Happy New Year! Welcome to Weekend Warriors, a weekend post where authors share 8-10 sentences of their work.
Well, another has year rolled out the door. I’m well into the back nine as a golfer might say. Don’t feel the chill of winter yet but the leaves are starting to fall. Wish the pounds would! Comfort reigns over vanity. Simplicity brings the most enjoyment, family, friends and writing.
In celebration of the new year and my newest release, I’m offering ten sentences from my brand new release, Sand and Sin. I did post some from it a year of so ago, so it may seem familiar to veteran readers. Navy SEAL, Jax Taylor is all about the mission until a sassy bartender knocks him off course.
Through shimmering waves of heat, Jax Taylor sighted his target through the second story window shielded by ratty, threadbare curtains. He shifted on his makeshift snipe stand, an overturned crib he’d found in the bombed-out mud-brick apartment complex. If he bit the big one today, his uncle and brothers in arms would probably be his only mourners. The latter would throw an epic party.
After hours on watch, remnants of the crosshairs burned into his retina from the scope of his M14. On loan to the army for the last few weeks, he counted down the days to when his team’s deployment ended. He could already taste a cool one on the beach. The chilly Pacific would offer a perfect respite from the heat of this stinking hellhole where the only water in quantity soaked his desert camos as sweat. AK-47 in hand, an insurgent finally scaled the low wall and sprinted across the street for a building occupied by US troops.
Game on, bastard.
Check our the rest of the warriors at Weekend Writing Warriors. I also hope you’ll check out Sand and Sin. Available at all major e-book retailers. amazonkindle, Apple, Google, Kobo, Nook
Wow! I could feel the heat and sweat! Brilliant opening,Dani
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Thanks Kim! Hope your new year is off to a great start.
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Loved this.
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Thanks Fallon!
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I agree with Kim. Good use of the senses, Dani. Drew me right in.
I hear you about those pounds not dropping. lol.
Congrats on the release! 🙂
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Thanks Teresa!
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The line about the crosshairs being burned into his retina is burned into my mind. Nicely done.
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Thanks Ed. Fact actually. Read it during my research! 🙂
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Wow, vivid and intense excerpt! Really enjoyed it…
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Glad you enjoyed it Veronica! Thanks for always stopping by!
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You brought me right into the war zone, Dani. I was with him every moment and when the insurgent made his move, Geez! Game on, oh yeah! Thanks a bunch for every moment. Civilians need to feel it.
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Wow! Thanks so much Charmaine!
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I could feel the heat, Dani. Excellent description that put the reader in the moment. Great Job! And good luck with the release.
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