Picking Up the Gauntlet

Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy and co-founder of Writer Unboxed, recently threw down a gauntlet. It was picked up by Jan O'Hara of Tartitude fame, who passed it on to me (and six others). 


Here are the details of the challenge:


1. Go to the 77th page of your work-in-progress or latest book.
2. Count down 7 lines.
3. Copy the 7 sentences that follow, and post them.
4. Tag 7 other writers.


Here are my seven sentences from THE GODDESS OF MICHIGAN AVENUE. 


Mini set-up: 


Willa, the heroine, isn't completely over Sloan, her ex-husband. 


Dante, her long-time best friend, aims to change that...

           “You smell so good,” Dante murmured. “Like Christmas trees and cocoa.”

             “That’s not cocoa, it’s Tino’s tiramisu.” As if it mattered.

            “I love tiramisu,” he whispered, his mouth closing over hers.

            She was lost. Someone groaned softly, and then the world narrowed to the place their lips met. Willa remembered the first time Sloan had kissed her. His lips had been gentle, his tongue hesitant, his fumbling caresses awkward and sweet.

            Dante’s kisses devoured her. 

Here are my seven choices to play the game: 

• Gabriella Edwards
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• Keri Stevens
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• Jennifer Tanner
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• Carrie Spencer
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• Robena Grant
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• Janai Robinson
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• Sharon Cullen

You’re all welcome to post your own lines below OR on your own blog, where you can link and tag your seven next victims. (If you're too busy writing to play, no worries!)

If I haven’t tagged you and you'd like to play, please DO post your entry in the comment field below.