Mastering the art of deception
Weekend Writing Warriors 3-20-16
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This weeks snippet is in River's (My hero) point of view. Abby and Pepper are inside and he's waiting for them.
River mastered reading the signs of deception long ago and these two women displayed almost every one. Maybe they had nothing to do with the disappearance of Mr. Livingston, but his intuition said the two ladies were up to no good. The taller blonde covered for Abby. Still, Abby’s cute brown curls almost hid her tiny face, the face of an angel—a fallen angel. If he could get her alone without the Amazon, he’d no doubt coax her into telling the truth.
White sheets flapped in the light friendly breeze on a clothesline that stretched from an old pine tree to a steel pole. It reminded him of growing up in California. He walked past the giant dinosaur sculpture in the yard—how freaky was that—over to the smoldering ashes in the fire pit. With a long stick, he poked around in the hot embers, denim and a few other scraps of material hid under a burnt log. Someone had tried to burn his or her clothes?
TEMPTING THE LIGHT will be released April 20th.
Here's the blurb.
Bad
luck magnet Abby Fitzpatrick gets fired, catches her boyfriend cheating with a
mime, and is cursed by an evil genie who pops out of a tampon box. She’s bound
and determined to remove the spell, and as fate would have it, the hottest guy
she’s ever met is out to kill her.
River
Stone, a Cryptid hunter for Legends and Myths Police Squad (L.A.M.P.S.), poses as sheriff for Abby’s
hometown of Haber Cove, New Jersey. He’s out to find and capture a man-eating
gnome and bag the legendary Jersey Devil monster. Little does he realize, the
woman who catches his heart is the same creature that he was sent to destroy.
Tempting
the Light is the first novel in the L.A.M.P.S. series that features
hunky secret agents who find true love while hunting and slaying dangerous Cryptids.
There is a lot going on here, so interesting. I like the relationship between the characters. There is also so much mystery about what the girls are planning and how he is going to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
DeleteOh these women are going to keep him busy. Poor guy :)
Thanks for visiting.
Hmm?? Something is fishy... :-) I am looking forward to reading this one. I just checked Amazon. No preorder--or did I miss it?
ReplyDeleteHi Theresa,
DeleteI'm waiting for my publisher to put it up for preorder. It should be soon.
Thanks so much.
Can't wait to get my copy!
DeleteThank you Paula :)
DeleteLet's hope they took the person out of the clothes before they burned them. Something fishy is going on here.
ReplyDeleteLOL. These women are trouble :)
DeleteThanks for visiting my blog.
Giant dinosaur statue...? What are these girls up to? And, yeah, what happened to this Mr. Livingston character?
ReplyDeleteThe women are goofy. Poor River has no idea what he's going to have to deal with :)
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An Amazon and an angel and a mystery! Loved all the details in your scene, helped me 'see' it so clearly. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteVeronica,
DeleteThanks so much. I love mystery elements and included them in my story.
Thanks for visiting.
There was a post?? All I saw was a hot photo ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat snippet - leaves lots of questions.
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Lol! I thought a hot guy picture would be good for the excerpt :)
DeleteThat was intriguing - I love mysteries.
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Thank you
DeleteGood stuff...very intriguing snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteSounds like he should definitely trust his gut. Very intriguing snippet! :)
ReplyDeleteHe should but it's not what you think :)
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Love the dynamics, Bonnie. And also love the way he sums them up!
ReplyDeleteLove the dynamics, Bonnie. And also love the way he sums them up!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
DeleteThanks so much.