As Justin crouched to stare at the carving more closely, a glass marble dropped out of his pocket and hit the inlaid parquet floor. Dismayed, Phoebe and Justin watched the little sphere roll away rapidly. But its momentum was brought to an abrupt halt as the dark-haired man pinned it with the tip of his shoe in a display of perfect timing. As he finished his conversation, he bent to pick up the marble. The housekeeper bustled away, and the man turned his attention to Phoebe and Justin.
I love this moment. brought to an abrupt halt, turned his attention to It gives that zing of anticipation that I love in the beginning of romance books, the spark I keep talking about missing from stories. That moment that makes you feel giddy as the two leads make that first contact and enter each other's orbit. Gah, I love this reading feeling!
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