WEEKEND WRITING WARRIORS #40



I've been sharing from Katherine, and I'm loving how the story is unfolding, but today I thought I'd share from a paranormal/time travel that I work on whenever I can't think of what to add to my current WIP. It's my stress reliever.

This is from Craven Desires. The image to the left is part of the cover. Dreamy, or what?

Ma'alcom, a dark Druid, has two goals. The most pressing one is to rule the clan. The only thing standing in his way is his cousin, Robert Douglas MacKinnon, Laird of Craven Castle and a powerful Druid in his own right. Ma'alcom has captured Laird Craven's wife and in order for Craven to claim her, he must fight a champion of Ma'alcom's choosing, a giant of a man, topping Craven by a good six inches.

Unbeknownst to all of them, Eve included, she has been imbued with Fae powers... well, that is for another snippet....but they're about to get a taste of what she can do.

I've done a bit of a time jump in this excerpt, in order to leave you on the edge of your computer chair.
Ma'alcom twisted the rope until it bit into her skin and tossed the remaining length of rope over the branch of a tree, stretching her arms until she was forced up onto the tips of her toes. She struggled to stay on the balls of her feet, to help ease the pull on her shoulders.
"Don't think your lover will save you with magic, for the area in which he'll fight my champion has been heavily warded," Ma'alcom bragged before he stepped away and surveyed her, much as an artist would assess a new painting. "Unfortunately, this means my magic will be rendered useless as well, but such is the sacrifice I'm willing to make in order to keep the battle fair."
Hours later, as the full moon rose to its zenith, Eve watched the two men circle each other, testing the other's reactions, gauging their skills. She knew Ma'alcom intended Craven to be distracted by the thought of her strung up on the edge of the warded boundary and prayed fervently he would win and---
Pain sliced through her leg and she involuntarily cried out. Ma'alcom raised his dagger and watched blood drip off the end of the blade. Momentarily diverted, Craven lowered his shield and the giant swung his mallet.
"No!," Eve cried out, and the wood became silent, leaving only her and Craven.
Ooooohhhh, what do you think happened?
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14 comments:

  1. You have me holding my breath! I want to know what happens next!!

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    1. Not sure when that's going to happen - unless I share a few more snippets from this story. I have two Regency Romances that MUST be finished before I can play in Scotland...

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  2. Omg! WHat just happened? Did she vanish the bad guys to another dimension? Great snippet!

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    1. I haven't decided if they were pushed into another world, killed, or just bounced a few miles away. Ma'alcom is my villain who has to be around for Book Two in this series (Dark Desires), sooo.....

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  3. You're keeping us in suspense, Sue. I say Craven won.

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  4. Yikes, that's an intense ending to the snippet!

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  5. Very curious! With magic, it's hard to say what is happening that we can't see.

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    1. Only allowed 10 lines max... Darn rules!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 16, 2017

    Ma'alcom is real nice guy, isn't he?

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    1. NOT! He thinks he's all powerful and in his right mind, but then most villains do.

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  7. Bad guys always have a good reason for what they do - good to them, anyway. I look forward to seeing where she sent him.

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  8. You've got me guessing what happens next. Good snippet.

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