Josh Nelson: No, I’m not looking forward to the reunion. Just hearing the name Summer Clark brings back memories of a night I buried long ago and never talked about again. Seeing her means skirting the truth while trying to deliver a way-too-late apology. No, with this storm, I think I’ll head home…as soon as I help this car sunk in the ditch.
Clearly, there are two sides to every story.
Please enjoy this excerpt from Ditched Again:
A thick wedge of slush pulled my rental car into the center of the road, jolting me back into the here and now. I struggled with the wheel and tried to discern the gravel shoulder on the right side through the heavy curtain of wet, blowing snow. Headlights cut through the gloom. The sight of a huge black pickup heading straight toward me catapulted my heart up into my throat.
I wrenched the wheel to the right. Slop from the truck’s tires slapped onto my windshield. The wipers swished it away, but I barely had time to be thankful I’d made it past the large vehicle before my right tires were sucked in by the mucky shoulder. Cranking the wheel back to the left only dug me deeper as my rental lurched down the embankment and then slid to an abrupt stop. Muddy slush splattered in all directions.
I took a deep breath, assured myself I was unharmed, and leaned my head back against my seat with a low groan. Gotta love Wisconsin. Truthfully, I was envisioning the warm, sandy beach only minutes from my apartment.
A knock on my driver’s side window made me jump. Through the fogged glass a tall figure motioned for me to roll down my window and I thumbed the power button.
“Are you okay?” the man asked.
“Um…I think so,” I replied. Then I lifted my gaze and sucked in a stunned breath.
Josh Nelsen.
Ditched Again is a Romance Novella
(Approx 29, 000 words)
More information on Stacey Joy Netzel and her books at www.staceyjoynetzel.com
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