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Welcome to “Six Sentence Sunday”. Thank you for visiting and especially for any comments you might feel inclined to offer.

This six is a bit that was cut from my forthcoming debut novel, The P.U.R.E. (releasing April 16, 2012). Once upon a time I decided to make The P.U.R.E a cozy mystery and so I cut out or faded to black all the steamy bits. My publisher, who had read the pre-cozy version, said, “nuh-uh, put ’em back”. I did with some extras but also a substitution. This scene ended up on the cutting room floor, a fact that irks the Silverback because it was actually his scene idea. Little PURE trivia for you there.

By way of setup, Gayle and Jon, co-workers and clandestine lovers, have just finished having dinner at a very upscale restaurant. Jon has coaxed Gayle to the closed off to patrons mezzanine / balcony dining area that overlooks the main dining room. The pair is flirting with some naughty exhibitionism and are enjoying a different sort of dessert.

As I faced forward again, I scanned the diners, checking to see if anyone had spotted us on the mezzanine level. One face caught my attention–Sandy Gomez from HR. She didn’t see me, but she could have if she’d looked up. Part of me wanted to yell, “How’s about this for fraternization!” But I didn’t. Instead I closed my eyes to block her out and to concentrate on Jon.

Raise your hand if you’re with the Silverback in wishing I’d not cut this scene. No worries, I wrote a different but better one.

Be sure to check out the host site, Six Sentence Sunday, for links to more tantalizing snippets from some very talented writers.

Welcome to “Six Sentence Sunday”. Thank you for visiting and especially for any comments you might feel inclined to offer.

This six comes from my forthcoming debut novel, The P.U.R.E. (releasing April 16, 2012). Our heroine, Gayle, is being tempted by her big bad wolf (figuratively speaking, that is, because Jon isn’t a werewolf):

Jon’s shower curtain displayed a map of the world on a transparent background. My gaze riveted to the area somewhere around the eastern coast of Brazil before travelling north of Greenland to meet a salacious smirk.

“Well hello, little blonde girl.” He wiggled a dripping wet brow at me. “If you join me inside here, I promise not to eat you up.” Water streamed down his body from the dark hair plastered to the sides of his head, over well-defined shoulder and chest muscles, down over his flat stomach.

Whew! Go get him, Gayle! I hear the wild anacondas in Brazil are a sight to behold. LOL Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Be sure to check out the host site, Six Sentence Sunday, for links to more tantalizing snippets from some very talented writers.

But there’s more…

As a thank you to my Six Sentence Sunday readers and everyone else who has visited me, past and present, my publisher is giving away an advanced reader copy of The P.U.R.E. to a lucky winner I randomly select! If you’re interested, come join me at my still “Under Construction” website where I’ve set up a Rafflecopter to facilitate the entry process! You can also peek at the sort of madness I’ve been practicing with my newly nurtured website development skills. Come on over! The contest closes end of day on February 29th and I’ll announce a winner on March 1st.

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