For Teaser Tuesday, here’s another clip for you from Family Matters:

She exhaled an exasperated breath. “Just because you grew up in comfort—and continue to have all the advantages in life—doesn’t mean all kids do.”

“I didn’t—” Matt clamped his jaw down on the words. Again, she’d come close to pushing one of his hot buttons.

“Yes, I know.” Her voice had suddenly grown flat, drained of all energy. “You didn’t mean to imply anything negative. You know those kids are disadvantaged. You know they need help. I’ve heard it all before. From people who don’t believe—or intend to follow through on—a single thing they say.”

“You don’t know enough about me to know what I believe and what I don’t.”

“Actions speak louder than words.”

“I’ve heard the cliché. What’s your justification for quoting it here?”

She exhaled twice as forcefully as before. “It’ll be justifiable homicide here in a minute,” she muttered.

Despite his anger, he had to swallow a smile.

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Hope you enjoyed the clip. If you like, you can click back to the previous post to see another snippet from the book.

Family Matters is one of my earlier releases, with a heroine from a large Irish family going toe-to-toe against a headstrong attorney to save her scheming uncle from jail.

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Thanks for stopping by!

All my best,

Barbara