Saturday, October 11, 2014

Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday, your chance to sample snippets from some wonderful authors. My own excerpt comes from Rest Thy Head. In this excerpt, my hero who was burned when he was in the Marines is thinking about Peyton O'Malley, the new girl working at Rest Thy Head.

He should feel grateful to even be alive. Rest Thy Head and the beauty all around it was still his to
enjoy, and he could still help Patrick make a success out of the inn.

If only his body would forget about things that could never happen again! No woman wanted a freak, which was exactly what he had become. Why did Peyton O’Malley, who had the face of an angel, have to show up at Rest Thy Head and disturb his hard won serenity? With a snort of disgust, he shoved his plate aside. He had lost his appetite.

Blurb:
Running away from a fiancé who betrayed her, Peyton O’Malley finds employment at a beautiful mountain inn called Rest Thy Head. She didn’t expect to live in the haunted room or to fall for the inn’s owner, a fire-scarred, war veteran who uses the inn to hide away from the world. She didn’t expect her sister to show up at Rest Thy Head either, much less her formidable mother. 

Now, thanks to the aid of a friendly ghost, Peyton has a shot at true love, and so does her sister Ashley, provided the guys cooperate of course! 

 Buy Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Rest-Thy-Head-Elaine-Cantrell-ebook/dp/B00NTAXTOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413082357&sr=8-1&keywords=rest+thy+head

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13 comments:

  1. Sarah WOctober 12, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    Oh, poor guy!

    The thing men tend to forget, when they're casting themselves as beasts, is that beauties are often attracted to those . . .

    (that sounds a lot weirder than I intended, but you know what I mean :D )

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  2. gemma parkesOctober 12, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    Aw, what a shame, very realistic and emotive snippet. Hopefully he'll get his appetite back soon enough ;)

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  3. Catch My WordsOctober 12, 2014 at 9:35 AM

    Sounds like an interesting book.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/

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  4. Veronica ScottOctober 12, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    I feel so sorry for him, but I thought his inner dialog was very realistic for the situation. Can't wait to read more! I'm invested in these characters already.

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  5. CeciliaOctober 12, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Poor guy. You can really feel his sadness. Can't wait to read more

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  6. Sue Ann BowlingOctober 12, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    Nice setup.

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  7. UnknownOctober 12, 2014 at 7:11 PM

    Great blurb and emotive snippet. You write wonderful dialogue.

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  8. JTsuruokaOctober 12, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    Very good. You do a great job of capturing the doubt & despair. Effective stuff.

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  9. MannouchkaOctober 13, 2014 at 12:09 AM

    Dear Elaine,
    Have just finished read you new Rest thy head,well written I love the ghost so funny and kind I wish everybody will enjoy as I did
    I wish a great week here is Thanksgiving
    Have a nice evening
    Cheers

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  10. LindaOctober 13, 2014 at 6:56 AM

    It seems like life has been hard on him but he clearly can't hide forever.

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  11. Elaine CantrellOctober 13, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    Thanks to everyone for the kind words, and Mannouchka, thanks for reading Rest Thy Head.

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  12. Siobhan MuirOctober 14, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    Oh man, he's got it bad. Great snippet, Elaine. :)

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  13. P.T.WyantOctober 17, 2014 at 12:19 AM

    Great snippet. His inner dialogue is great -- and of course the way he feels is all her fault.

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