Hi everyone ♥
Today’s post includes another snippet from my newest release WHISPERS OF HER MEMORIES. The story is set in New Zealand, South Island.
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Today’s Hook
Buddy’s whining interrupted his thoughts, and Cameron laughed. “Sorry, mate, I keep forgetting that you don’t like the windy roads. Maybe I should’ve moved to Outback Australia instead?”
The day flew past, and he was even able to get Sofia’s house sorted for her granddaughter.
“Buddy, what do you think? How long will the girl stay here? A week or a month?”
The dog let out a bark, which made Cameron laugh. “Yeah, my sentiments exactly. I give her a week, not more.”
When he sat on his front verandah later in the evening, watching the sunset with a beer in hand, Lucy stopped by.
“What can I do for you, Lucy?” he greeted her.
Amusement crossed her face. “Hello to you, too.” She stepped onto the verandah and joined him on the double seater. Buddy nudged her with his nose, and after getting a friendly rub, he settled down next to Cameron. “Amy said she talked to you about—”
“All done. This girl will have power and water.” He took a sip of his beer. “You know you’re doing a pretty nasty thing to her, right?”
Eyes wide, she asked, “What do you mean?”
Blurb
Mallory O’Neill swaps the buzz of Melbourne for the quiet shores of Anahera Bay, New Zealand, hoping for a fresh start… not secrets and surprises. But the crumbling seaside cottage left to her by Sofia—the grandmother she never knew—holds more than just dust and disrepair. It holds the key to a family history her late mother never spoke of.
As Mallory pieces together Sofia’s past, she faces the doubts of old friends and the arrival of an unexpected stranger. Along the way, she finds friendships among the locals, but she also meets resistance from the brooding handyman, Cameron Quinn, a man haunted by his own past.
When faded letters, old photographs, and buried truths come to light, Mallory and Cameron find themselves drawn together by grief, memory, and a spark neither of them expected.
That “nasty” comment sure hooked me. Makes me want to know exactly what she did!
Glad this subtle hook worked so well 🙂
What DOES she mean? Bit of a cliff-hanger here…
LOL … apparently so 😉 More to come … hopefully
Mallory and Cameron’s story is one I have to great. Great excerpt, Iris. 🙂
EEEKKK. I meant ‘one I have to read’. It’s early here.
LOL – autocorrect.
Glad it got you interested in the whole book 🙂
Dogs are a man’s BFF! Go Buddy!! (And what a cliffhanger of a snippet!)
Absolutely! Not sure what I’d do without our dog.
And a man with a dog …. even better 😉
Nicely done, Iris! Great hook and wonderful characters. It’s always sweet to have a man with a dog. 🙂
Yes it is, and thanks Reggi 🙂
I love the cliffhanger! What nasty thing is Lucy doing to Mallory?
Thank you, Jana.
Hopefully, I’ll get to post the details soon.
I’m with Buddy. Windy roads are horrible.
YES !!! And as I found out in September again, windy roads are all over NZ, no escaping from them. LOL 😀
LOl.
You left me wondering with this one. Got to find out how nasty.
Thank you, Anna 🙂