Sunday Snippet – CUP OF SUGAR – At Your Service
Welcome back for another Sunday snippet, part of the Weekend Writing Warriors meme.
This week’s eight sentence excerpt is from my brand-new release, CUP OF SUGAR, and follows shortly after last week’s snippet. Conn and Nia have been neighbors for about eight months, the duration of which Nia has shyly avoided Conn — though he’s aware that she has been watching him do all kinds of things.
The story opens on New Year’s Eve, when Conn arrives home to find Nia sitting in her car, which is not running. Here we go…
“Everything okay, Nia?”
“My car won’t start.”
Chalk this one up as a late Christmas present from the universe. He motioned at the passenger door. She nodded in response, so he opened it, stuck his head and shoulders inside. “I’m at your service, I can jump you or give you a ride.”
She squeaked—actually squeaked—and the frost melted from her expression. Oh, she was still pink in the cheeks, the color just didn’t look cold-weather induced.
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Blurb
Nia has one rule—don’t date neighbors. Simple, except the guy next door is single, handsome, and not inclined to close his blinds while naked. When her car dies, Conn takes “being neighborly” to a new level by offering a ride to her long-distance destination. Nia has resisted his looks and charm for months. Surely she can handle a few hours in his truck…
For months, Conn has blatantly put himself on display, hoping his pretty blonde neighbor would tire of secretly watching and come knock on his door for a cup of sugar—or more. No such luck—until an unusual opportunity arises. After a six-hour drive turns into a sweet-and-sexy weekend, Conn wants more than neighborly status with Nia. To get it, he must convince her to break the rule protecting her heart—by putting his on the line.
8 Comments
Sarah Cass
Ha! OMG, I can tell where her mind was…and I was too. Wonderful word play…I can’t wait to see more of where these two head.
Eleri Stone
Oh, that’s a GREAT line, you naughty girl. Love it!
Veronica Scott
Very amusing word play there, I know what *I* was thinking LOL. Great snippet!
Millie Burns
Ha ha ha, that’s so funny. It won’t matter which she chooses…her motor’s gonna be running : )
Cara Bristol
Love the double entendres in your writing. Congratulations on your release. I’m getting ready to read this one next!
Sandra Nachlinger
Great dialogue. It’s especially funny because a friend of mine was also faced with a dead battery and a man approached and asked, “Want me to jump you?” Then both she and the man laughed when they both realized exactly what he’d said. But her encounter led to a friendship (they both were married). I’m guessing there will be much more than friendship in your story.
Alexis Duran
Love the squeak! Very nice eight.
August MacGregor
A head-turning line you slipped in there! “I can jump you…”: It fits perfectly with why he says it and why it makes her blush. 🙂