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I'm back again with another snippet from my romantic suspense, One Red Shoe. In last week's snippet, Sam was shot in the butt by a stray bullet. Another one creased his calf. He finally found a place (unfortunately, the ladies' restroom) to take care of the bleeding before the two assassins followed his trail of blood.
The
air moved—Sam’s only warning that the door to the restroom had opened. As a whirlwind
in beige blasted past him, Sam instinctively cataloged the intruder: female,
five-ten, weight uncertain due to voluminous coat, late twenties, long dark
single braid, penny loafers, and a large button clipped to her purse. Shit. More dangerous than a Russian
Mafia hit man—a wide-eyed innocent, the kind he’d sworn to protect—and there he
was bleeding like a stuck pig, so dizzy he was going to fall flat on his face.
It Happened One Night meets Knight
and Day
When elementary teacher Daria
Mason left Iowa for a writers’ conference in New York City, she didn’t expect
to come home with a wounded spy. Sam Jozwiak works for a shadow agency that
gathers intel vital to U.S. security. From the moment he steals digital files
from a Russian Mafia kingpin, Murphy’s Law takes over. No matter how he covers
his tracks, the kingpin’s assassins find him. What’s worse than getting shot in
the butt? Accepting help from an Iowa tourist. Thus, begins a road trip that
takes Sam and Daria cross country with the assassins right behind them.
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Ah yes, the heroine is now faced with that age-old conundrum -- what is a lady to do with a bloody man in the ladies'. (Bloody in more than one sense, of course.) Intriguing situation.
ReplyDeleteOh I so like this snippet, situation and all-internal dialogue etc. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I love the description and that her innocence makes her more dangerous to him than a hitman.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Love Sam's insights. So wry and accurate!
ReplyDeleteExcellent snippet! I wonder how she'll react to him. Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, he absorbs all those details pretty efficiently! Enjoyed the excerpt...
ReplyDeleteI hope she's there to help, not finish him off!
ReplyDeleteThe things you find in a ladies room. :-) This story is so good, Diane!
ReplyDeleteYet another fun snippet!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that he thinks the woman is more dangerous than a Russian Mafia hit man! And him with a butt wound too. What is a man to do? Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteLove the snippet! I bet I'm going to like her. :D
ReplyDeleteLove it. I bet she never expected to encounter a spy. I like her already.
ReplyDeleteRestrooms are always the worst place to hide. Especially when Russian hitmen are after you. Intriguing snippet!
ReplyDeleteI love your comments.
ReplyDeleteWell, this doesn't seem to be a moment where he's putting his best foot forward, does it?
ReplyDeleteEager to read more, Diane!
LOL
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