Sunday Snippet: Not Again

Happy Father's Dayto all the dads, mentors, and father figures out there! And if this is a roughday for anyone, please find peace and joy where you can.

Seriously busy weekand I didn't feel the greatest. Heading in for an annual physical soon and hopeto nail down why I'm kind of down right now. My guess is my sleep schedule is horribleat the moment.

Somewhat goodprogress on work projects. Friday and Saturday ended up being challenging daysbecause of not feeling well. I'm a little behind on two and hope to make thatup in the next couple of days.

Spent a couple ofdays doing tedious personal life stuff, but I made it through my standard slateof shows this week. I'm considering a new addition to the lineup but haven't madeup my mind yet.

Enjoyed an episodeof Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. The plot's twisty turns are fun andit's nice to see the tentative partnership with Jack and Phryne taking root.

I totally lied whenI said I caught the season twelve finale of Death in Paradise. It hadone more episode, which I ended up enjoying a lot. I'll be starting thirteenthis week.

Caught anotherepisode of Poirot and enjoyed it. This one had some twists but it wasfun for Poirot to have a case in his own backyard … or building as the case maybe.

Started a new seriescalled the Art Detectives and liked the first episode. The leads havegreat chemistry and I'm looking forward to the next episode.

Watched an episodeof Elementary and enjoyed Sherlock coming to terms with being friends withAlfredo and not just sponsor and sponsee. Joan was really great in this episodealso.

Enjoyed another episodeof Batman Beyond. It's fun when Terry has to be a big brother and I lovehow he handles Tim. The big bad was also interesting.

Watched anotherepisode of Classic Rugrats. Both were new-to-me vignettes and I likedthem. The one with DeeDee's college class was a lot of fun.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Not Again, anovella where the couple has a big hurdle to clear before they get their HEA.

Here's theminiblurb:

Drue Braddock and Xeno Howlett have a rocky relationship,but when Drue goes off on one of her many soul-searching quests, Xeno decideshe's had enough. When Drue returns, she finally knows what she wants—Xeno—butshe may not get her chance because he's got someone new in his life.

And a preview snippet…

Drue squared her shoulders forbattle then swished through the gauzy curtains of Lydia's studio space. "Wegotta talk, Lyds." Drue purposefully used the hated nickname of the otherwoman.Lydia bristled. "No, we reallydon't." She visibly forced herself to relax. "You being back doesn'taffect me in any way." Her fingers fluffed up the basil she'd finishedtransplanting.Drue snorted. "You're not senseless.You have to know I'll be interacting with Xeno. It can't be avoided." Shestopped there because the less she shared about her discovery the better.Lydia's gaze snapped upward."Your trip proved fruitful then?" Her attempt at idle curiosityfailed … the keen interest and envy oozed from her.Drue shrugged. "My tripsalways do." She held Lydia's gaze. "And I need to brief Xeno thenwork with him to counteract a few things." Keeping any additionalrevelations to herself, Drue continued. "That said, I won't be attemptingto take him from you."Lydia scoffed. "The very ideais laughable. You can't possibly worm your way between us." The wobble toher voice gave her away.Lydia worried Xeno still hadfeelings for Drue … which she filed away for use at a later time. Right now, toomuch rode on getting Xeno up to speed with the darkness headed their way.Drue lifted her chin. "Good toknow that won't be an issue. Our work together will be strictly professional onmy end. You have my word on that." She waited a brief moment. "Ican't promise Xeno will do the same, but if you're not worried, I won't beeither." Turning, she headed for the exit without a backward glance.She'd accomplished her goal offiring a warning shot. What Lydia did with the cautionary information remainedto be seen. Putting her on notice wouldn't sit well with her, but she'd have todeal because Drue would be swearing Xeno to secrecy about a rising faction oftroublemakers hellbent on destroying the decades of peace the tribe hadenjoyed.Leaving the building where Lydiakept her studio, Drue headed toward Xeno's, the instinctive mistrust of Lydiaweighing Drue down. She owned jealousy that Lydia now had a place in Xeno'slife played a role but the other woman's envy of Drue's talent with thecrystals came between them more than once. Adding Xeno to the mix would nothelp the situation.Drue sighed. "Guess I'll beready for some major clashes in the near future."Won't that be fun?

Drue is probablyright not to trust Lydia but not because she's jealous.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye