Lucky Seven

My Twitter pal, Serena Bell, tagged me in a Lucky Seven, which means I go to a WIP (work-in-progress for you non-writer types), scroll to page 77, start with line 7 and copy the subsequent 7 lines. You can read Serena’s excerpt HERE.

My excerpt is from a novel tentatively titled Hiding In the Spotlight, which I’m currently revising and polishing before submission (sounds so naughty). This exchange is between David and Andi. They’ve known each other since high school and David’s carried a torch for her all this time, but she has no idea. Andi married David’s best friend, but is in the process of getting a divorce as her husband is nowhere to be found. (Just a hint: he doesn’t stay gone for long.) “The Weatherman” is David’s nickname for her divorce attorney.

She blushed. “You’re wrong. He’s totally into Lisa.” She began to rinse the tomato, rubbing her thumb against its shiny red skin. “I’m not that girl.”

“You’re right. You’re not that girl. You’re better.”

She turned. “Yeah, right—”

David held up his finger. “You need to listen.” He lowered his hand and she wore a quizzical smile, which made his gut twitch in anticipation. “I don’t think you know how incredible you are. I don’t think you have any idea how beautiful and sexy you are. That’s why The Weatherman can’t keep his hands off you.”

And here’s my Lucky Seven:

•Karen Stivali

•Margaret Ethridge

•Sidney Bristol–her 7 is HERE.

•Keri Ford

•Tiffany Reisz–her 7 is HERE.

•Lily Harlem

•Piper Trace

11 Responses to “Lucky Seven”

1. Serena Bell says:

   March 21, 2012 at 7:23 pm

   Great seven!! Love the sexy tomato …

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   • Karen Booth says:

     March 21, 2012 at 9:01 pm

     thanks, Serena! How lame is it that I can’t figure out how to make my own picture show up on my own blog?

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2. Sidney says:

   March 21, 2012 at 7:28 pm

   Ooooooh, I like!

   But… I don’t have 77 pages on my current WIP yet!

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   • Karen Booth says:

     March 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm

     just go with page 7, darling!

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     • Sidney says:

       March 22, 2012 at 10:09 am

       Done!

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3. Margaret Ethridge says:

   March 21, 2012 at 8:51 pm

   Great lines! Sadly, I’m writing novellas these days. I have no page 77!

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   • Karen Booth says:

     March 21, 2012 at 9:06 pm

     you’re an author–just pretend to be mathematically challenged and go with page 7

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4. AmyBeth Inverness says:

   March 21, 2012 at 9:03 pm

   Fun!

   And I love the excerpt you ended up with.

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   • Karen Booth says:

     March 21, 2012 at 9:13 pm

     thanks!

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5. Tiffany Reisz says:

   March 21, 2012 at 9:41 pm

   SO CUTE! I love this game. Great excerpt, Karen B!

   *hugs*
   Tiff!

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6. Karen Booth says:

   March 22, 2012 at 5:41 am

   Thanks, Tiff! You know I LOVED yours!

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