Book review: When Love Comes Knocking by Sarah J. McNeal

 

Blurb:

Penelope Witherspoon was charmed into marriage by Evan Thoroughgood only to learn she loved a philanderer, who gambled away his inheritance and drank too heavily. It came as no surprise that four months after their marriage, Evan was shot dead for cheating at cards. Since his death, Penelope has come to depend on his older brother, Gil. In fact, she has come to love and respect him. No two men could be further apart in character. But, if Gil learns of her secret indiscretion, he will want nothing further to do with her. What is Penelope to do?

My review:

When Love Comes Knocking is a short and sweet story that delivers quite a bit of feels, and I'm not talking the winter's chill on a hot August afternoon.

Emotions are high and rolling as Penelope and Gil finally decide it's time to own up to their desires - even as fear and jealousy grip tight. I just felt bad that it took as long as it did for both of them to find their bravery... all that time lost! However, with thoughts like this from Gil: He would love her until the stars burned out, the wait was obviously well worth it. I was smiling as things finally got sorted out.

One other fun nugget: The way to love a woman can be a mysterious undertaking. Isn't that the truth! lol 

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Scary Stuff by Sarah J. McNeal #blogabookscene

This is me, not supposed to be a scary picture, but might be.

I was afraid of the dark when I was a kid, and afraid of foxes, too. Consequently, I slept with a nightlight surrounded by all my toys (I didn’t want to hurt any of my toys’ feelings if I left one of them out.) Pop used to tell me I made straw men and then got scared of them. I had no idea what he meant when he told me that back when I was a kid. As an adult I realize he was just saying I let my imagination get a hold of me. I’m grateful for it now because what else is a fiction writer except a person whose imagination takes them someplace…and sometimes that place might get scary.

I wanted to write a short story for a Halloween anthology by Prairie Rose Publications, but I’m not into vampires or terrifying ghosts so what could I write with a western flavor involving my Wilding family? Slowly, my imagination began to open into an idea that just might work…sort of a Steve Erwin meets Jurassic Park kinda thing.

THE BEAST OF HAZARD (1940’s Wilding short story)

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Joe and Lola’s youngest child and only son, Joey Wilding, has transformed the family ranch into a veterinary clinic where he treats anything from house cats to cattle. He meets a circus performer who finds herself in desperate straights.

A Terrorized Town…A Killer Beast…And Deliverance

Excerpt:

 Joey walked through the woods to take the shortcut back home. Even in the half-light of approaching night, he could find his way back to the Wilding ranch. He sensed rather than saw something move just on the other side of the old pond. He kept his eyes and ears alert as he made his way through the low brush.

Something’s following me. Menacing and dangerous, it seemed to stalk him from somewhere beyond the bushes. Without a gun, he only had a knife to protect himself. His best option was to pick up his pace without running to get back to safety. Running would draw attention to him and whatever it was that shadowed him, it would identify him as prey.

And then he heard it growl. The ground practically shook beneath his feet with its deep, low pitched sound. Never, in all his life, had he heard such a sound. If death made a noise, it would sound like that. Heart pumping adrenaline made his hands shake, but he knew not to let it show. With every ounce of will he possessed, he put one foot in front of the other until he reached home. 

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