The snippet!

But she planned it a little too perfectly. He finished up his workout exactly the same time as she finished her coffee, which meant they ended up running into each other at the refrigerator.

“I didn’t wake you up, did I?”

Destin shrugged.  She almost told him the truth, but she figured that would have just give him more of an excuse to keep talking and she wanted to go hide in her room while she got her treacherous body under control.

He didn’t seem fooled.  “I take that means yes,” he said, shifting so that she couldn’t go around him unless she brushed up against his body.

A body that was damp with sweat and way too hard on her self-control.

The news!

What’s this from?  It’s from The Unwanted… a new FBI Psychic novella… and it was just accepted by Samhain.  It’s a novella, shorter story, probably due out next year.  If it does well, I’ll probably do some shorter FBI stories.  No, I’m not stopping my longer FBI books.  Those are still coming, it’s just that sometimes, the short stories are fun, too.

About the Friday 56

• Grab the book nearest you. Right now
• Turn to page 56.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
• Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
• Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.