Welcome to Snippet Sunday.
Enjoy a snippet from last week: Flowers and Fangs Chapter 3 #5
This week’s snippet is another snippet from Flowers and Fangs.
Chapter 3. Skipping ahead a few paragraphs. Tim tells Sloane he’s a vampire and wants to finish what he started a few nights ago, and make her one too. Only Sloane isn’t thrilled with the prospect.
This snippet is Sloane’s POV.
*The excerpt may have been modified to fit the 10 sentence limit.
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He was upon her in a second, spinning her around to face him and slamming her against the kitchen counter. She ignored the sudden jar to her body and pushed at his chest, but he was so strong…so very strong. “Let me go, Tim.” His fangs lengthened. “Oh God, no!” she said and would have screamed but a deep baritone voice, from somewhere behind Tim, halted her cries.
“I believe the lady asked you to let her go.”
Tim’s body went rigid as if rigor mortis had set in and turned his body to stone.
Curiosity proved too strong and she chanced a peek around Tim’s shoulder. A man with dark reddish brown hair and eyes as green as a cats stood there in the archway of her kitchen with a medieval crossbow aimed at Tim’s back.
This time she did scream.
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It’s about time Derek shows up. lol But I have a hunch Tim won’t be pleased with the interruption.
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Oh they found her in time! Thank the Gods! Love the analogy of rigor mortis. I’m not too sure I’d scream at the medieval crossbow though, I’d be too fascinated. I love medieval times!
Daelyn,
They did, but remember she’s been bitten. She’s not feeling well..
Great sequence of events…enjoyed the snippet!
T.M.,
So glad you enjoyed the snippet.
Yay! I hope. Great snippet, Karen. 😀
Siobhan,
Derek’s a hunter. So maybe… Sloane has been bitten. She just has not turned…yet.
That was a superb rescue! I need to read this. I always love your books and I didn’t even know about this series. Going to find them now.
Gem,
So glad you enjoyed the snippet. Thanks so much for letting me know you like my books. So cool. Psst…love yours as well. 🙂
Oh I bet she is torn. Does she want Tim dead…really dead? I mean on the one had she cares for him, but on the other he’s trying to turn her into a vampire. I’d scream too. Great snippet. 🙂
Jennifer,
You hit it just right. Time may have changed, but she still remembers him as the kindhearted boy she fell for.
Yay, in the nick of time!!! I’m enjoying this story so much, another terrific excerpt.
Veronica,
Thanks so much. Glad you’re enjoying the story.
No, I don’t think Tim’s going to be too pleased to see Derek — or at least, not his crossbow.
I kind of wonder how she’s going to feel when Derek offs her boyfriend.
PT,
She probably won’t be so keen on the idea.
Now that’s an entrance! Can’t wait to read what comes next!
Joyce,
Thanks so much. Glad you liked it.
I was beginning to think the cavalry might not arrive in time. But…a crossbow?
Ed,
There will be a more detailed description of said crossbow. It’s not your average bow. lol
Oh man, this snippet is on fire! I need to get to this book on my Kindle!
Teresa,
So glad you’re intrigued to know more, 🙂
What a great action sequence.
That line, “I believe the lady…” is a classic. It cuts the tension perfectly, then immediately ratchets it back up in whole different way.
Jeff,
So glad you loved that line. 🙂
always leaving it to the last second to come to the rescue … can’t wait how this is turning out … enjoying it.
I would’ve screamed too, even in spite of being rescued! As a proud Sagittarius, I love that he’s using a crossbow.
I think it finally hit her that this is all too real. I’m glad someone came to the rescue.
I would have screamed too. Awesome snippet!