I'm delighted to be taking part in the weekend celebrations for Lilac Mills' Elephant and Pinky Moon. Details on how to enter the International Giveaway for a signed copy of Elephant and Pinky Moon or Under the Cherry Tree can be found at the end of the post. I have an excerpt from the book for you today but before we get to it, I'm sure you'd like to know a little about the story:
Twenty-eight-year-old Nina lives a quiet, unassuming life,
happy (ish) with her job, maybe not quite as happy with her non-existent
love-life (but who has everything) and content to trundle along with her nice,
predictable daily routine.
That is, until her octogenarian grandmother talks Nina into
accompanying her on holiday.
Nina envisages sedate walks along the promenade, afternoon
naps by the pool, and bingo in the evening. What she actually gets is too much
vodka, adult games of "pin the tail on the donkey" and dancing on a
bar whilst flaunting her knickers - and that's just her gran!
Without further ado, here's an extract from the book...
Twenty-eight-year-old Nina lives a quiet, unassuming life,
happy (ish) with her job, maybe not quite as happy with her non-existent
love-life (but who has everything) and content to trundle along with her nice,
predictable daily routine.
That is, until her octogenarian grandmother talks Nina into
accompanying her on holiday.
Nina envisages sedate walks along the promenade, afternoon
naps by the pool, and bingo in the evening. What she actually gets is too much
vodka, adult games of "pin the tail on the donkey" and dancing on a
bar whilst flaunting her knickers - and that's just her gran!
‘Morning.’
Nina glanced up, and found herself staring a pair of budgie-smugglers
in the eye. The white swimming trunks were so tiny and tight, she could see
exactly how well-endowed (or not) the man who wore them was.
She gulped, and hastily dragged her eyes away from his pride
and joy and up to his face. In between, she caught a glimpse of a hairless
chest and a slight pot-belly.
‘Good morning,’ she replied, a little haughtily.
‘Are you going to the bar?’ her gran asked. ‘I could murder
a vodka.’
‘Gran! It’s only nine-thirty.’
‘So? I’m on holiday.’
The stranger laughed, and Nina squinted up at him. She
couldn’t see his face clearly because the sun chose that moment to rear its
head above the parapet of the mountain and try to blind her. The sudden rise in
temperature as the rays hit her exposed flesh made her wince.
‘They don’t serve alcohol until ten,’ the man said to her
grandmother, then, much to her chagrin, he addressed Nina. ‘It gets much hotter
than this in the afternoon. I guess this is your first day?’
She nodded, not wanting to encourage him, but not wanting to
appear rude, either.
He squatted down in front of their sunbeds, his knees spread
wide, and Nina had a close-up of his manhood as everything bulged against the
thin fabric, fighting for space.
Please put it away, she begged silently, trying not to look.
‘We arrived this morning,’ Flossie said, lying back on her
sun lounger, before sitting up sharply again to remove a forgotten curler from
the back of her hair.
‘Thought so. You can always tell the new arrivals by the
colour of their skin. Or lack if it!’ He laughed heartily at his own joke. ‘I’m
Carl,’ he said. ‘Got another three days to go. Maybe I’ll see you later?’
This last comment was aimed at Nina and she managed to
produce a weak smile. He waited expectantly until she said, ‘I’m Nina, and this
is my grandmother, Flossie.’
‘Nice to meet you.’ He held out a hand, and Nina shook it
reluctantly. His grip was flaccid and clammy (flaccid wasn’t a word she wanted
to think about right now, not when she was in such close proximity to the
contents of his budgie-smugglers, but she couldn’t help herself), and he held
her hand a little too long, stroking a finger across her knuckles.
She snatched her arm back and tried to resist the urge to
wipe her hand on her towel.
Like it? If Rom Com is your thing, here's where you can pick up a copy: Amazon US | Amazon UK
About the Author
Lilac spends all her time writing, or reading, or thinking
about writing or reading, often to the detriment of her day job, her family,
and the housework. She apologises to her employer and her loved ones, but the
house will simply have to deal with it!
She calls Worcester home, though she would prefer to call
somewhere hot and sunny home, somewhere with a beach and cocktails and endless
opportunities for snoozing in the sun…
When she isn’t hunched over a computer or dreaming about
foreign shores, she enjoys creating strange, inedible dishes in the kitchen,
accusing her daughter of stealing (she meant to say “borrowing”) her clothes,
and fighting with her husband over whose turn it is to empty the dishwasher.
Giveaway
For a chance to enter this International Giveaway, just follow the link below. There is a signed paperback copy of Elephant and Pinky Moon and Under the Cherry Tree up for grabs.
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