Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Are you wearing your green? Any plans? I made Irish soda bread this weekend. It tastes wonderful slathered with butter and just a wee bit of honey. I brewed a cup of blueberry green tea. Yummy!
At KMN Books (my other blog) http://kmnbooks.blogspot.com/ I posted the recipe in the LUCKY IN LOVE Blog Hop post. I'm giving away a $10 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky commenter, too. 
And that's not all.
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Not only is it St. Patrick's day, it's Snippet Sunday and this is another snippet from Magic of the Loch. This is the legend and how it all began... Snippet #9.
The Wild Rose Press
Kindle
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Blurb:
Michaela Grant travels to Scotland for a holiday, knowing this vacation is her last. A medical condition threatens her life and any chance of a future—until she meets Alan MacLachlin, a man forced to exist between two worlds.
Alan is the legendary Loch Ness Monster. Once every fifty years he returns to human form in search of his soul mate, the one woman who can break his curse. He believes he has found forever with Michaela, but to claim it he must figure out how to save her life.
Michaela and Alan vow to take what time has to offer, but another threat looms. A sinister shape shifter with a vendetta against Alan is making Loch Ness his personal hunting ground. Now he’s threatening Michaela. Alan must discover who the shifter is and stop him before it’s too late.
The UPDATE: This takes place a few paragraphs from last week's snippet #8. The water spirits have flooded the valley and Druid Daly arrives to confront the person responsible for allowing the spirits to escape. Gordana faces Druid Daly explaining she feared for her son's safety and forgot to replace the lid on the well, allowing the water spirits to break free. Druid Daly was not pleased with her response.
IN THIS SCENE: Druid Daly is speaking first. Of course Ronson, (who is one of the clan members, and all for saving himself), points his finger at Gordana. If anyone is going to be punished , it's not going to be him. He pleads with Druid Daly to return the water spirits and make things the way they were before the flooding.
Druid Daly asks why the gods should be so lenient?
Now for the snippet:
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His long finger pointed toward the loch, his sleeves hung from his arms, waving as the brisk wind lifted the loose material to and fro. “Yer well is beneath the surface in an underground cavern. The waters are too deep for a human to swim and survive.”
“It was Gordana who did this.” Ronson turned his deep-set eyes on her. “Why should we be punished for her mistake?”
“Why indeed,” Druid Daly bit out. “Where were ye when the poor lassie needed help tendin’ her young?”
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Weekend Writing Warriors for Eight Sentence Sunday
Conflict and a dilemma.
Well done!
Chip,
So glad you enjoyed the snippet.
Whew! I was afraid for poor Gordana—I still am, but at least the Druid isn’t being arbitrary!
Thanks for easing my mind! 🙂
Sarah,
It’s not over yet. lol
Great snippet!
Sara,
Thanks you. 🙂
W Loved the accent and can hear them speaking in my head. Great descriptions too. I can feel the wind and everything going on around. Great job.. 🙂
Brenda,
Thanks so much! I’m so glad the accent comes through. 🙂
The Druid sounds ticked off!
Elaine,
Oh, he is.
Love that peek! Mr. Pointy-Finger gets some well-deserved comeuppance and I have a new perspective on Druid Daly. 🙂
Delynn,
Yeah Mr. Pointy Finger isn’t brave or noble. lol
I’m glad Druid daly appears to see beyond the ‘obvious’ here.
Sherry,
Druid Daly may be there to dish out a punishment, but who likes a tattletale? lol
Well at least the Druid can see both sides. Excellent excerpt!
Veronica,
He does, but the gods want someone to pay for what happened. Stay tune for next week. 🙂
The last line is intriguing. Great snippet!
Jess,
Thanks. So glad you enjoyed the snippet.
All right, it’s moved up a bit in my TBR queue, but it’s going to be a busy two months. My guess is that the Loch Ness monster is going to have to be involved.
Sue,
These snippets are how the legend began. So stay tune. You’ll soon see how the Loch Ness Monster came about. 🙂
Ah, looks like Druid Daly is going to turn the table a bit on Ronson. I’ll be interested to see what happens next week.
C.Amrhien,
So glad you enjoyed the snippet. 🙂
Ah, I love that last line! What goes around comes around? Terrific snippet!
Joanne,
Thanks so much. I glad you enjoyed the snippet.
Druid Daly is quite a character. (I haven’t said before but an aunt-in-law of mine was a Daly from Beleek in Ireland.) I’ve got to read this book asap Karen.
Nancy,
Thanks so much, Nancy.
No, you didn’t mention your aunt-in-law from Beleek. Interesting. 🙂
So the Druid has a conscience- that’s good for Gordana. Wondering how Ronson’s going to react to that!
It appears that Druid Daly is more fair-minded than he seems. Love the language and the descriptions. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Debbie,
I so glad you liked the snippet. I hope to see you here next week. 🙂
My first look around Sneak Peek Sunday and my TBR list is growing by the minute. Great scene.
Sandra,
Thanks so much for stopping in for a sneak peek. I know what you mean, my ‘to buy’ list is growing, too.
Ah, Ronson gets a bit of what he deserves there. I guess Druid Daly isn’t so bad after all. 🙂
I love the Druid’s turnaround from what seemed like his harsh attitude last week.