Sunday Snippet: Hell Is in the Details

Washing machineupdate. The new washer got here and I'm happy to say the mountain of clothes isnow a manageable pile. It's amazing!

Coffeemaker update.The new one arrived and it's a combo single cup or full pot. I love it. Here'shoping my caffeine habit doesn't trash this one in under a year.

Another crazy-busywork week. I finished up the mystery and the romance copy edits and started acozy mystery. Also continued with novella edits. Had a couple of calls abouttwo or three new projects. I'm excited! I also managed to get some good writingin for myself. A good week!

I didn't get muchof anything watched on my viewing schedule. I did a LOT of social mediascrolling, especially after Biden stepped aside and endorsed Kamala Harris forthe democratic nomination. That's unexpected and exciting. Also spent a lot oftime shaking my head over the GOP nomination for vice president. It's going tobe an interesting couple of months.

And that's prettymuch it for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Hell Is in theDetails, a novella that explores what happens to a couple when one of themtakes the other for granted.

Here's theminiblurb:

Macyn has a one-night stand with an immortal creature andsuffers the consequences when he traps her in a maze of deception. Once free,she withdraws from her clan and it's up to Vig to bring her back from the brinkof madness.

And a preview snippet…

Macyn ignored the stab of pain from his statement. Emphasison her. Right.She inhaled deeply. "Why the hell not?" The reason better be good because his lack offaith in her pissed her off.Vig sighed. "Because you have to have your heart and mind so full of someone else the immortalcan't draw from your life force."He paused a moment. "That means you have to be openand trust someone enough to give them power over both." He kept his features schooled with theexception of an arched brow.And, okay, this time she deserved his doubt. Givingcontrol over to someone else had never been her bailiwick. She met people asequals or nothing. And she handled sex the same way.But … if Vig's idea worked, she couldn't not try."Let's say I can. How does that killthe immortal?" Because if thatfucker came back again, she'd end her life to be finished with him.Vig lifted a shoulder. "It might notkill Bartlett, but it should weaken himenough to take his life force or drain it." He met and heldher gaze. "The more you trust andlove, the stronger your bond with someone else, the faster his chi will be drained."She struggled to wrap her head around the concept. Onceupon a time, she'd have said Vig fit the role of person she trusted most andloved the deepest. And yet … she'd never told him. Then she went totally offthe rails and landed in Barnett's clutches.Not her best moment.And now … she had to get free. Obviously, shooting,stabbing—twice, strangulation, poison, fire … none of the other options she'dused worked to get rid of the horrific nightmare she'd unleased. But this—ifshe could expose herself completely to someone else—sounded too good to bepossible.Vig would be the only person she'd consider. But couldshe really give him dominion? Hadn't she had that once? With him? Yeah, maybenot so much. Tearing down walls and opening her heart didn't come easy … ifeither came at all.But she had to try to get out of her own way.She closed her eyes for a moment, then focused on Vigagain. "Explain how this would work."

This story is fullof twisty turns, and I love how it's coming together. Vig and Macyn have somebig hurdles to get through.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye