Today I'm sharing from my (unpublished) young adult paranormal romance Running From Shadows!
Follow
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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(Read last week's post. Set-up) 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 that it's definitely someone she knows. And she must under no circumstance confront it because it will kill her. And don't get emotional about anything! >.< Pax offers to drive Greta home. As they're saying goodbye, Greta tenses in his arms, but he tells her to relax because he knows what he's doing and she's safe...
Back at Pax's cabin, Greta and Pax talk. He tells her that the shadow has fed on her emotions. And that it's definitely someone she knows. And she must under no circumstance confront it because it will kill her. And don't get emotional about anything! >.< Pax offers to drive Greta home. As they're saying goodbye, Greta tenses in his arms, but he tells her to relax because he knows what he's doing and she's safe...
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| Cover Art by Danielle Fine |
I peeked up at his face and caught the remnants of his quick smile. Yearning to feel the familiar heat of him, I leaned against his chest. It wasn’t the demon making me nervous, though it probably should’ve been. For some reason, this boy—with his calm voice and soft touch—messed with my mind. When I was close to him like this, nothing else seemed to matter. It felt like we’d been together this way a thousand times before, and memories teased the edge of my mind. I started to reach up, to touch his cheek, then snatched my hand back. What the hell was wrong with me?
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Very nice emotional description. Well written and intriguing.
ReplyDeleteYou captured this reader, Karen. Well written snippet.
ReplyDeleteI love how fascinated she is by him, in spite of herself. The comment about memories is very intriguing - excellent excerpt!
ReplyDeletethis 8 does a great job of showing. we are inside of her head. love it
ReplyDeleteShe's never been in love before, has she? Lovely eight, Karen!
ReplyDeleteI think she's falling.
ReplyDeleteOh, she is falling for him, that's so cute.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she really met him before too.
Wonderfully intriguing. They have a past? In history? They've been together before? lol, you are such a tease, Karen. I like the way you drop hints into the story!
ReplyDeleteHmm, all kinds of possibilities hinted at here. Reincarnation? Dreams she doesn't remember while awake?
ReplyDeleteInteresting snippet!