Sunday, September 18, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday #6

Greetings, sixers! This week and next I thought I'd share excerpts from my evil twin Cara's September 28 romantica release, Curio. Possibly better known as "the Parisian man-whore book". The virgin heroine has just admitted to the male prostitute hero the extent of her inexperience…

And it was in that moment in Didier’s living room that I realized, maybe not tonight, but some day not too far off, I could leave this place with that weight lifted from me. I could walk down his street and be like everyone else. I could have a lover. This is Paris, after all—having a lover is like having a pancreas, and I was suddenly very ready to quit being a medical anomaly.

All Didier said to my pronouncement was, “That is very interesting,” then he paused and squinted in such a way that it seemed he were taking a drag off a psychic cigarette. I worried he was about to tell me he had a policy against deflowering his clients, but he merely added, “It’s very flattering that you’ve come to me.”

Thanks for stopping by! Now head here to check out all the other Six Sentence Sunday excerpts this week.
Posted by Meg Maguire at 12:00 AM
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18 comments:

  1. Brien MichaelsSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    I soooo can't wait for this book! Excellent six!

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  2. RuthieSeptember 18, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    "Psychic cigarette" -- wonderful. I'm so very fond of Didier. But you knew that already. Great six!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Looking for this book! Great excerpt.
    -Vanessa Jaye

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  4. Heather ThurmeierSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Great set up. Can't wait to see what happens!

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  5. Kelly's MomSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Having a lover is like having a pancreas! LOL! Great six!!

    Amy Durham

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  6. Aimee LaineSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Ah. Paris. The best place ever for aha moments. :)

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  7. Cara BristolSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Great suppressed emotion in this scene. I have to read this.

    BTW, I read How to Write Hot Sex, and enjoyed your essay on putting some ugliness into sex.

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  8. AlixSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Fantastic snippet, exceptionally well written.

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  9. D CarneySeptember 18, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    This is so well done and on my TBB pile.

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  10. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Love 'having a lover is like having a pancreas'. This sounds great.

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  11. Cherie MarksSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Oh, how you get me in the palm of your hand. I love the slow pace of his reaction. Just great!

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Love this...I think a trip to Paris is in order....
    Terrific six!

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Love the 'deflowering his clients' line.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Where can I find Didier?
    Barb

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  15. Lisa FoxSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Wow, that is an excellent snippet. Everything about it is perfect.

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  16. Gemma ParkesSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Great snippet, well written!

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  17. Sandra SookooSeptember 18, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    LOL "having a lover is like having a pancreas..." Love it!

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  18. 1000th.monkeySeptember 19, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Hmmm... this snippet makes it seem that she's only having sex because everyone else it...

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