This week I’m selecting my six from Chapter 2 of Playing For Keeps, which was rejected this week by Carina Press. (long suffering sigh...)
Playing For Keeps is about a woman sportswriter and a professional football player.
Here Samantha’s police detective brother – who Ryan went to college with - has just told Ryan not to pursue Samantha but also ask him to make sure none of the players give her a hard time in the locker room. Ryan agrees but is angry thinking the brother doesn’t think he is good enough for Samantha.
“I’ll be your watchdog for now, but don’t expect me to roll over and play dead.”
“As far as my sister is concerned, there is one part of your anatomy that better be dead.”
“Don‘t worry about it.” Ryan climbed into his car and closed the door, shaking his head in disgust. When it came to Samantha, that part of his anatomy didn’t understand the command ‘play dead’. He'd need anti-Viagara pills to keep his promise to Samantha's brother.
Sounds like trouble for Ryan, especially since protective brother is a cop.
ReplyDeleteSounds like there is some good trouble brewing!
ReplyDeleteThere's just something about a protective man.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the R. :^(
Very sorry about the Carina rejection.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. Had an agent approach me -- she frickin' approached me! I wasn't looking for agents! -- and then rejected the book of my heart on Friday. Sad and disappointed that no one likes that book except me!
Cute dialogue, btw! (Sorry, I forgot to mention that when I made it ALL ABOUT ME!!)
ReplyDeleteanti-Viagara pills ..what a concept!
ReplyDeleteYou have a real way with dialogue. Very nice
ReplyDeleteAnti-Viagra pills!!! Love that. (And thank God there's no such thing.)
ReplyDeleteYou guys are a riot!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by
Nothing like a protective brother versus a lusty hero! The anti-Viagra comment had me giggling, too.
ReplyDeletelol Loved the last line! Sorry about the rejection. Just got my own blah news this morning.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the R, but that snippet was great!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the rejection. I do like this story.
ReplyDeleteSorry Liz. Don't be discouraged. i took a writing course in college and the professor said that if you want to be a writer, be prepared to be able to wall paper your house with rejection letters. BTW like the sentences and I think there actually is an anti-viagra pill .Remember that episode of House where that guy told House he was attracted to cows to try to get that drug to make him not get aroused?
ReplyDeletesorry about the rejection :(
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet, though! Sounds like he's bound for trouble. heh-heh.