Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors. My excerpt today comes from Purple Heart which is published by The Wild Rose Press. In this excerpt my heroine Jenna is thinking about how she had to raise her daughter alone after her husband died.
For about the millionth time, Jenna vowed to be a good mother to Jo. Ethan couldn’t help her raise their child, but she’d do a bang up job for him. Angrily, she swiped hot tears from her cheek. She knew better than to think about the past. No power on earth could bring Ethan back to her.
The image of Mike Hightower broke into her thoughts. Having him around had underscored how lonely she sometimes felt. What woman didn’t want to feel loved and cherished and have a man to help her raise her family?
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Her sadness comes across so vividly, and the longing for a return to a normal life. Sweet snippet!
ReplyDeleteThis is so emotion- packed. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenna and Catherine. Purple Heart is probably one of my most emotional works.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully expressed.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully expressed.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Beautiful emotion in this.
ReplyDeleteSo sad. She deserves to be loved and cherished. Love the emotion you pulled out in just 8.
ReplyDeleteaw, I can't help but feel bad for Jenna. That kind of anger is hard to get over. Nice choice of sentences!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and touching story.
ReplyDeleteLovely emotional snippet!
ReplyDeleteRight from a woman's heart, beautifully written, Elaine
ReplyDeleteVery realistic emotions. As a mother, I could really connect with her sadness and frustration.
ReplyDeleteI hope she allows those positive feeling to win over the sadness lying deep. Great insight.
ReplyDeletean emotional snippet, and a hard road ahead
ReplyDeletePowerful and I'm happy there's another man for her to think about, for the future. Excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully writing. Her loss is so vivid..
ReplyDeleteI can feel her sadness and anger. Poor Jenna! Great excerpt.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely felt her sadness and heard her voice in this snippet. Great 8!
ReplyDeleteReminds us of the costs of war.
ReplyDeleteI can feel the loneliness in this snippet. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteWhat woman indeed? Her pain and conflicting feelings come through so clearly in this! Well done, Elaine!
ReplyDeleteI could feel the sadness in her thoughts. Great, emotional snippet!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely snippet, Elaine.
ReplyDeleteVery poignant snippet, Elaine. Nicely done. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Elaine. Anyone who has gone through even a brief period of facing parenthood alone, will feel this grab at their heart.
ReplyDeleteNicolas Sparks has nothing on you.
Nice snippet. :-)
I can't really relate to her as I don't have kids myself, but nevertheless, I do understand the pain of losing a loved one. I understand how she's want to fill that void. I can see how lonely it would be to raise your child alone. You've done a wonderful job at expressing her distress.
ReplyDeleteThe connection to her child is lovely. Lots of rich emotion.
ReplyDeleteAww, poor thing. I feel her overwhelming sense of responsibility.
ReplyDeleteGreat emotion, Elaine...I can't imagine losing my love and raising children on my own--you've captured the emotion well in this snippet.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, this is right up my alley of interest. I'd love to read this book. Is he really dead? and can't wait to find out more about this other guy. Glad I found you. :-) Great job!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful snippet! The emotion is deep and I felt it come through your words. Very touching. I'll be following to read more.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone who stopped by. Brenda, he really is dead. Pancreatic cancer.
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ReplyDeleteIncredibly sad. Feel instantly sympathetic toward her.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awful situation. This comes across so powerfully.
ReplyDeleteVery emotional and real. Excellent snippet!
ReplyDeleteMy heart really goes out to her. Beautiful writing!
ReplyDeleteIt is not easy to raise a child alone and she realizes that from the start. I think she also sees that someone available may not be the answer either. You cannot just plug in any substitute for a real loss. I will wait to see what happens here.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds like a strong woman who is not going to let hardships getter the better of her, I'm cheering for her!
ReplyDeleteAn emotional six, but is she ready to fall in love with someone else?
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing excerpt! I totally feel her pain and fear but I'm not oppressed by it because of her great attitude. Amazing you did all this in only 8 sentences!
ReplyDeleteHer loss comes across so strongly here!
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