I can't believe I haven't posted a snippet since October! I've been working on two upcoming releases from The Wild Rose Press. I've missed you all. I look forward to reading what you've been up to and sampling those wonderful snippets. 🙂
Today I'm sharing a snippet from Yo Ho Ho and Buttered Rum Sundae that will be released sometime in the summer of 2022. This is the 2nd tale with Sirena a Jack from Mermaid Cove and Seaside Sundaes.
Here's the Snippet:
“Sirena Seafair, will you marry me?”
The man wanted to marry her. Jack was on bended knee, proposing to her with a ring and all. Sirena’s heart wanted to say ‘yes,’ but her more logical side told her to wait, not because she didn't want to be with him, but because of her bloodline.
"Jack O'Casey, you do know my mother left my father and me," she reminded him. "The sea called her home, and I fear it will call for me, too. As much as I want to be with you, I must be sure before I give you my answer."
"Maybe the sea will claim you, and maybe it won't," Jack said. "Life is too short to worry about how much time we might have together. It's best we grab what we can before time's greedy hands snatch it all away."
She shook her head, ready to argue more, but Jack spoke first.
"Don't fret, sweet lass. I know you well.
(A little more to finish the scene.)
You think on it, and when you're ready, I'll ask you again." He slipped the ring back inside his pocket.
She frowned and couldn't help commenting, "You took my response in stride, I might say."
His lips twitched as he shrugged those big shoulders of his. "You didn't say ‘no’." She hadn't. Jack was right. She hadn't given him an answer at all, but sure as the sun would rise, he'd expect one soon enough.
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Mermaid Cove and Seaside Sundaes
Short story FROM THE WILD ROSE PRESS' ONE SCOOP OR TWO SERIES!
One selfless act as a teen unfairly caused Sirena Seafair to forfeit her ability to shift into a mermaid.
Fifteen years later, her mundane life is about to change when Jack O'Casey arrives in the Irish town of Grimm Nitch and opens his restaurant, Mermaid Cove. The man is bound and determined to make Sirena his no matter what. But if by chance, Sirena can find a way to reclaim her life as a mermaid, will she leave Jack and her human life behind in exchange for a life beneath the sea? Or will surrendering her heart to love be the magic she's been waiting for all along?
Available in eBook, Print, and audio format.
A difficult decision and great for creating tension.
In my WIP, the heroine has to decide whether to marry a man with less than a year to live, according to his doctor.
I hope you will continue to post. I skipped several months.
Thank you for the snippet, which I thoroughly enjoyed! I like Jack’s attitude…
Karen ! Good to have you back 🙂
I have to agree, my first thought was as well how laid back he was about her reply. Nice snipppet.
Well, she didn’t say no… Sign of an eternal optimist or someone who is very determined.