Sunday Snippet: Yearly Vigil

Whew. Ended upbeing a long week between work, home, and other projects. The biggest and bestone is helping my daughter edit her final paper for her master's degree. I'm soproud of her!

I made a small dentin the great cleanout project. Didn't get a lot accomplished but made a bit ofprogress, which I'll take.

Finished up two workprojects and continued on with two more. I have another two in flux and two newones coming sometime this week. Excited to stay busy!

Pretty good weekfor viewing. I got through my full round of shows and finished up one from lastweek. I'm still working on one of the others.

Started with MissFisher's Murder Mysteries and it was one of my favorite episodes. I love agood masquerade or costume party.

Caught anotherepisode of Madame Blanc Mysteries and enjoyed Gloria and Nick workingtogether. Hope to see more of that in future episodes.

Enjoyed an episodeof Death in Paradise. The run-up to Neville leaving is turning out to bea lot of fun. And always good to see Dwayne back. Looking forward to the next episode.

Finished up thetwo-part Poirot and loved how the resolution came together. I like itwhen the infallible Poirot gets off on the wrong track for a bit.

Watched another episodeof Elementary and quite enjoyed the mystery. Also enjoyed Joan handlingher detractor and Sherlock acting as the support system afterward.

Enjoyed an episodeof Batman Beyond. I remembered this one from my original watch. A lot offun.

Caught an episodeof Lower Decks and, again, ended up being equally charmed and annoyed. Ithink that's my standard for this show.

Finished up the Reacherepisode from last week and wow. Gotta say I didn't see the ending coming, whichis always a good thing. Hoping I can get a full episode in this week.

Almost finished anepisode of Peak Practice. Things are getting very messy in therelationship departments for everyone, and Sam, whew, what a huge pile he'sgetting ready to step into.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Yearly Vigil, anovella that pulls a couple together over a shared loss.

Here's theminiblurb:

Venessa Broyles makes a yearly vigil to the graveside ofher former lover, Hamish Blesdale, where she runs into his best friend, HoganBaird. What starts out as an awkward stroll down memory lane eventually bringstwo lonely souls together.

And a sneaky peek…

Hell, why do I care?He cocked his head. "I carebecause Hamish loved you." And Hogan wanted to understand her mindset. Why she would refuse the honor ofhaving the flag.Maybe because she'd killed his bestfriend. Indirectly, but the responsibility rested on her shoulders. When hefigured out how he felt about that specific instance, he might be able to startthe grieving process.Until then, he needed to conducthimself as Hamish would expect. "He'd want you to have the flag."Venessa shrugged. "I don'tneed a flag to remember him." Hogan frowned. "Or to rememberyour role in his death." Harsh, but the shrug got to him.She flinched like he'd slapped her,and he regretted the accusation, but he didn't take it back. He did blame her …a little. Might not be rational, but too bad.Venessa popped the door open."You're right. I'll never need a reminder about why he died." Shemoved behind the door, using it as a barrier between them. "Good that you came,Hogan. Hamish deserved to have the people who cared about him most to see himlaid to rest." She slid behind the wheel.Hogan put a hand on the top of thedoor. "If you change your mind … let me know." He met her gaze."Take care, Venessa."She blinked and gave a nod. "Yeah,you too." Then she pulled the door shut and started the engine.Hogan didn't like the subdued but dangerouslook in her eyes. He quickly made his way to his rental vehicle and decided tofollow her. No matter how he felt about her role in Hamish's death or her currentlack of emotion, he'd make sure she got home okay.Pulling out behind her, he stayed afew car lengths back. "It's the least I can do for my best friend."

Pretty happy withhow this story is coming together. Hamish and Venessa have a long road totravel, and I enjoy this journey.


 

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

ML Skye

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