Sunday Snippet: Operation Moot Point

May is winding downand it's been kind of a whirlwind month. Or I might be hitting that age wheretime seems to fly by faster every day.

Not a bad workweek. I finished up a project and jumped back into one that had been sitting onthe back burner for a while. Also started a new one. Got some writing donealso, which makes me happy because the sages have been on an extended vacation.

Pretty good week ofviewing also. I managed to go through my slate of shows twice and finished upan episode I left hanging a few weeks ago.

Watched twoepisodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries. Thoroughly enjoyed both. I'm soexcited this show is back for another season. I love the characters so much.

Caught two episodesof Death in Paradise. Finished up season seven and ended up liking it alot. Starting season eight this week.

Started watching Bestin Paradise, which features the favorite episodes of the cast. Got two viewed,and I think I'll continue watching. They have fun intros from the cast memberand why the episode is one of their favorites.

Watched twoepisodes of Elementary and I really love how Joan is being fleshed outand using her knowledge. Also kind of happy to see some growth with Sherlock.

Enjoyed two episodesof The Batman. I remembered both and enjoyed each one. Really fun tohave Robin and Batgirl working together to take down the rogues.

Caught one episode ofSuspects and it ended up being a twisty affair, which I love. I have twomore episodes of season four and then I'll start the final fifth season.

Watched twoepisodes of Classic Rugrats. Finished up the lead-in to the movie andcaught the first episode post wedding. Fun stuff.

Also finished anepisode of Peak Practice I started a couple of weeks ago. The laterseasons seem to be a little hit or miss for me. Can't wait to finally get toseason twelve.

That's it for thelife update this week. Tonight's post is from Operation Moot Point, anovella that brings a couple together for a weird mission.

Here's theminiblurb:

Zia Rogue and Keb Belova are highly trained soldiers andput in charge of Operation Moot Point. Between them and their specializedskills, they should be able to plan the surprise party for the basecommander—if they can stop arguing long enough to actually get the work done.

And a sneaky peek…

Invigorated after destroying asmany raiders as possible while waiting for the reinforcements to arrive, Ziaheaded back to the base. "Damn, my head is spinning." The adrenalinerushes kind of stacked one on top of the other and her brain reached overloadlimit.Banking toward the main landingbay, she pondered the crazy-ass stunt Keb pulled by following her out. "Whatin the name of the universe had he been thinking?" Maybe he hadn't been.Nothing could explain how he pulledoff flying right down the middle of enemy territory without a single shot beingfired at him. Nothing rational or logical anyway. The sheer audacity blew hermind. She couldn't squash the warm burstof … something … that filled her when he crossed to her side, basically goingfly or die on her. She didn't have many people she could count on to be thereno matter what. But she added Keb to the top of the list.He confused the hell out of hersometimes. She usually chalked the weird vibe between them down tosuperior-subordinate semantics. The asteroid base didn't have fraternizationregs, but she and Keb never crossed the personal to intimate line.Not that I haven't thought aboutdoing so.She had … usually really late atnight when sleep proved elusive. Yeah, not going there right now.Landing the craft, she waited to belowered down onto the hangar deck and hovered in a uncomfortable place betweenfully expecting a blazing set down from Keb and a consuming need to ask him whythe hell he followed her across the line.Before the canopy slid back, sheshook her head. "Not sure I can handle either at the moment."Removing her helmet, she started to stand and caught Keb's gaze narrowed onher.Shit. Probably couldn't avoid theass-chewing.The deck chief stood between theirtwo planes. "Rogue, Belova. Report to the XO in the war room. He'd like todiscuss that awesome display of insanity you two pulled out there." Hislips twitched. "Frankly, I have no doubt you two'll be in the historybooks." Thumping the nose of the bird, he turned and walked away.Zia wisely kept her mouth shut andavoided looking at Keb during their post-flight checks. At least she didn'thave to worry about a blistering debrief from him.Yet…

This story is a lotof fun to write. Zia and Keb are rarely on the same page, but they'll end upbeing very compatible soon.

 

That's it for thisweek. Catch everyone on the flipside.

ML Skye