Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows!
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Greta Shore (a 17-year-old, black-haired wiccan beauty) and Paxton
"Pax" Craig (an 18-year-old, blond-haired college student with a dark
secret) as they discover the fate of their forbidden love.
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Set-up (last week)... Greta runs away from her surprise engagement party through the woods. Pax saves her from a shadow demon. Oh, and he's a unicorn!
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. He tells her that the shadow has fed on her emotions. And the longer they feed off the same person, the more powerful they become...
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. He tells her that the shadow has fed on her emotions. And the longer they feed off the same person, the more powerful they become...
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| Cover Art by Danielle Fine |
With the amount of self-loathing I’d wallowed in since the accident, I’m sure I’d been an all-you-can-eat misery buffet.
When I didn’t respond, he moved on. “You should also know, the demon that attacked you tonight was in its true form.”
“What do you mean?”
“Shadow demons are two-natured, like monoceri.”
“You mean it could look like a person?”
“Yeah.”
I gulped, then asked, “It could be someone I know?”
When I didn’t respond, he moved on. “You should also know, the demon that attacked you tonight was in its true form.”
“What do you mean?”
“Shadow demons are two-natured, like monoceri.”
“You mean it could look like a person?”
“Yeah.”
I gulped, then asked, “It could be someone I know?”
Tune in next week for more angsty spooky goodness!
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Because being a warrior is hard work, here's a vid from the Running From Shadows playlist to reward all you sexy, sweaty peeps ;)
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden (lyrics)
(Track #14)
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Because being a warrior is hard work, here's a vid from the Running From Shadows playlist to reward all you sexy, sweaty peeps ;)
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden (lyrics)
(Track #14)
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Could be someone she knows? Yipes! Great snippet, well done.
ReplyDeleteI love the phrase, "an all-you-can-eat misery buffet." :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I like that twist. It could be anybody! That going to make things interesting. Another well done snippet, Karen!
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I agree with Cindy, what a great twist, and creepy thought. Excellent snippet!
ReplyDeleteThe misery buffet is a great line. And to think she may know the person who is feeding from her? Yikes! Well done, Karen.
ReplyDeletefantastic dialogue and great hook again! This is such a great story!
ReplyDeleteI wanna know who he is...of course it's someone she knows!!! Augh! Great eight.
ReplyDeleteI really am enjoying this story, so many twists and turns. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteas always I sympathize with all that's being thrown at her. great teasing every week
ReplyDeleteThe poor thing. So much to digest in such a short time...and knowing it could be someone close to you...how terrifying.
ReplyDeleteThat's. Not. Good.
ReplyDeleteHe should have provided this information right off the bat! Hope there aren't too many more terrible reveals, for her sake.
Like maybe the guy she's been engaged to?
ReplyDeleteOh my, how is she going to recognise the guy. I'm with Sue on this one her should-have-been-fiance is a bit suspicious.
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