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February 24, 2018
The space between… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Last week : Rowan was waiting for the coffeehouse to close so Maverick could show her the apartment she's going to rent.
This is Rowan's POV.
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Thirty minutes later, Maverick locked the front door behind the last patron and turned the sign in the window to state they were officially closed for the night. Katie donned her black and white plaid coat she had behind the bar with her purse and car keys. "Forecast says rain," she told them. "I'm looking forward to it. Welcome to the family, Rowan," she added as she headed to the back of the coffeehouse with Maverick following behind her. She couldn’t see them but she heard Maverick and Katie exchange a goodnight and a second later a soft click, which she could only assume was a door being closed.
Maverick returned and she couldn't help but notice how ruggedly handsome he was, even after working all day. His gaze met hers and for a meager few seconds, the silence seemed to take up space between them, like a barrier neither one of them could cross and if she glanced away the wall would separate them forever. She felt a moment of panic but Maverick spoke and the unsettling awkwardness disappeared.
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Last week : Rowan was waiting for the coffeehouse to close so Maverick could show her the apartment she's going to rent.
This is Rowan's POV.
***
Thirty minutes later, Maverick locked the front door behind the last patron and turned the sign in the window to state they were officially closed for the night. Katie donned her black and white plaid coat she had behind the bar with her purse and car keys. "Forecast says rain," she told them. "I'm looking forward to it. Welcome to the family, Rowan," she added as she headed to the back of the coffeehouse with Maverick following behind her. She couldn’t see them but she heard Maverick and Katie exchange a goodnight and a second later a soft click, which she could only assume was a door being closed.
Maverick returned and she couldn't help but notice how ruggedly handsome he was, even after working all day. His gaze met hers and for a meager few seconds, the silence seemed to take up space between them, like a barrier neither one of them could cross and if she glanced away the wall would separate them forever. She felt a moment of panic but Maverick spoke and the unsettling awkwardness disappeared.
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February 17, 2018
Tea and Friendship… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Last week : Maverick never gave Rowan an answer on how he knew her favorite tea. Instead, he made an excuse and hurried away to take care of matters in the kitchen.
This is Rowan's POV.
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"Looks like you needed that cup of tea," Katie said with a hesitant smile but her gaze followed her boss as he made his way toward the kitchen.
"It was a long drive and it's nice just to relax." Rowan sighed into her cup.
Katie glanced at her again and patted her hand. "Well you do that, hon. As for me, I need to start clearing the tables or we'll never close tonight. She strode around the bar and headed to a table in the back of the room where a woman and two men stopped her. Rowan couldn't hear what they were saying but Katie's rich laugh reached her ears. The three each gave Katie a hug before they headed for the front door and she then took care of the cups and plates on the table. Rowan had the feeling this place didn't just serve tea and coffee but also dished out a good dose of friendship as well. She reached for her teacup and sat back to wait.
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Last week : Maverick never gave Rowan an answer on how he knew her favorite tea. Instead, he made an excuse and hurried away to take care of matters in the kitchen.
This is Rowan's POV.
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"Looks like you needed that cup of tea," Katie said with a hesitant smile but her gaze followed her boss as he made his way toward the kitchen.
"It was a long drive and it's nice just to relax." Rowan sighed into her cup.
Katie glanced at her again and patted her hand. "Well you do that, hon. As for me, I need to start clearing the tables or we'll never close tonight. She strode around the bar and headed to a table in the back of the room where a woman and two men stopped her. Rowan couldn't hear what they were saying but Katie's rich laugh reached her ears. The three each gave Katie a hug before they headed for the front door and she then took care of the cups and plates on the table. Rowan had the feeling this place didn't just serve tea and coffee but also dished out a good dose of friendship as well. She reached for her teacup and sat back to wait.
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February 10, 2018
An excuse to flee… Heart and Soul @KMNbooks #HeartandSoul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Last week : Maverick somehow knew how she liked to take her tea. Rowan asked him how he knew. She's waiting for his answer.
This is Rowan's POV.
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Rowan waited for Maverick to answer but her question seemed to have stumped him into silence.
How did he know she liked Earl Grey lattes with just a splash of vanilla? There were a million other ways she could have taken her tea. She could have liked herbal tea concoctions or green tea with lemon and honey but no, he had brewed her an Earl Grey latte.
However, before Maverick could formulate an answer, a ginger-haired man, standing at the doorway to what she assumed was the kitchen, called out to him. "I'm going out back to throw out the trash," the ginger-haired man told him. "Do you want me to dump the boxes by the door too?"
Maverick glanced at Rowan with an apologetic shrug, "I need to take care of this," he said and walk away, but Rowan had the oddest feeling he used the excuse as a way to escape. She glanced at her cup a second time but then indulged in the black tea flavored with bergamot, the vanilla flavor sweetening the taste to perfection.
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Last week : Maverick somehow knew how she liked to take her tea. Rowan asked him how he knew. She's waiting for his answer.
This is Rowan's POV.
***
Rowan waited for Maverick to answer but her question seemed to have stumped him into silence.
How did he know she liked Earl Grey lattes with just a splash of vanilla? There were a million other ways she could have taken her tea. She could have liked herbal tea concoctions or green tea with lemon and honey but no, he had brewed her an Earl Grey latte.
However, before Maverick could formulate an answer, a ginger-haired man, standing at the doorway to what she assumed was the kitchen, called out to him. "I'm going out back to throw out the trash," the ginger-haired man told him. "Do you want me to dump the boxes by the door too?"
Maverick glanced at Rowan with an apologetic shrug, "I need to take care of this," he said and walk away, but Rowan had the oddest feeling he used the excuse as a way to escape. She glanced at her cup a second time but then indulged in the black tea flavored with bergamot, the vanilla flavor sweetening the taste to perfection.
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February 3, 2018
How did you know? Heart and Soul @KMNbooks #HeartandSoul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Last week : By the time Maverick returned with the tea, he would have thought Katie and Rowan were close friends catching up on old times.
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Rowan was telling Katie about how she'd carve large pumpkins last Halloween to look like Frankenstein's Monster and the other to look like Dracula.
"Earl Grey latte with a splash of vanilla," he announced his arrival and slid the cup toward her on the bar.
Rowan's face paled and she stared at the cup as if he handed her some foreign concoction she should be wary of sipping.
"Is something wrong?" he asked, concerned over her odd reaction toward a cup of tea.
She finally met his gaze, her big blue eyes wide and curious. "How did you know this was the way I take my tea?"
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Last week : By the time Maverick returned with the tea, he would have thought Katie and Rowan were close friends catching up on old times.
***
Rowan was telling Katie about how she'd carve large pumpkins last Halloween to look like Frankenstein's Monster and the other to look like Dracula.
"Earl Grey latte with a splash of vanilla," he announced his arrival and slid the cup toward her on the bar.
Rowan's face paled and she stared at the cup as if he handed her some foreign concoction she should be wary of sipping.
"Is something wrong?" he asked, concerned over her odd reaction toward a cup of tea.
She finally met his gaze, her big blue eyes wide and curious. "How did you know this was the way I take my tea?"
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January 27, 2018
She’s his cup of tea… Heart and Soul @KMNbooks #HeartandSoul #8sunday #snippetsunday
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Last week : Maverick's strange reaction to meeting Rowan for the first time has him rattled.
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"Would you like a cup of coffee while you wait?" Katie thankfully spoke up, drawing Rowan's concerned expression away from him and his weird-ass meltdown.
"Tea if you have it," Rowan replied.
"Coming right up," he blurted out a little too loudly but it finally snapped him out of his bizarre trance. He hurried away or rather ran away, if truth be told. He needed to gather his composure or Rowan would surely hightail it right out of here with the wrong impression of him and he'd be out a manager. Worse, he would never have a chance to grasp why he wanted to know all there was to know about her.
Was it hot in here? Shit, he was sweating. Anxiety would do that to a man but what was he so anxious about?
By the time he returned with the tea, he would have thought Katie and Rowan were close friends catching up on old times.
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Last week : Maverick's strange reaction to meeting Rowan for the first time has him rattled.
***
"Would you like a cup of coffee while you wait?" Katie thankfully spoke up, drawing Rowan's concerned expression away from him and his weird-ass meltdown.
"Tea if you have it," Rowan replied.
"Coming right up," he blurted out a little too loudly but it finally snapped him out of his bizarre trance. He hurried away or rather ran away, if truth be told. He needed to gather his composure or Rowan would surely hightail it right out of here with the wrong impression of him and he'd be out a manager. Worse, he would never have a chance to grasp why he wanted to know all there was to know about her.
Was it hot in here? Shit, he was sweating. Anxiety would do that to a man but what was he so anxious about?
By the time he returned with the tea, he would have thought Katie and Rowan were close friends catching up on old times.
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January 22, 2018
What's New for 2018?
She was a r...
What's New for 2018?
She was a rock star in a previous life but to truly embrace this life, she must follow the melody back home.
About Heart and Soul...
Haley Rose is a 80s rock star that goes missing without a trace and is assumed dead. Three decades later, a thirty-year old woman, Rowan Beckett recalls things only Haley Rose would know and she can belt out songs in the same fashion as the missing 80s star. However, Rowan couldn't be the missing rock star since the woman would be in her fifties. Not unless Haley Rose has came back reincarnated as Rowan Beckett.
Let's have Wonderful 2018!
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January 20, 2018
Mesmerized… Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday #HeartandSoul
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages.
Chapter One: Maverick spoke to Rowan on the phone about the manager's position but never met her in person.
I'm skipping ahead a few paragraphs. Maverick told Rowan he'd show her the apartment as soon as he closed the coffeehouse but they'd go over what the manager's position entailed tomorrow morning. This is Maverick's POV, but Rowan speaks first.
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That will be great." Her lips curved and it took all his will power to tear his gaze away from her dazzling smile. However, meeting her eyes proved just as mesmerizing until Katie nudged him, breaking the spell. Katie's pursed lips and raised eyebrow all but scolded him to stop ogling the new manager. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He never felt an attraction toward a woman as strongly as he reacted to Rowan just now. It was like the air had been sucked out of the room and she was his lifeline. If he glanced away, he'd perish. No, that wasn't entirely it. If he even blinked, he feared she'd cease to exist.
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Chapter One: Maverick spoke to Rowan on the phone about the manager's position but never met her in person.
I'm skipping ahead a few paragraphs. Maverick told Rowan he'd show her the apartment as soon as he closed the coffeehouse but they'd go over what the manager's position entailed tomorrow morning. This is Maverick's POV, but Rowan speaks first.
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That will be great." Her lips curved and it took all his will power to tear his gaze away from her dazzling smile. However, meeting her eyes proved just as mesmerizing until Katie nudged him, breaking the spell. Katie's pursed lips and raised eyebrow all but scolded him to stop ogling the new manager. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He never felt an attraction toward a woman as strongly as he reacted to Rowan just now. It was like the air had been sucked out of the room and she was his lifeline. If he glanced away, he'd perish. No, that wasn't entirely it. If he even blinked, he feared she'd cease to exist.
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January 13, 2018
The job is yours…Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday #HeartandSoul
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages. This is still Chapter One. Rowan Beckett introduced herself and said she was there about the job and apartment. Maverick is speaking first.
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"Rowan Beckett," he repeated then realized why her name sounded familiar to him. "I didn't expect you until Wednesday morning." He'd never met Rowan in person, only spoke to her briefly on the phone. For some reason he thought Rowan would be older but if he were to guess he'd say she was about his age or maybe few years younger.
"My lease was up yesterday and I was packed," she told him. "I should have called and given you a warning I would be here sooner. If it's a problem, I'll check into a hotel."
Rowan had been the first one to call him about the manager position that opened up after his previous managers had moved back South Carolina to be closer to her daughter who had just had a baby. Rowan's resume had been impressive and he needed a manager pronto since he had the Merry Mayhem Christmas shindig just around the corner. Tryouts were scheduled for next week.
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"Rowan Beckett," he repeated then realized why her name sounded familiar to him. "I didn't expect you until Wednesday morning." He'd never met Rowan in person, only spoke to her briefly on the phone. For some reason he thought Rowan would be older but if he were to guess he'd say she was about his age or maybe few years younger.
"My lease was up yesterday and I was packed," she told him. "I should have called and given you a warning I would be here sooner. If it's a problem, I'll check into a hotel."
Rowan had been the first one to call him about the manager position that opened up after his previous managers had moved back South Carolina to be closer to her daughter who had just had a baby. Rowan's resume had been impressive and he needed a manager pronto since he had the Merry Mayhem Christmas shindig just around the corner. Tryouts were scheduled for next week.
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January 8, 2018
Karen Michelle Nutt #authorMondays #MondayBlogs #Interview #EndoftheRoad
I've been interviewed by J.C. McKenzie, who is one of the talented authors at The Wild Rose Press!
Who doesn't love music? Come by and check out the Playlist for END OF THE ROAD too.
I'm also curious to know if you could sit down and chat with a favorite band, frontman or songwriter,
who would it be and why? Leave your answer in the comments at:
https://jcmckenzie.blogspot.com/2018/01/karen-michelle-nutt-authormondays.html
See you there!
Karen
January 6, 2018
Five Foot Two… Eyes of Blue….Heart and Soul #8sunday #snippetsunday #HeartandSoul
Setup for this snippet: WIP from Heart and Soul. This is a snippet from my new 'rock star romance' that I'm working on. It's in the very early stages. This is still Chapter One. Last week, a woman walks into the coffeehouse. Maverick first thought is that she looks familiar.
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His gaze slid down to what she was wearing – black jacket over a white t-shirt and blue jeans that were molded to her curves. His gaze slid to her face again. "Five foot two... eyes of blue," he murmured. The song just popped into his head for some odd reason and he cleared his throat.
"Did you say somethin'?" she asked as she reached the bar.
"You said you needed to speak with the owner," he voiced instead of answering her question.
"Yes, Is that you?"
"Maverick Strummer," he told her as he held out his hand, which she gripped firmly, her small hand feeling comfortable in his palm.
"Rowan Beckett. I'm here about the job and the apartment."
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His gaze slid down to what she was wearing – black jacket over a white t-shirt and blue jeans that were molded to her curves. His gaze slid to her face again. "Five foot two... eyes of blue," he murmured. The song just popped into his head for some odd reason and he cleared his throat.
"Did you say somethin'?" she asked as she reached the bar.
"You said you needed to speak with the owner," he voiced instead of answering her question.
"Yes, Is that you?"
"Maverick Strummer," he told her as he held out his hand, which she gripped firmly, her small hand feeling comfortable in his palm.
"Rowan Beckett. I'm here about the job and the apartment."
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