Six Sentence Sunday - Knight of Hearts #3

Back again, Sixers and fans, with another snippet from Knight of Hearts. This comes early in the story when Mac is talking with Rachel about getting back into the dating pool after the end of his twelve year marriage. Contrary as ever, Rachel has just accused him of only looking for "a good time."

"What's wrong with a good time?" Mac said, defending his position. "As long as it's mutual. It's not like I'm looking to take advantage. I'm not trying to impress anyone with how suave I am—"

Rachel couldn't help laughing—suave Mac was not.

Mac's eyes narrowed, obviously reading her reaction as an affront. "—or how rich, or even housebroken."

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Six Sentence Sunday - Knight of Hearts #2

Welcome back, fans & sixers,

So I scoured Knight of Hearts, looking for a six sentence excerpt that would entertain. I found this one early in the story, when Rachel is coaching Mac on how to meet and pick up women. In desperation, she's dragged him to the gym and sicced him on an attractive blonde.

Watching them, a vague but unrelenting yearning grew in Rachel's gut. In spite of the frustration Mac could engender, Rachel admired his courage. He wanted back into the dating pool, and he was willing to risk his emotions and his ego, not just once—or even once a day—but over and over, and though he grumbled, he let her send him out to face the next rejection, sometimes with no recovery time in between.

The blonde bent over Mac, asking a question. His response made her laugh before she adjusted his weights, and an arrow seemed to take Rachel through the chest. She wanted that. She wanted someone to stand over her; someone who would encourage her and make sure she wasn't trying to lift too much weight by herself.

Coming from Rachel, who can be a bit of a pit bull, even internal vulnerability is uncommon, so I hope you enjoyed this little window into her soul.


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Six Sentence Sunday - Knight of Hearts #1

Hi fans & fellow Sixers,


I realized today that I've posted exactly zero excerpts from Knight of Hearts. That hasn't been an oversight exactly. There's a twist in the middle of the story that makes it hard to pick something that doesn't give things away. It's also a very character-driven story, so a lot of what's fun (and funny) grows out of who the characters are and, without that knowledge, an excerpt doesn't have the full impact. So in choosing six sentences (always a challenge when one is so limited), I found this snippet from the blackest moment of the book for our hero Mac when he believes the woman he loves is beyond his reach. I hope you enjoy.

He was going to spend the rest of his life trying to figure out what he could have done differently.

Mac was tempted to save himself the grief and just pound his head to mush on brick facade of the store in front of him. He couldn't win. No matter what he did, in the end, he'd lose her.

He took a deep breath and turned his steps toward the hotel. If he had to lose her anyway, at least he could go out a hero.

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