Welcome to Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors, your chance to sample the work of a talented group of authors. When you finish here you can find more excerpts at:
We'll continue with out excerpts from Flood. I hope you're enjoying them because I really enjoyed writing the book. Flood was reviewed by RomCon Reviews. They gave it 5 stars, and in part they said, It's the kind of story that stays with you because of the intensity of the circumstances and you remember the characters. You can read the rest of the review at http://www.romcon.com/reviews/flood-by-elaine-cantrell
Blurb:
Drawn together by their love of animals, Aria De Luca and Caleb Hawkins burn for each other. They never suspected that malignant forces around them were successfully plotting Caleb’s ruin from the moment he entered her life. When the flood of a century strikes Aria’s hometown, an alienated Caleb is all that stands between her and catastrophic loss.
Last Week:
Aria’s lip quivered. Blinking away the mist in her eyes, she pulled a card out of her pocket and handed it to the receptionist. “Please give my card to Caleb. If he wants to email me, I’ll be glad to keep him updated about how Peaches is doing.” Beside her, Lila sniffed.
The receptionist, who was obviously a hugger, leaned over and hugged Aria again. “You’re a wonderful woman, Dr. De Luca. Only a person with a heart of gold would do what you’re doing for Peaches. Maybe you can help her learn to trust again.”
“What happened to her?” Lila asked.
The receptionist, who was obviously a hugger, leaned over and hugged Aria again. “You’re a wonderful woman, Dr. De Luca. Only a person with a heart of gold would do what you’re doing for Peaches. Maybe you can help her learn to trust again.”
“What happened to her?” Lila asked.
This week:
Anger spread across the woman’s face. “Some monster
poured gas on her back and lit her up. By the time a good
Samaritan brought her in, she was at death’s door. She
lived but only by a miracle. Dr. Ballard, our staff doctor,
knows his stuff, but it was all he could do to save her.”
Aria shivered. “Monster is the right word. Did they ever find out who did it?”
The receptionist shook her head. “No.”
Aria shivered. “Monster is the right word. Did they ever find out who did it?”
The receptionist shook her head. “No.”
Buy link: http://amzn.to/2qRgYD7
This is a tear-jerker of a story.
ReplyDeleteOh, Elaine. This is going to tear my heart.
ReplyDeletePoor baby!! I hate to think of any animal being abused.
ReplyDeleteI hope they do! I just heard tales of a brush fire south of here that burned a bunch of cows. Horrible to imagine. :(
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible thing to do to a poor dog.
ReplyDeletePoor puppy. Good snippet, Elaine.
ReplyDeletePoor dog, it makes me so angry to think of animals being abused like that!
ReplyDeleteOh, no. That's terrible. :( Maybe she can help catch that monster!
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteOh no! Poor animal. I hope they catch the one who did it.