Saturday, July 11, 2020

Saturday Sample and Weekend Writing Warriors: Never Trust a Pretty Wolf

Welcome to Saturday Sample and Weekend Writing Warriors. Today we'll continue to share excerpts from Never Trust a Pretty Wolf. On Sunday when you finish here, do go to http://www.wewriwa.blogspot.com for more excerpts from a bunch of great authors.

Blurb:
Liesel Wolf has a secret, a dangerous secret she’ll go to any lengths to conceal. When she’s paired in a charity game with sexy marshal Andy Bryce, a man with secrets of his own, her carefully constructed world comes crashing down, and Liesel’s on a collision course with her past.

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Excerpt: 
Chapter One

Last Week


They pulled the black limo up in front of the warehouse. It was a crumbling structure with boarded up windows and peeling paint. Water stood in puddles from the recent near-­hurricane that had downed trees and knocked out power all over the city. A beer can rolled in front of the car, its tinny sound grating on her ears.

William stopped the car and opened Liesel’s door for her. The wind pushed and pulled on her coat, blowing her hair across her face the moment she stepped out of the car. He took her arm and led her into the decrepit building. Sheer terror assailed her. Something awful was inside that warehouse; she could feel it.

This week: I've picked up where we left off last week.
Gasping for breath, she tried to run, but she couldn’t move. Her feet churned, her arms pumped. She couldn’t move. Why couldn’t she move? The small noise that came from her mouth woke her.

Liesel sat straight up in bed, gulping oxygen into her heaving lungs. A dream. Only a dream. She wiped her sweaty face with the motel sheet. Staggering out of bed, she felt her way to the bathroom in the dark.

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10 comments:

  1. Charmaine GordonJuly 11, 2020 at 10:52 PM

    Elaine, I so enjoy the way you deal with whats
    happening.

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  2. Teresa CypherJuly 11, 2020 at 11:19 PM

    Dream...or premonition. :-) Good job building dread along with suspense. :-)

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  3. Jessica E. SubjectJuly 12, 2020 at 8:29 AM

    Seemed like a very realistic dream. I wonder if they'll encounter the same place on their journey.

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  4. Nancy GideonJuly 12, 2020 at 9:39 AM

    Nice, Elaine! This girl has got some serious emotional damage. Finding out what it is will make for a great story!

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  5. Aurora SpringerJuly 12, 2020 at 12:58 PM

    Is this a premonition?

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  6. AnonymousJuly 12, 2020 at 1:41 PM

    It'll be interesting to see how this dream fits into the action.

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  7. Veronica ScottJuly 12, 2020 at 1:50 PM

    Not a good dream, that's for sure! So dramatic, glad she woke up...enjoyed the snippet definitely and want to know more abouit what triggered it.

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  8. Diane BurtonJuly 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM

    Oh, wow. I thought it was real, not a dream. Good job.

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  9. BrittanyJuly 13, 2020 at 3:01 PM

    Great suspense and dread! I was scared! Wonderful snippet!

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  10. Kate HillJuly 13, 2020 at 6:57 PM

    Vivid dreams like that are the worst! I felt for her.

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