Sunday Snippet - A peek into one of Margaret's romances

 The Santorini Marriage Bargain was one of my favourite books to write

   Rhianne heard the screech of brakes before she saw the car. By then it was too late. Lost in her own world of misery she had not thought to look before she stepped off the pavement. Urged on by the front fender of the car, she spun across the road and for a few moments lay curled in blessed silence. It was as though everything in the whole world had stopped. No traffic noise, no voices, no birds singing. Nothing except a strange calm. She wasn’t even hurting.

Then came the voice. A deep, gruff male voice. “Why the hell didn’t you look where you were going?”

   Why the hell didn’t she look? Rhianne struggled to turn her head and glare at the owner of the voice. He was clearly the man who had knocked her down. Beyond him was his car with the door still open, the engine still running. “Why didn’t I look?” Her tone matched his for hardness. And why shouldn’t it when he was behaving as though she was the one at fault. “Why the hell didn’t you look? Call yourself a driver. This is a busy main road. You should have had your wits about you.

   “Are you hurt”

   The belated question angered her still further. She closed her eyes, needing to shut out the handsome face that had come a little too close. The man was on his haunches now, peering at her, making her feel like an insect under a microscope.

   “Hell! Can you hear me?”

   So he thought she’d passed out! Rhianne snapped her eyes open again and scrambled to her feet. She felt wobbly but nothing appeared to be broken. At least she didn’t think so. Her legs still held her up and she could move her arms. Her hip felt a little sore and she guessed she’d be bruised tomorrow, but other than that she was okay.

   No thanks to Mr Fast Car Driver.