This week on Weekend Warriors, I’m taking a snippet from my erotic novella, White Doe which includes shots and daggered gazes.
Shane and Cheyenne Native Americans descended from a long lost tribe on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Chey has returned for their chieftain’s funeral who is Shane’s great grandfather. The former lovers find the flame between them is still hot but secrets separated them years ago and will keep them apart until they are willing to trust one another.
Shane sat at the small kitchen table, his long fingers wrapped around a frosted glass of whiskey. A bottle of Jack and Stoli sat on the counter
Guess he watered more than the cat when her mother visited her.
“Didn’t know your pleasure or if you imbibed,” he said lowly, pointing to the liquor bottles. His wicked golden gaze delved into her.
Leaning against the counter, she barked a short laugh as her blood pressure spiked under his heated stare. “Just because I’m adopted, Shane, doesn’t mean I didn’t pick up family habits.” She poured a shot of whiskey and instantly felt the liquor still the warring cells in her body.
“Thought that’s why your mom spirited you off to Florida years ago—to get you away from my habits with you.” The muscle of his jaw tightened.
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Good read!
Dani Jace. Romance Author 
Sounds like a slightly tense situation!
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It will explode but in a good way 😉
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Good tension in this snippet! I liked her reaction too. 🙂
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Thank Lorien!
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there is tension here, oh boy. add in alcohol and possible recipe for trouble of the good kind. LOL
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He’s a good kind of trouble! Thanks for commenting!
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Tension of the good kind. Here comes romance recovered.
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Thanks Charmaine!
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Very enjoyable, especially for the ethnic content. My current WIP features a Native American (sort of; it’s SF) heroine, and I’ve had fun writing her. My first job out of university was teaching on a reserve on the opposite coast from your setting, but it took me a long time to feel comfortable writing in the Kwakiutl culture. The more I do, though, the more I realize my characters are a lot more me than they are different, though the similarities can be hidden under unusual outward symbols. Underneath it, we’re all people.
Good luck with your Indian characters. Very ambitious of you!
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Thanks Ed. I had a Native American reviewer like it, so I felt like I must have come close. And yes, we are all just people. I’ve always felt a kinship to Native Americans. Recently, my friend saw my father’s picture as a young man and wondered if had some NA ancestry. Another reason to send my DNA to Ancestry.com.
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I remember this one! Good snippet to share 🙂
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Nice scene, Dan. The alcohol ups the tension. I think flirting is about to come.
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Thanks Teresa! You are very perceptive 🙂
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“my habits with you”- what a huge story behind those words
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Oh yes it is, Kim! Thanks!
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