Since last week, the weather forecasters have been talking about this huge snowstorm headed our way, and how we would be getting a massive amount of snow. When I went to bed late last night, we were still supposed to have about a foot of snow on the ground by morning, with another 8-12″ still to come. Ha! When my boss texted me early this morning to say the office was closed, it was sleeting, and it continued to sleet for about four more hours before changing back over to snow. The sun has been out a couple of times now, though it is snowing again, lightly. This is my ‘snowstorm’ accumulation…
Not all that impressive. I think if it hadn’t changed to sleet early this morning, we might be a lot closer to where the forecast promised we would be by this afternoon. Oh well. I think this is all the snow I’m getting this year.
On the other hand, even though my snowstorm was a bust, the extra paid day off has been good for doing some necessary clearing out, and even some writing, which I’m aiming to get back to soon.
I need to redo my goals list for the year, too, though that will wait till the weekend, because it’s going to be a pretty massive redo, since my original list didn’t involve figuring out what to do with my book when my publisher went out of business. I still haven’t made up my mind if I will head into the big, scary world of self-publishing to re-release Hunting Medusa, or if I will see if another publisher may be interested in it and the two other books in the trilogy. Either is nerve-wracking.
But today, I am working on my tiger shifter. He’s not ready yet for public consumption, but I have a snippet from the second tiger shifter story I think might be suitable for a cold, snowy March afternoon.
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Then his pale blue gaze swung back to her face, and she couldn’t look away. Holy hotness! Even though she couldn’t pull her gaze away from his sky-blue eyes, she still noticed his rumpled white-blond hair brushed back from his face, the sharp angles of his cheekbones, and the width of his shoulders beneath a red polo shirt. Wowza. Vivi swallowed and dragged her gaze away finally. It landed on her drink, and she picked it up, taking a sip to wet her dry lips. A tiger. She needed to get away before her hormones got any happier. She put the glass down on the bar and sat back in her seat. “Don’t let me chase you away,” the blonde said, his voice a low rumble that made her stomach clench. She glanced toward him, but didn’t meet his eyes. “You’re not. I’ve just had a long day, and it’s time to go.” “Without any supper?” He turned on his stool a little to face her. Oh Gods. Vivi couldn’t help the flush burning her cheeks. The red shirt stretched over a broad, muscled chest, and it took her a few seconds to force her gaze up to his. At least his mouth wasn’t curved in a smirk. Though if he’d been smirking or appeared as if he knew exactly what was going on in her head, she’d have found it easier to get off of the stool. “I didn’t actually come in for supper, just a drink with a friend.” She inched to her right. “Have dinner with me.” She froze. “What makes you think I’d be a good dinner companion?” she asked after a second. His mouth relaxed a little, as if he might be on the verge of a smile. “Just a hunch. I’m sure you’re a far better dinner companion than I am. Sorry I bothered you.” He picked up his glass and took a sip of the golden liquid in it. Vivi studied his profile for a few moments. There was something familiar about it. And something very appealing about him, aside from the face. Especially that, aside from not pushing her to stay, there was something lonely about him. “You know, telling a woman what a terrible date you are isn’t really the right approach. Probably going to bring your success rate down a little.” He finally smiled, a slow, wide grin that revealed dimples. Gods, she was a sucker for dimples, dammit. He met her gaze again and stuck out his right hand. “I’m Boris.” “Vivi.” She tamped down the little voice in the back of her head shrieking this was a Bad Idea. When his warm fingers wrapped around her hand, she shivered. “Vivi, would you have dinner with me? You can give me some pointers on how this should work.” “What the hell.” She was certain she’d regret this later, but it had been a long time…
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I do love Boris, and when I started the first shifter story, I didn’t realize he would be getting one, too. After all, he was married. Then his wife turned into a selfish dirtbag and left him and their kids. Poor Boris. And lucky Vivi. Eventually.
Now, I’m heading back to shifter #4, and then maybe making some grilled cheese sandwiches for supper before I write some more.