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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
“We wanted her to fall in love with the place. Rumour has it, she was about to sell the house. And then what?”
Amy’s concern echoed in her words, but Cameron entertained the notion that one less woman in the area would mean fewer prying eyes. He’d moved here for the peace and quiet, discovered his talent for a bit of tinkering, and had since become the go-to person for local maintenance and carpentry. But living in a small town also meant that there was no escape. Everyone needed something. And as much as he wanted to be left alone, he couldn’t afford to not work.
“Look,” she pleaded. “Could you at least make sure she has electricity and water, preferably hot water as well?” She tilted her head and added a super sweet, “Please?”
Checking the time, Cameron asked, “When’s she coming?”
“Tomorrow,” Amy told him with a hint of excitement in her voice. Sighing, Cameron relented. “Fine. I’ll take a look. But don’t expect miracles, Amy.”
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.
Hi,
Poor Cameron. I feel sorry for him. Amy is about to run him crazy with getting this cottage fixed up for Mallory’s coming.
I’ll be glad when Mallory gets there so that I can see how Cameron and Mallory react to one another.
Good except.
Thank you, Pat 🙂
Well, it’ll be an interesting encounter … worth reading 😀
Cameron seems like he won’t be easy to persuade to do…anything. This is a man who is stuck in his shell just like a crab! Very tense scene. Love it.
Thanks, Maggie. And, yes, he likes his shell! 🙂
Touch and go, but progress is being made. 🙂
Very true! Slow wins the race 🙂
Thanks, Kayelle.
Skeptical Cameron doesn’t like change. I suspect the disruption to his life is more than a little tinkering.
Thank you. He doesn’t mind change as long as it doesn’t affect him 😉
Cameron wants to be left alone, but I have a feeling his world is about to be turned upside down!
You’re onto something, Jana! 😀
Very intriguing. Can’t wait to read it all.
Thanks, Suzi. i hope you’ll have the chance to read it all one day 🙂