Welcome back to Sweet Saturday Sample! All excerpts here are rated PG-13 or milder. Mine today, from my soon to be released historical romance, is rated PG-13.
In this section Lady Katarina has been kidnapped and is being readied for some unknown nefarious purpose.
As the woman disappeared, the kidnappers hustled Katarina into a narrow room barely wide enough to hold its plain washstand and wooden close stool. They plopped her down on the convenience chair and untied the ropes. As soon as her hands were free, she drew one back for a blow at the nearest brigand, but the tall, thin man pushed a sword into her face and shook his head.
“Lay a hand on either one of us, girl, I’ll carve your face so your own mother wouldn’t know you.” His flat voice and icy gray eyes told Kat he spoke in earnest. She reached to untie the gag, and the sword tip waved dangerously near her nose. “Nay. The gag stays until the deal is done. Afterwards, you can try to talk your way out of it.”
Kat did not understand the last statement, but lowered her hands as the other kidnapper, an unremarkable man with a jovial face, finished untying her legs. She rotated her ankles, wiggled her toes, tried to force feeling back into them. She needed to be able to run at the first opportunity.
The kneeling kidnapper grabbed first one, then the other foot, stripping off shoes and stockings with lightning efficiency. He stood up, grinning, making Kat long to kick him for his effrontery. The man elbowed his companion, remarking, “I’m thinking that’s not all’s coming off before the night’s over, eh Nigel?”
Hope you enjoyed my sample of Only Scandal Will Do! I’ve got more sentences for you tomorrow tool.
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Oh my! The excerpts just keep getting more intriguing each time.
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I’m glad she’s so quick witted. She’s going to need all her brains to get out of this fix. 🙂
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Very intense sample. I can’t wait to see how she gets out of it, and what’s going to happen next.
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Great sample! This is on my list of reads. Can’t wait for release day. 🙂
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Me too! So glad you’re liking it, Lia. 🙂 Thanks for coming by.
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Uh oh. She needs a handsome hero.
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And that’s so not what she gets–at first! LOL Thanks for coming by, Elaine.
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I love this sample. Can’t wait to see what happens next
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Thanks, Lindsay! 🙂
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This is a great sample, can’t wait to see more. Thanks so much for sharing with us today! I really enjoyed it.
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So glad you came by! I’ve got more bits tomorrow. Glad you enjoyed Scandal.
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That was great, Jenna. I can’t wait for the book to come out.
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Thanks, Ella! Me either. 🙂 I’m really excited to be able to share this story.
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Fabulous, Jenna. Just simply fabulous!
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Thanks, Brenda! 🙂
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I’m rooting for Kat! She sounds like a gal who can deal with any “nefarious purpose”.
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Oh, yes! She gives them a run for their money to be sure! 🙂 Thanks for coming by, Miss Pickles!
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Kat’s courage and fortitude are very evident in this sample. It’s a well written scene, Jenna. I can’t imagine anyone–particularly anyone who enjoys a good historical–passing on this book. Good work!
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Thank you so much, Patricia, for your praise. 🙂 I do hope people enjoy Scandal when it comes out, and the snippets I’m sharing until then.
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Jenna I can’t wait to discover how she gets out of this. It raised a poewerful sense of outrage in me. Strong stuff 🙂
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Thanks, Sherry! Yes, these two villains are as dastardly as they come, but Kat’s got worse to face in just a few minutes! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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What’s a “convenience” chair? It does not bode well for the girl….
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A convenience or “necessary” chair, also called a close stool, is the forerunner of our toilet. A seat with a hole and a chamber pot beneath it. 🙂 Not an instrument of torture, but Kat is in for some trouble nevertheless!
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I thought so, just wanted to confirm – it’s like a comode. What would a bathroom be called in 1900? Historical must be one of the most difficult genres to write with all the research – and you do it so well 😀
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Uh oh. I like a good nefarious purpose as much as anyone, but not like this. EEP. Can’t wait to see how she gets out of this, but I know it’ll be good! (And I LOVE that cover!)
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Thanks, Sarah! Oh, she’s about to find out the nefarious purpose, and then the fur does fly! Stay tuned! 🙂
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I absolutely love reading your work, Jenna! Your voice is so fun to read! Thanks so much for sharing snippets with us each week 🙂
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You are so welcome, Jennifer! Thanks for coming by. 🙂
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