Good Morning! Welcome to the very first ever Sweet Saturday Sample. This blog tour is similar in nature to Six Sentence Sunday if you’re familiar with that. We post an excerpt of our work–published or WIP–that’s no higher in heat level than PG-13 for your enjoyment.
This week I’m posting from a short story I just finished called Almost Perfect. This is the opening, so you don’t need any set-up! Please enjoy!
“Happy birthday to me.”
Pamela Kimball stowed away a pair of cute moss green floral shorts in her oversized Louie Vuitton rolling bag.
“Happy birthday to me.” She added a top with a contrasting diamond design on brushed Indian cotton.
“Happy 27th birthday, dear Pamela.” A midnight blue peek-a-boo nightgown came next. Thank God she had the figure to do this justice. The filmy gown attached to cups slit up the center and fastened in the middle with a white diamond-like jewel. Her nipples did indeed play peek-a-boo when she tried on the confection with the matching jeweled G-string. Pamela laid the scrap of mesh lace on top of her clothes.
“Happy birthday to me.” She added a pair of white satin mules—she had ripped the maribou off and replaced it with rhinestone jewels—and zipped the bag shut.
Two years after her divorce she was finally getting on with her life. Hence the nightgown.
Wonder what she’s gonna do with that nightgown? LOL
Come back next week for another “Sweet Sample” or join in the fun with your own. Follow this link to Sweet Saturday Sample to find more “sweet” offerings.
If you liked the above sample, you might also like some of my published work. Heart of Deception, set in Victorian England, is available at Books to Go Now. Hog Wild, an erotic contemporary retelling of The Three Little Pigs, is available at New Dawning Bookfair. And both are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and All Romance Ebooks. Blurbs for both book can be found on my Published Works page.
Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
This is the first sample I’ve read, and it was great. I want to know more about her trip and the fun she is going to have.
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Very sweet, with a tinge of sadness. I can’t wait to see if she can get on with her life.
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It’s taken two years for her to move on, but this birthday gift it definitely going to change things! Thanks for coming by, Jessica.
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Love the last line – the descriptions of the clothes/lingerie was great interspersed with her singing ‘happy birthday’ to herself. I wonder what she’s going to get up to!
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More than she bargained for, that’s for sure! Thanks for coming by, Liz!
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I think she’s planning an to have an ol’ good time! A gir’s gotta have some fun, right? 😉
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Yep, and this girl really “just wants to have fun!” Thanks for coming by, Lisa. 🙂
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I applaud anyone who can get on with their life. I applaud the author as well 😀
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Thank you, Sue. I appreciate applause! 🙂
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Interesting beginning! Thanks Jenna.
Marsha Ward
Writer in the Pines
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Thanks for coming by, Marsha. 🙂
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Interesting sample.
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Thanks for coming by, Felicia. 🙂
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Great way to introduce your heroing – having her sing Happy Birthday to herself while she packs! This sounds as though it’s going to be a fun read.
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Thanks, Sherry. I sure hope so! 🙂
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Sounds like someone with a serious plan to get on with living! Very nice.
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Thanks, Kay. But like all good plans, you throw one monkey-wrench into it and it goes all to hell. LOL
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Getting-on-with-life stories are so much fun. Nice sample!
Gunnar
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Thank you, Gunnar. This was fun to write, but it wore me out!
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What a great start to the story. I can’t wait to read more
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Thanks, Lindsay. I believe you’ll get the chance!
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When, where, how. Do I get to beta read it? Inquiring minds want to know
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Hope she finds the right man for that nightgown! Nice sample.
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Somehow I think she will, although she doesn’t have the right man in mind!
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Great sample!
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Thanks, Lia. Glad you liked it!
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Excellent sample. Loved how she was saying Happy Birthday to herself with each item she placed in her bag.
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Thank you, Brenda. I thought that would be fun. Perhaps I should describe her voice? Nah, I’ll let the reader decide if she sings off key! 🙂
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As always, great sample Jenna!
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Thanks, Jennifer. I loved yours too! This is a fun round-robin!
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