Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors !

And I’m back again–two shoulder surgeries later!

I’ve had the devil’s own luck this summer because the first two surgeries didn’t work–by the time I got to my follow-up appointments, the shoulder joint had dislocated itself, leading to my most recent surgery on August 5th. I’m currently not exercising the shoulder at all, just resting it and praying it’s still in at my next appointment this coming Thursday.

But as I’m doing well otherwise, I thought I’d try to start back with WWW this week.

I’m featuring a Book of the Month promotion now, and this month it’s 10 Things I Hate About the Earl, Book 2 of The Matchmaker’s Ball series! Come take a look at this snippet!

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With today’s snippet I’m going to start a little ways into the story– as with Marcus and Ainsley settling up their debts after a game of cards.  Enjoy!

EXCERPT:

“How much have you set me back now, Ainsley?”

“Three.”

Hmm. Three hundred pounds was a lot of money to lose, especially when he’d planned to win such a sum instead. Ah, well, it could’ve been worse. He must refrain from play now, wagering only on investments, as his uncle had admonished him the last time he’d had to bail him out of the River Tick. “I’ve got two on me now.” He plunked the leather bag down on the table. “I’ll call round tomorrow with the other hundred.”

“Thousand.”

And a little bit more…

“I beg your pardon?” Marcus stared at his friend, confused. What the devil did he—

“It’s three thousand pounds, Marcus. Not three hundred.”

The candlelight wavered a moment as his vision tried to dim. Three thousand pounds?

“What do you mean?” Panic made his voice sharper than it should’ve been. “I never lost so much tonight.” Damn, he hated to question Ainsley, but that simply couldn’t be right.

“No, it was fifteen hundred tonight.” His friend continued to put away the cards, carefully not meeting his eyes. “The rest was from Saxby’s on Tuesday and Lord Branderson’s game on Saturday last. You were out of pocket both nights, if you recall.”

Dear God. He’d meant to get that money to Nathan the next day, but he’d no ready cash at the bank and his uncle had been from home. He was the one resource left who might lend him the sum. If he didn’t pay Ainsley, the ton would be on him like wolves on a suckling lamb. Miss Locke would likely lead the pack with a well-placed cut direct.

“I beg your pardon, Ainsley. I meant to get the money from Uncle Parminter, but I couldn’t run him to ground. I’ll bring it around directly tomorrow morning.” God help him if his uncle refused.

“There is a way you can take care of this matter with your uncle none the wiser.” Ainsley picked up the leather pouch and dropped it on top of the last trick Marcus had taken. “Marry my sister, and the debt is paid in full.”

10 Things I Hate About the Earl, Book 2 of my Matchmaker’s Ball series, is now available on Amazon for purchase for .99 and on Kindle Unlimited! 

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the WWW snippets here! There are some great stories out there!