Been away from the computer for a few days. Have company -- not sure how long they're staying -- that means my spareroom/study is occupied. Not that I mind. I've just forgotten what it was like to share bathroom facilities with a man; male family in particular.
And, as such, this means I haven't been writing as I should. Mick is basically left in the lurch, waiting for me to move things along so he can be the man Ysonde doesn't want hanging around her. Yet she cannot deny she feels something for him: pity. All the while, Mick gets to watch as someone else fogs up her mind with memories. It's really quite interesting how the human brain works, especially when grieving. And grief is a weakness Ysonde can't afford.
I didn't get to the Sugar Camp as I'd wanted to. Ah well ... I'll pick Dad's brain. He's a wealth of information on so many subjects.
Gone back to reading Love's Unmasking by Bonnie Blythe. I'd been so busy writing, I wasn't letting myself read anything for pleasure. However, being pushed out of the spareroom, I'm getting back to my neglected Kobo, specifically Love's Unmasking. It's quite, quite good! I've been having a giggle, my favorite thing to do when I'm reading. If a story reaches me with either humor or tears, it's a keeper. I predict this will not be my one and only read of Love's Unmasking.
Goal for now: go to bed and read a little bit more.
Here's a review I wrote for Love's Unmasking:
ReplyDeleteWounded war-hero, Viscount Matthew Leighton,returns to London and all that life among the ton offers. And what he sees doesn't impress him. Friends are marrying, and the women they're choosing are empty-headed and manipulative. That's the last thing he wants. In a self-protective move, he pretents to be someone he isn't: a colorful fop, quite literally.
Amaryllis Sinclair has lived a simple life. The daughter of a country minister, she has two interests: the first is serving God, and the second, to find and marry a godly man. However, her aunt calls her to London and finances her 'coming out'. In a matter of hours at her first social function, Amaryllis finds herself engaged to the seemingly-obnoxious Viscount Matthew Leighton.
Within minutes, Amaryllis and Matthew perceive the other to be everything they don't want in a mate. It will take an act of God to remove the masks from their eyes to see the truth in each other's heart.
Bonnie Blythe brings a thrilling love story to life in Love's Unmasking. Using her wealth of knowlege of this time period, she capitalizes on humor, dialogue and fashion to make this an extremely lovely read. The story moves along at a fast pace and is on par with any of today's best- selling authors.