
of Brokenwood Mysteries. Both were excellent. Very fun to see how
Halloween is celebrated in New Zealand, especially since it's spring there
instead of fall. Very cool.
Watched two episodes
of Best in Paradise. I'm enjoying the intros by the actors and I'm
enjoying their picks for favorite episodes.
Also enjoyed two episodes
of Death in Paradise. I'd seen bits of both episodes but not the whole
thing. Loved the one with the zoo. Also like how much Jack is becoming a part
of the community.
Caught two episodes
of Elementary. Interesting to see Gregson's personal life on a bit of a
display. Also thoroughly enjoying Sherlock's interactions with Joan as he fully
sinks into the partnership.
Watched two
episodes of The Batman. Fun to have Harley Quinn introduced. And I very
much enjoyed the New Year's Eve episode.
Also enjoyed two
episodes of Classic Rugrats. I'd forgotten they started to work three vignettes
in after the movie. Not sure if I really like that in hindsight.
That's pretty much it
for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Organic Chemistry,
a novella that folds into the Civil Revolution series. Or Uncivil Revolution. I
can't quite decide which one I like better.
Here's the miniblurb:
Dominic Marinelli and Etta Morgan meet under very
difficult circumstances, but form a
relationship built on one basic need … sex. When Etta decides to strike out on
her own, Dom has to figure out why it bothers him so much.
And a sneaky peek…
Dom stood outside Etta's room, propped
up against the wall, a sloppy grin on his face.
He sobered. "What the hell did
I just let happen?" The last person anyone should get involved with would
be him.
But Etta didn't want anything hot
and heavy. She wanted to get laid. Why the hell should he turn that down?
Maybe because she might not get
emotionally involved, but he almost always did.
He pushed away and started down the
hall, retracing his steps to the main entrance. He thought briefly about
forgetting the scheduled visit, but he'd talk himself into keeping it. Pathetic
as it made him, he craved some human female contact. And since the woman he
wanted would never be his, he'd seek it with another.
And if that makes me a huge
asshole, I'll get over it.
Snagging his jacket, he shoved the
main door open and stood outside. He'd planned to go out for a long ride but
opted to walk around the perimeter of the spa grounds instead.
Why did Etta Morgan push his
buttons? He'd known her what? For a while now. Since the night he'd found her
left for dead outside the sector barricade. During her recovery, they'd talked
a good bit, and he enjoyed her company, enough to be comfortable with her.
Thought he knew her fairly well
despite the short span of time.
He so hadn't.
With one simple challenge he'd been
ready to drop trou and have a go at her. No … with her. She brought out
something feral … primal … a little wild in him. Her honesty about what she
wanted and how she wanted it turned him on.
And a walk on the wild side sounded
damn good at the moment.
Maybe he needed it. Etta had one
thing right. Truth equaled Char and Lex forever. They were meant for each
other. He could let it eat at him or move the fuck on.
Etta would make the latter a hell
of a lot more interesting.
Maybe he'd been too wrapped up in
Char to see the possibilities with Etta. Char had been something sweet, and
he'd needed that. Char had, too. But she'd held a big part of herself back. She
never laughed the lusty laugh with him like she did with Durben.
And he might not have had the
instant spiral of feeling for Etta that consumed him when he met Charlotte. But
he'd admired Etta's grit from the moment he'd found her in the tall grass
fighting for her life. Her tenacious spirit served her well.
Making a turn, he headed along the
final side of the perimeter boundary. "Okay, Etta … let's see where this
mutually beneficial arrangement takes us."
I love how this one
is coming together. Dom and Etta are one of my favorite couples and telling
their story is so much fun.
That's it for this
week. Catch everyone on the flipside.
ML Skye
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