Today, I’m posting a snippet from A Wife By Christmas. This novella won third place for Best Historical Novella in the Romance Through The Ages Contest (RTTA); placed in the OK IDA contest, and was TRR Top pick.
Ellie Henderson from A Run For Love, is a high school teacher in 1907, and Max Colbert is her principal. She’s a suffragette, and a very independent, although trouble does seem to follow her wherever she goes. Max is as strait laced as they come. His goal is to get her married off, so she will quit teaching and leave him in peace. In this scene, Ellie is once again in trouble, with Max reluctantly to the rescue.
“Shh, I said, stop looking up my skirts.”
“I’m not looking up your skirts.”
“Yes, you are, I’m hanging here in my skirts, and you’re looking up at me.”
“I have to look up if I’m going to catch you.”
“Close your eyes.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, if I close my eyes, I’ll miss catching you.”
I hope you enjoyed this little bit of A Wife By Christmas. You can read the blurb and excerpt on this website. Please be sure to stop by and visit all the other wonderful authors on Six Sentence Sunday!
Sounds like a fun one, Callie! Clever segment! You do a good job with your blog. The different categories of postings are not the standards you see elsewhere. Thanks for sharing your novella with us today.
Thanks, M.J. I appreciate you stopping by.
These two are such a fun couple!!
Thanks for stopping by, Ceri. I loved their interaction – even though I wrote it, lol.
Love the blog. Love the snippet of a scene. Looking forward to the whole thing.
Nona, even after all this time, I can read parts of that story and laugh out loud.
LOL A cute six!
Thanks, Jessica. Glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by.
Heh, awesome banter! Love this six
Thanks, Cassandra. I’m glad you liked it.
Fun snippet!
Thanks, Angela. They happen to be two of my favorite characters.
What a cute snippet. It had me smiling.
Thanks, Karen. They are my fun couple.
Cute six. Love the banter.
Thanks, Karen. I appreciate you stopping by.
That’s a cute piece.
Thanks, Ella. Glad the storm didn’t blow you away.
Very cute!
thanks, Alexa. I love Max and Ellie
I love your premise! And this passage is so much fun—I can see him rolling his eyes and gritting his teeth!
Thanks Sarah, appreciate you stopping by
That sounds like a fun story. Loved your six.
Thanks, Arlene. It is a fun story.
Sounds like a little reversal of roles. Fun. BTW, watch the quotation marks in the first sentence–”I said” should not be within the quotes.
Hi Sue Ann, Thanks for stopping by. Actually, “I said” is Ellie speaking, not a dialog tag. Glad you enjoyed it
Fun! Want to read more…
Hi Rae, I’ll post more of their scenes together next week.
One of my fave scenes for sure, Callie! Great choice to highlite her rare primness and his logic. lol
Thanks, Calisa. I appreciate you stopping by.
LMBO…Ellie is too funny! This was a great story Callie…you chose a fun snippet
Thanks, Christine. I know you enjoyed the story.