Sunday Snippet: Zinging Barbs (Paranormal Bonus Scene)

We had another weekof record high temperatures, which means we'll be having brisk, chilly weatherthis week. Time for more soup! Trick or treat is actually on Halloween thisyear and we're supposed to have rain and wind. Should make handing candy outlots of fun.

Had another busywork week and also got a good bit of writing done. I'm very close to being readyto launch my new venture. I think everything is lined up.

Had a decent weekwatching television. I'm still in that weird place of needing silence to focussometimes, which is truly odd for me. I usually need some kind of backgroundnoise going on.

Ended up catchingtwo episodes of My Life Is Murder and enjoyed both. Alexa is growing onme a little more. I'm very interested in getting some additional backstory forher.

Watched a full episodeof Agatha Raisin and started another one. I'm kind of crushed they're goingto drag out the whole deal with James. I kind of love them together.

Caught the secondhalf of the Silent Witness two-parter. Ended up liking the twists inthis one.

Enjoyed an episode ofDeath in Paradise. I remembered this one from my sporadic watching onthe Ovation channel. So weird that this episode timed so closely to Haydn'sdeath. She guest-starred in this episode.

Watched anotherepisode of Only Murders in the Building. Seriously enjoyed this one. ButI do miss having the trio solving the mystery together.

Caught an episodeof The Batman. It was the first of a two-parter and introduced theorigin of Clayface in this version.

Enjoyed another episodeof Classic Rugrats. I remembered one of them but not the other. Kind ofnice to be surprised.

Watched another episodeof VIP and enjoyed it. It's fun when the whole team goes out for job.

And that's prettymuch it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Zinging Barbs,a bonus read featuring the couple from The Blushing Brawler.

Here's the miniblurb:

Yardley Holmes has a habit for using zinging barbs tomotivate Cale Scarsdale, which makes them late for an awards ceremony becauseCale has a talent for shutting Yardley up by getting her hot and bothered.

And a preview snippet…

Yardley Holmes poked her head intothe bedroom she shared with Cale Scarsdale. "Come on, Ruralsville. Wegotta get going." She'd finished getting ready twenty minutes ago.

Clad only in a towel, Cale glancedup from swiping through the closet. "Yeah, I know. Can't find the blackshirt I need." He went back to moving hangers.

Yardley rolled her eyes. "Sowear a red one. Geez, it's not that hard." Her lips quirked because Caleusually gave her shit for being indecisive.

Not tonight. She'd had the perfect outfitfor the award ceremony giving Cale top honors on the circuit. She'd picked itup a month after they got together. A silky wine-colored wrap dress that showedoff her cleavage and toned legs. That's how confident I was in him takingthe crown.

Cale frowned. "I'm not wearingcompetitor team colors." He finally snagged the black shirt and tossed iton the bed.

Yardley snorted. "No one cares.Wait, what are you looking for now?" He'd gone back to the closet andstarted rifling through more clothes.

Cale gave her a sideways glance."Gotta find a tie. Can't look fresh off the farm, can I?" He wentback to his search.

Yardley winced. "Seriously?You're gonna use my words against me?" Not that she didn't deserve thebarb.

Cale rolled a broad shoulder."You weren't wrong. Had a lot to learn, didn't I?" He found a silverygray tie and laid it on the shirt.

Yardley didn't comment. She'd beenruthless when Cale first arrived in her father's gym. She didn't think anyonefrom Ruralsville could get up to speed on the circuit in a limited amount oftime … even if they did have a hard body that made women swoon.

Including her.

But Cale proved her so very wrong.

And the delicious memories got herhot and bothered in the worst way, and they did not have time to indulge herneediness at the moment.

She tsked. "Please tell meyou're not going to coordinate your sock and underwear colors? We gotta getgoing." Before she jumped him and made them really late.

Cale arched a brow. "Didn'tplan on wearing underwear, but I probably have some black ones around hersomewhere." He moved toward the dresser.

Yardley marched around the bed."Don't you dare. We're gonna be cutting it close already." Shegrabbed his forearm to halt his progress.

Cale turned and clasped his handaround her throat, lifting her up against the wall. "Uh-huh, maybe it'sworth being late, because I have you right where I want you." He used hisfree hand and had her breasts out and panties down before she could thinkstraight.

Moisture pooled between her thighsand heat gathered low in her belly. "Damn, Cale. We're not really going todo this, are we?" Her words came out in breathy rasps.

He gave her a wolfish grin."We're not, but I am." His head dipped and his lips closed around ataut nipple.

This is such a funlittle glimpse into Cale and Yardley's life. I love writing tiny peeks into mycharacters' lives.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye