Barbie's Bunkhouse: Lucky Seven Day

I was fretting about what to post today because folks are headed to the Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda, MD. I'm soooo bummed not to be going, but I'm looking forward to periodic updates from my peeps! As I will be slaving away on a research paper. Ugh...yeah...let's not go there.

Thank you Tiffinie Helmer for tagging me as part of a Lucky Seven blog! This is going to be really fun, and a great opportunity for me to speak about my current work in process. According to the Lucky Seven rules, I get to post the 7th line from the 77th page of my manuscript. I'm going to use my current WIP, a romantic suspense titled Twist of Fate (At least that's the title right now, LOL).

To give you a little background on the story, Kate (my heroine) was in a car accident and lost her memory. Sam (the hero) found her, and believes her ex-husband's flunkies had something to do with the accident. Her ex has been linked to a local mob family. Until Kate's memory returns, she thinks she's married to Sam and he's continuing the charade as long as it takes to keep her safe. Sam and Kate have a history together and the feelings he thought were long buried start to return as danger surrounds them. They have just spent the day in town when Sam notices a suspicious van he thinks is following them. He suggests something to eat so they can get off the street. 

“That sounds yummy.” She snuggled in close, taking another sniff of her flowers.

Sam steered her into the pizza shop. When he turned to shut the door, the van pulled away, heading out of town. That should have made him feel better, but it didn’t. This was much more than he bargained for. He should forget his foolish notions and stay on plan. Protecting Kate was number one.

 Just enough of a teaser! Twist of Fate was one of my first attempts at writing. The story that started it all! It's a category romance I could never get to sell, so now I am expanding on it, adding a suspenseful subplot and giving it a bigger feel. It's very close to my heart and I'm looking forward to being able to release it soon and share it with the world. There are many new twists and turns as Sam and Kate are tested right up to the very end! Stay tuned as release day gets closer.

If he succeeds in keeping her safe, can he succeed in keeping her heart?