Saturday, October 24, 2020

Saturday Sample and Weekend Writing Warriors


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

In spite of his sarcastic little comment about snake cages, it pleased Liesel for him to listen to her opinion. “Before we go off half‑cocked and run back down the mountain, we should look around the clearing to make sure we don’t overlook anything. The hiding place could still be nearby.”

“Okay, look around for something shaped like a diamond.”

“Look for anything blue too. Maybe the color of the pouch is significant, not what’s inside it. The diamonds could be a red herring meant to throw us off the trail. Some wildflowers are blue. Maybe he buried the coordinates in a patch of blue wildflowers.”

Both of them got up and started to look. They inspected the trees around the edge of the clearing in hopes of finding a diamond-­shaped opening, but nothing turned up.


This week: I've picked up where we left off last week.  Liesel speaks first.

As the minutes ticked by, the nature center sounded more and more appealing. It would be cool there. They could probably buy some cold water too. A mosquito buzzed around Liesel’s head. She swatted at it, and when she did she looked up the trail at the far end of the clearing. “Look up the hill, Andy! The crack in that rock looks roughly diamond-­shaped.”

“It sure does,” Andy agreed with a smile. “Unless the light hits it just right it’s hard to see. Let’s check it out.”


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8 comments:

  1. Veronica ScottOctober 25, 2020 at 11:23 AM

    Ooh, I LIKE it. That's a fascinating development...your writerly imnagination is working overtime for this unique story and delivering some great twists. Great snippet!

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  2. BotanistOctober 25, 2020 at 12:01 PM

    Aha! A possible answer to the clue! And a crack in the rock would be a good place to hide the next clue.

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  3. JennaOctober 25, 2020 at 12:07 PM

    Great clue for the cave. And the fact that the light has to hit it just right so they can see it says that others may not be able to solve that clue at all. Maybe they now have another leg up on the rest of the contestants. Great snippet!

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  4. Jessica E. SubjectOctober 25, 2020 at 1:45 PM

    So many possibilities as to where the next clue is. If she hadn't seen that just right, they could have already left.

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  5. Daryl DevoréOctober 25, 2020 at 1:51 PM

    Perfect way to hide a clue. The light is so different through out the day or year.
    Tweeted.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 25, 2020 at 5:39 PM

    Good eye, Liesel!

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  7. Karen Michelle NuttOctober 26, 2020 at 4:39 PM

    I'm curious to know what they will find. Great snippet.

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  8. E.D. MartinOctober 27, 2020 at 10:40 AM

    I'd much rather hike farther up the hill than check a snake's cage.

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