Holding Off For a Hero
by Gail MacMillan
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Beautiful, vivacious Emma Prescott has a love-'em-and-leave-'em
reputation. Fact is, Emma's holding off
for a hero. When she moves to a cabin at
wilderness Loon Lake and meets her one neighbor biology professor Frasier
MacKenzie, he's still just another guy, even with his killer blue eyes and body
that just won't quit...until he rescues her and her Pug from one danger after
another. Then he definitely falls into
hero territory. But the professor has no
intention of filling the role of white knight in Emma's life. All he wants is to be rid of her and her
annoying little dog so he can get on with his research. In fact, he's ordered
to get rid of them whether he wants to or not.
Looks like Emma may have to go on holding off for a hero...
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Excerpt:
She floored the gas, and they took off with a
squealing of tires.
“Hey, hey!”
he yelled. “Slow down! The speed limit is 100 km. You’re heading to 130!”
“Look, I told you, I’m in a hurry!” she exploded.
“I’ve got a ton of things to do back at the cabin.
You see,” she continued, quieting and sounding sly, “I’m having a party
tonight. I have to get ready.”
“A party? You’re having a party? At the lake?”
Ah, man, that just about tears it.
“Actually, a bachelorette bash. One of my teacher
friends is getting married next week, and a bunch of us decided we’d give her a
real whing-ding of a sendoff…up at my cabin where there’ll be no witnesses.
Teachers and the likes of myself have reputations to think of, you realize.”
She cast him a wicked glance.
“So there’ll be music and a lot of noise and…”
The Professor’s blood pressure would skyrocket when
he gave him this information.
“Oh, y-e-a-h.” She dragged out the last word.
“Couldn’t you have it somewhere else? Like a male
strip joint in town?”
“Didn’t you hear what I just said about teachers and
others of that ilk? We can’t be seen parading into one of those places. Our superintendent
would suspend every last one of us. Anyway…” She looked over at him. “I don’t
see why it should be such a big deal for you. You don’t have to keep banker’s
hours. If the noise bothers you, stay up, watch a video, and sleep in on Sunday
morning.”
“Okay, okay, but will you please keep your eyes on
the road? And slow down! There’s a speed trap somewhere along…”
Behind them a siren wailed.
“Quick!” she ordered, pulling over as the police cruiser
rolled alongside. “Hunch over and clutch your chest!”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Gail MacMillan is a three-time Maxwell Award
Winning writer and author of 26 published books. A graduate of Queen's University, she lives
in New Brunswick Canada with her husband and two dogs, Fancy a Little River Duck
Dog and Bruiser the cover guy and hero of Holding Off For a Hero.
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ReplyDeleteThis looks like such a fun story. I love the idea of the research professor. And adding the dog is adorable! :)
ReplyDeletemaeclair (at) maeclair (dot) com
Hope you get a chance to read the story. It was fun to write. Bruiser sends you a big Pug kiss. Gail (and Bruiser)
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