New work
So I've started my Italian summer novella, although I haven't written much because of TOTAL MOVING CHAOS. Ugh. I never want to do this again. Anyway, for your enjoyment and mine, here is what I just wrote, rough draft, unedited, banged out :)Zoe Clark slipped the sunglasses off her nose to survey the discreet grey limousine idling at the kerb.
“Nice,” she murmured as the uniformed driver opened the door with a flourish. He’d already taken her one beatup suitcase and stowed it in the boot.
Now she slipped into the cool leather interior of the fantasy car and leaned her against the plush seat.
This was going to be a fantastic summer.
A smile bloomed and grew across her face as she leaned forward and flipped open the minifridge.
“Is this complimentary?” she called to the driver, who stiffened before answering in heavily accented English,
“Of course.”
Zoe grinned and plucked a Coke from the fridge. She’d rather have had the little bottle of Cognac, but she didn’t think it would be prudent to meet her future employer with brandy on her breath.
She flipped the tab and took a swig of soda as the limousine pulled away from the Milan Airport and into the crazy Italian traffic.
I received some nice things in the post today: an invitation to Harlequin's cocktail party at the RWA conference, which I won't be going to do, boo -hoo, cover flats of Ruthless Boss, and two copies of the large print edition of Another Country. Plus my editor has been in touch after 3 weeks away (she got married!) and we're going to chat about my next few books.
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