Sunday Snippet: Not Gonna Happen

Well, the end ofJune is going to be a welcome sight for me. It's been a long month and yet somehowflew by in a blink.

Work projects arefinally slowing down a little and I feel like I can breathe again. I have toplay catch-up on some things that I had to let slide while trying to getthrough the bulk of my work. Hopefully, I'll get back to some cleaning projectsand get more writing done.

Actually made itthrough all of my shows and finished up two that I had on the back burner. Wehad a lot of rain and some severe storms, but the power stayed on, so I got alot watched.

Watched another episodeof Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and it's one I always look forward to.I love getting into Phyrne's history and her time in France explains so muchabout her.

Enjoyed another episodeof Art Detectives. Nice to have a little backstory for the characters. Alsoenjoyed the mystery of this one. Messy rock-star drama added a nice twist.

Caught another Deathin Paradise episode … possibly the one hundredth ep because Camile made anappearance. Excellent throwback to the very first episode also.

Watched another Poirotepisode where he's either still on holiday or taking another one. I had seenmost of this episode before and it's nice to have all the pieces fall intoplace.

Enjoyed an episodeof Elementary. Interesting to see Gregson decide to stay with theeleventh and Iiked him seeking Joan's help with vetting his possiblereplacement. The overarching mystery also ended up being nice and twisty.

Caught another episodeof Batman Beyond. I remembered this one and liked the team-up of Terryand Max. Bruce had some good lines in this episode.

I think I finishedup the Classic Rugrats rewatch. I might go back and make sure I didn'tend up skipping a season or two. I'll probably switch over the new episodes.

Finally finished upthe episode of Peak Practice I started a while ago. Did not expect tosee Sam propose even though I knew it would happen at some point.

Also finished up thesecond episode of Reacher. Gotta say, I really love this show. Glad I haveseveral more seasons to view!

That's it for thelife update this week. Tonight's post is from Not Gonna Happen, anovella that puts a couple in danger thanks to friends of friends.

Here's theminiblurb:

Gina Ames and Tuck Danvers sign up for a weekend of huntingfor an urban legend. When their other team members start dropping, one by one,they take off for the safety of the city. Too bad the concrete and steel can'tprotect them from what follows them home.

And a preview snippet…

Gina stared at the … hell, shedidn't know what to call it. A symbol? Sigil? Whatever. The thing had beenetched into the wall above the landing of the stairs.Tuck let out a low whistle."Why would Jake and Marley let friends, let alone anyone, carve that intotheir home?" He took his phone out and held it up.Gina snagged his arm. "Whatare you doing?" The creeped-out vibe she had screamed danger.He slid his gaze sideways. "Doyou know what it means?" His brows arched.She shook her head. "Don'tthink I wanna know." Nothing good.The symbol couldn't be anything butbad news.Tuck grunted. "Right. I getthat. But…" He held her gaze. "If we want to get rid of our shadow,we're gonna need help." He pressed the button on his app. "And thatmeans we have to have something to use." He slid the device back into hispocket. "I don't plan on crossing that marking, which limits our optionshere."She gave a reluctant nod. "Yeah,okay. You're right." Just looking at the thing made her skin itch. "Wecan't stay here." Her gaze darted to the door. "Check to see if Mr.Creepy is out there then head to the nearest occult store?" She swallowedagainst the ball of nerves lodged in her throat.Tuck lifted his chin. "And ifhe is out there?"Shit. She hadn't thought of that. Worththe risk or not?Worth it. "We run like hell."They didn't really have a choice.Tuck's lips twisted. "Right.But let's be smart about this." He grabbed his phone again and opened abrowser, typing in the search bar. "Nearest place is three blocks south ofhere."Damn. She loved him for thinking offinding the closest place they might get answers.She started to twist the knob andhad an idea herself. "Hey, let's grab some salt. It's used for protection,right?" But … they'd have to pass under the etching to get to the kitchen.Unless…Tuck voiced the thought before shecould. "Basement. I know they've got rock salt down there." Hestarted down the steps with Gina hot on his heels.They found the partial bag andheaded back upstairs.Pausing at the door, Gina pressed aquick, hard kiss to Tuck's lips. "I love you. Never forget that."Pulling the door open, she peeked outside.Tuck grasped her shoulder."Love you too. Let's go."

This story isslowly revealing itself in interesting ways. It might end up not being aboutwhat I originally planned. I love it when that happens!

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye