WeWriWa: “Husband Material” – A RISK-TAKING RANGER

Finally! Sitting down to start revisions for my new romantic suspense, A RISK-TAKING RANGER. Meet Texas Ranger Zayn Bass (yes, he IS related to Harm Bass, the hero in my Texas historical series!!). Family is everything to Zayn – because he’s never really had one of his own, except for the one he vicariously enjoys through his best friend. That’s who he is, and here’s a taste of what he isn’t . . .
 The Excerpt 

After some vigorous scrubbing of hair and bared upper bodies, Lu’s sister Ela provided towels along with a lingering once over of their guest that earned her brother’s derisive snort.
“It’s not like we didn’t swim naked in the river when we were kids.”
Full, red lips pursed. “We’re not kids anymore, brother.” Shooting Zayn a naughty wink, she sashayed back into the house.
Lu shook his head. “I need to track down that no-account that left her and her baby for parts unknown and drag him back to make good . . . or at least, cut her loose so she can find a decent man.”
Zayn blinked. “Not looking my way, are you?”
(and a bit more . . .)
Narrowed dark eyes assessed him. “Oh, hell no! She deserves someone who’ll come home every night to sit at her table instead to camping out on stake outs or going undercover for weeks at a time while she waits at home losing sleep.”
Though his friend’s assessment delivered an unexpected sting, Zayn couldn’t frame an argument. He was no prize as future husband material and nowhere near what a woman needed to help her raise such a vivacious daughter. Besides, he was already wedded to the job and content to enjoy casual encounters when they arose . . . as long as he could walk away without ties or obligations. The same way the two who’d made him between them had.

This baby was started over a YEAR ago while vacaying in Ireland. Not my usual speedy work but then these aren’t the usual circumstances, either. I’m now retired with all the time in the world to binge-watch, sun soak with my cats, and sleep in (which I still don’t). Instead of sticking to a stringent schedule of chapters written (sorry NANO!), I’ve been wandering along without an outline (another first and a BIG no-no for me!) and now that the book is finished, it’s time to tighten up that prose (and my lazy waistline) and get to work making this first draft lean and mean. It’s time to start that climb . . .

The big question is: Now that I have all the time in the world, how come it seems like I can never find any?

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