Welcome to my post for Weekend Writing Warriors #wewriwa where authors share 8-10 sentences of their work.
I’m continuing with another excerpt from my new release, Sand and Sin. Navy SEAL, Jax Taylor is sniping on a rooftop in Afghanistan with two weeks left before heading back to his base in Coronado, CA when all hell breaks loose.
Chatter in his earbud alerted him the guys were bugging out. An armored unit was already en route, ETA two minutes. Long enough to die over one hundred and twenty times.
Sweat and dirt stung his eyes as he shoved a magazine into his rifle, then touched the pistol holstered to his thigh for back up. Like an action movie, everything moved in slow motion. Dust swirled around them as tracer fire crisscrossed the street in sync with the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire.
The grinding tracks and clack of a diesel engine announced the Bradley’s arrival. Soldiers raced into the armored vehicle and Jax slipped through last. Before the door closed, a bullet ricocheted, biting the back of his thigh. Fucking hell.
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Dani Jace. Romance Author 
Nooo! He so nearly made it!
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Yep. But all things happen for a reason 😉
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He got out almost unscathed…
“Fucking hell.” I think that’s about spot on for what he’d be thinking about then. 🙂
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He that far only to be fragged by a stray bullet. He’s piss with the situation and himself. Thanks for stopping by, Teresa! Counting down the months to OBX?
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You make the action come alive. I particularly liked the line, “Long enough to die over one hundred and twenty times.”
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Thanks Ed! I think my hero POV is better most of the time. For that reason all but a couple of my books have been the hero’s tale.
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Great action scene! Hope he’ll be okay! His reaction is pretty much what mine would be in that moment.
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Thanks Christina! You know how things happen to open your eyes. This is Jax’s eye opener.
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Excellent visuals, you brought the story alive. I’m looking forward to more
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Thanks Naomi!
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Oh! Ouch! This is tense. His life is on the line and he came so close to making it unscathed. Great snippet!
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Thanks Stephanie! So close yet there’s better things on his horizon!
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We’re certainly right there with him, very strong excerpt. I hope he’s not too badly hurt!
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Just a wake up call, Veronica! Thanks for stopping by.
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oh how my heart breaks for this brave soldier like no other.
Dani, I have had vertigo for a week now and it’s so bad. Save me.
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Oh no, Charmaine! I’m so sorry. I had a mile case one summer and the meds they gave me made me feel like I was dying. I turned to an exercise I’d saved from the paper years ago when my neighbor was suffering. I tried it is and felt almost immediate relief. I continued to to them for weeks in the morning. My father-in=law had an episode and I told him about them. He came by a couple of weeks later and thanked me as he felt so much better. Here’s a linK: http://www.webmd.com/brain/brandt-daroff-exercise-for-vertigo-16844 You can also search You Tube for a visual on how to do them. I’d do them on both sides until you find the problem ear. It settles the particles in your ear that are causes the problem. Prayers to you that you are on the mend! Let me know. All the best, Dani
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