Eight Sunday-02/17/2013 - Karla Doyle, Romance Author

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Since February 15th was my publishing anniversary (there’s a giveaway if you follow that link), I’m sharing eight from my first novel, GAME PLAN.

Oh, the nervousness and agony of a first date, especially when you’re forty and the man beside you is…significantly less.

“I’m older than you,” she blurted.

“I’m taller than you.”

“I have a twelve-year-old son.”

“I have a one-eyed cat.”

“You’re just making fun of me now. Your cat has nothing to do with this,” she said, motioning between them.

“Neither do the other things. None of them affect how well we’ll match up.”

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Ann Swann

February 17, 2013 at 1:16 am Reply

Excellent dialog!

A.S. Fenichel

February 17, 2013 at 8:54 am Reply

Oh lord, I love this guy! Great dialogue and wonderful H/h. 🙂

Veronica Scott

February 17, 2013 at 9:32 am Reply

I like the way he thinks – very amusing dialog you’ve got going there. Congratulations on the one year anniversary! Excellent excerpt…

Shannyn Schroeder

February 17, 2013 at 10:17 am Reply

Great dialogue. I love that he has a snarky answer for each of her points. Congrats on your anniversary.

Elaine Cantrell

February 17, 2013 at 10:27 am Reply

I love how the dialogue bounces from one to the other.

Debbie

February 17, 2013 at 10:29 am Reply

Love the snappy responses! This man will not be denied. 🙂

Sara Barnard

February 17, 2013 at 11:14 am Reply

OMGoodness, such great dialogue. I laughed out loud and shot coffee out my nose with the “one’eyed’cat” line!!! GREAT eight!!

Anne Lange

February 17, 2013 at 12:02 pm Reply

Great dialogue! I love this sort of banter.

Kate Warren

February 17, 2013 at 1:53 pm Reply

Love the way he handled that!

S. J. Maylee

February 17, 2013 at 2:18 pm Reply

Oh! I just sat up straighter, love this guy. Fabulous dialogue. Happy Anniversary, don’t forget to walk your dog today 😉

Siobhan Muir

February 17, 2013 at 2:35 pm Reply

You always have kick-ass banter, and I really love him from just those few sentences! Nicely done, Karla. 🙂

AJ Bradley

February 17, 2013 at 7:54 pm Reply

This is awesome, I’m already half in love with this guy!! Great snippet and congrats on your anniversary!

Jenny

February 17, 2013 at 7:59 pm Reply

LOL Love the snappy come backs. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

C. Amrhein (@HistorySleuth1)

February 18, 2013 at 3:12 am Reply

Love the banter in the dialogue. Very realistic. Made me giggle. 🙂

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