Weekend Writing Warriors #68!

Hello, my dears! Hope you're all fine and dandy! I'm gonna share another excerpt from my Cheapskates today because they're attention whores and they want it that way. 

Here's the blurb: It’s couples' skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.

At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?

And heeeeere's the excerpt, continuing from where we left off: 

Unfortunately, she inched out into the skating world butt-first so she never saw it coming.

The collision knocked the breath from her lungs. She found herself lying on her back, staring up at the ceiling. She would swear birds chirped in her ears--demonic birds that sounded oddly like Harry Connick Jr. But it wasn’t Harry Connick Jr. staring down at her. She blinked to clear the fog from her head and gazed up into the bluest eyes she had ever seen.

“Are you okay?” The man who assaulted her had a voice that could melt a pat of butter.

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It's been a really great week in the world of Evelyn. My junior girls soccer team qualified for the playoffs in second place and I am one proud coach. I had some fantastic teaching experiences and met some wonderful new students. I got re-certified in first aid and CPR--for free! I ate icing. My dodgeball team had a total domination victory in our regular season play. I went to Montreal to see a super-cool guy and had a spectacular time. And, last but not least, I got to spend Sunday with you lovely people. Had to sneak that one in there. ;) Hope everyone has a fabulous day and week ahead! :)

Weekend Writing Warriors #67!

Hiya, folks! Happy Sunday to you! I'm thrilled to say things are finally heating up here in O-town, so I'll cool things off with a little more action on the skating rink. :)

Here's the blurb for Cheapskates in Love: It’s couples' skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.

At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?

And heeeere's the excerpt:

Her date had taken the term ‘ice breaker’ literally and suggested they go to a couples’ skating night at the local rink. Never having been much of an athlete, she hesitated at the idea, but her friends convinced her of the romantic perks such a date could entail: hand holding, huddling close for warmth, making goo-goo eyes over hot chocolate. They failed to mention the satanic footwear, the subarctic temperatures, and the slippery surface that wasn’t fit for people with poor balance. Or humans in general, as far as she was concerned.

Leonard whizzed by again on his fourteenth lap. If he went for fifteen she was determined to trip him. If she could let go of the railing, that is. With renewed purpose, Elena slowly backed away from the boards. 

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This week all my 'sprummer' league sports are starting up. I'll be playing sports four nights a week and I can't wait! I'm the most excited to get back onto the soccer field again. And with the World Cup action on the horizon, this promises to be one of the best summers yet! Wishing you all a wonderful week! :)

Weekend Writing Warriors #66!

Good morning, good morning! Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there! I'll keep this short and sweet since I'm spending the day with my incredible mommy. :) How 'bout another round of Cheapskates in Love? Okay!

Here's the blurb: It’s couples' skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.

At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?

And here's an excerpt, continuing from where we left off: 

Clinging to the nearest railing, Elena Armstrong contemplated the feasibility of slitting her own throat with them. Or her date’s. Why ruin a perfectly good sweater? The stupid scarf he’d twisted around his scrawny neck could only benefit from an O-positive dye job. Mr. Smooth was currently skating circles around every man, woman, and hormonal teenager in the public rink like he was frigging Dick Button. Well, he wasn’t getting his dick unbuttoned tonight. She was ready to pull a Tonya Harding on the jerk.

Aaaaand the cold was officially making her crazy.

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Hope all you moms are pampered today! You have the toughest job in the world. Well, in my case, it was fairly easy. ;) But that doesn't mean I'm any less grateful. Enjoy your special day, ladies! Wishing the non-moms and all the men out there a fabulous Sunday too! See you next week! :)

Weekend Writing Warriors #65!

Hello, my friends! Happy May to you! In honour of a new month, I thought I'd give you something fresh. Crossing the Line will be on the market in July, so rest assured you'll be able to read the rest of the story then. ;) In the meantime, here's a taste of Cheapskates in Love!

Blurby: It’s couples' skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.

At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?

Excerpty: 

How long have I been here?

Her toes were numb, her ears were burning, and her jeans were so stiff she could barely move. Wasn’t moving the whole point? Not that there really was a point. All this going ‘round and ‘round in a circle, over and over again, like a goddamned hamster on a wheel. Who was the moron who invented skates, anyway? She had no idea why she agreed to strap the torture devices onto her feet in the first place. She’d rather run down a hill at full speed in eight-inch heels than spend another minute with her toes crammed into these inflexible death traps. 

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Cheapskates will be featured in an erotic romance boxed set in June with some of my favourite author pals! Stay tuned for deets! :) Shoutout to my daddy whose birthday is today! He's the best dad a girl could ever ask for, and I invite all of you to eat a cupcake in his honour. It's always someone's birthday, so cake is never wrong. Wishing you all a spectacular week!