Another snippet from He Has Charm
May 29, 2022 7:33 pm
Snippet #2 from He Has Charm
a Rom-Com Hockey Romance
Hello my romance reading friends--
Now that I'm further into the writing of He Has Charm, I'm discovering the vulnerabilities of Maddox and Harper. I'm also trying to come up with some unique nicknames aka, terms of endearment.
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In the meantime...
Check out snippet #2 below ⬇️⬇️
At SQ's House
Moving on...
I went to a Red Sox Baseball game courtesy of my fabulous friend *Salty*. It was a true treat because her company bought a suite with free food, drinks and even free parking! That never happens! ➜➜➜
Plus, the Red Sox won the game!
But hands down, the best part of the game was singing Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline with the entire stadium!
A great day even for a non-baseball fan like me.
Speaking of games...
The Celtics are driving me crazy in the NBA semi-finals! They're tied at 3-3 in the series.
Go Boston Celtics! Bring it home! 🏀 🧡
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✍️My Writing Progress
2022 so far: 213,867 words, 3.2 Novels
2022 Goal: 480,000 words, 6 Novels, 1 Novella
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What Am I Reading? This week I'm listening to Those Three Little Words, a hockey rom-com romance by Meghan Quinn.
➜➜For all Audiobook Addicts (like me)
All 6 of the Boston Brawlers Hockey Romance books are Coming to Audio by Spectrum Audiobooks!
STILL NO WORD ON THE RELEASE DATE... but
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He Has Charm - A Hockey RomCom
Snippet #2
“The Brawlers have a command performance charity event tonight and you’ll need to escort Maddox. It’s black-tie,” Hamish Jett, my boss says into the phone.
“Got it. We’ll be there. No problem.”
“And remember Harper, the iron-clad rule.”
“I know. No dating the clients. No fooling around, not even flirting will be tolerated. Although I’m not sure how I supposed to communicate with Maddox Knight without flirting. It seems to be the only language he knows. My boss chuckles.
"Professional flirting doesn't count. No relationship with the clients that isn't a professional one. And Honey, if you do, it's a fireable offense."
Ham is an ex-player—hockey player that is—he was one of the most respected men in the NHL and now the best in the sports agent business. So if I mess this up, I know my career is over. I swallow a gulp of anxiety because I can already feel the stretch of professional flirting boundaries as sure as the heat waves that come over me whenever Knight’s charm gets too close.
His charm isn’t even about his perfect square chin, those teasing blue eyes or his chiseled body. At least not so much. Because I can control my physical attraction. Pretty much. But it’s that freaking boyish innocence combined with a hefty amount of confidence and genuine attentiveness that gets to a girl. Guess that combination of gorgeousness and real decency mixed with fun is his real and deadly brand of charm. Shit.
But one, or even a few lays in the hay with magical Maddox and all his heady charm hardly measures up to my need for this job. I scoff inwardly. I mean, it’s not like we’re talking about risking my career for anything meaningful. God no.
“You got it. No worries.” I say to Ham to instill confidence. In him and in me too.
“I’m not worried about you. But if Knight steps out of line, you let me know.”
“I can handle him. You know I can or you wouldn’t have given me this assignment.”
“Sort of.”
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I could have sworn he was talking about romance novels...
➜➜Imagine the power of music AND reading a romance novel at the same time...
Stephanie Queen’s
Playlist for He Has Charm
Take on Me - a-ha
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates
Need You Tonight - INXS
More next week...
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