Snippet Saturday ~ Boys of Summer
Welcome to another Snippet Saturday. Today’s theme is Boys of Summer! Enjoy my excerpt from and then blog hop to the other blogs listed below.
Falling for the bad boy is even more dangerous the second time around.
The McLaughlins, Book 1In high school Sarah fell for her best friend’s older brother—one of the sexy, Scottish McLaughlin boys. But a painful betrayal showed her she’d been a fool to give her heart to a bad boy. At least it made it easier to leave him and move halfway around the world when her Navy dad got stationed in Japan.Eleven years later, the death of her grandmother has forced Sarah back to Whidbey Island for a month. It’s the length of time she must stay in her inherited house before she’s allowed to sell it, take the money and run. But when she sees Ian, bad as ever and still looking like sin on a stick, she can’t keep her mouth from watering.One look at Sarah stirs up the regret lingering in Ian’s heart—and never-forgotten desire lingering in his body. He should walk away, especially since divorced single mothers aren’t his style. But when she starts showing up at his family’s pub, he can’t resist a little casual seduction for old time’s sake.
One thing quickly becomes clear, though. The heat between them is causing an avalanche of secrets and betrayal and nothing will ever be the same.
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EXCERPT
After the Highland Dancers finished and Kenzie had joined up with them, they all made their way over to the games where Ian and his brothers were set to compete.
They spent a good while watching several games being played. The “weight over the bar” event where men attempted to toss a fifty-six pound weight over a bar with just one hand. Or there was the fascinating “stone put” where the athletes threw a large stone as far as possible.
But what drew the biggest crowd was the caber toss. Women, men and children of all ages lined up to watch the event.
“Look at them all.” Kenzie gestured to the athletes set to compete. “You’d swear it was Christmas, they’re so excited.”
Sarah focused again on all the burly men lined up. Most with large upper bodies and thick calf muscles, no doubt from being constant participants in these types of games.
They were chatting and friendly, but obviously in competitive mode. Almost all wore kilts with some kind of T-shirt—some of the guys had even ripped the sleeves to show off more muscle.
And there was no lacking of muscles among them. But then, they’d have to be fairly muscular to lift a nearly twenty-foot pole that weighed close to two hundred pounds.
The three McLaughlin brothers stood together, wide grins on their faces as they chatted and watched the other contestants.
“I’m just saying, I wouldn’t kick any of those McLaughlin boys out of my bed for eating crackers.”
Kenzie snorted and Sarah turned to stare at the group of women passing by. One had to be close to seventy.
“I see they’ve still got their fan club,” she murmured.
Kenzie rolled her eyes and turned back to the field. “They always will. Not like it goes to their head or anything.”
Sarah didn’t miss the sarcasm and laughed softly. Maybe it did go to their head, but for the most part the McLaughlins were a down-to-earth bunch.
“What did those ladies mean by that, Mom?” Emily asked. “Toss them out of bed for eating crackers?”
Yikes, she’d heard that too, huh?
“It’s just a saying, dear. Oh, look, Ian’s about to compete next.”
“Oh, really?” Just like that her daughter’s attention was diverted. “Come on, Ian, you can do it!”
Ian glanced over at them, his grin expanding as he waved. He blew them a kiss and Emily squealed appropriately.
Sarah couldn’t help but shake her head, but when he met her gaze and winked, there were definitely butterflies in her stomach again.
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