Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors!
I’m trying out my current WIP, a medieval short novella, called Beloveds. It has the same characters as my Time Enough to Love trilogy. So if you’ve been wanting more about Alyse, here you go. There has been some very creative punctuation demonstrated in this snippet.
This is a very rough first draft, but I wanted to share. 🙂
Alyse struggled to open her eyes, though the heavy lids fought her at every turn.
The bed dipped as someone sat beside her, so Geoffrey had returned.
A strong hand cupped her face and she pressed her cheek against it, luxuriating in its warmth. She smiled and her eyes fluttered open at last.
The man seated on the bed possessed shoulder-length honey-blond hair and warm, seductive brown eyes that lit up when he noticed she was awake; immediately his mouth turned up in the lazy smile she had come to know so very well.
“Thomas,” she croaked out the name. Holy Father, had she conjured him up with her guilt and longing? She shrank back into the pillows.
That’s all for this week. Hope you enjoyed it!
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Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
Wow, your snippet really touches all of the reader’s senses. Fantastic job.
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That’s a nice way to wake up. At least, I hope it was.
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She’s not quite sure at this point. 🙂
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Oh this has som many wonderfully possibilities. Great snippet.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Quite the surprise! Can’t wait to read the explanation and what happens next…excellent excerpt!
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Thank you! it should be quite enlightening. 🙂
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Oh dear. This could go so many ways — not all of them good. I definitely want to know more.
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You’re right, Trish. This could be an epic passion or an epic fail. Only time will tell. 🙂
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Great! I can’t wait to read it!
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Thanks, Melissa! 🙂
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BTW–You have me the idea for this story about a year ago. 🙂
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Ooh. Intriguing. Tweeted.
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🙂 Thanks,
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Is the a ghost? Was his love so strong that not even death could deny him being with Alyse?
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That you will have to find out when you read the book, Liza. 🙂 Sorry to leave it like that but, I can’t give away all my secrets. LOL
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I do love a scene where the heroine wakes to find a lover cupping some body part. Whoops. Not the right man. Cliff hanger here.
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Indeed it is, Charmaine. LOL And a good one, I hope. 🙂
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What a nice surprise to wake up to. Might be awkward timing though. 😀
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Considering these two men, yes, I might be a tad awkward. 🙂 And a bit explosive.
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Yes, I want to know he’s really there. I suspect he is!
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🙂
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I agree, very intriguing snippet! I’m very curious to see what happens next.
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Good! LOL Thanks for stopping by, Carrie-Anne.
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Yay!! More Alyse, yes please!!! And what an intriguing snippet! Thomas??? Nah… I don’t think so. I think it’s been quite a while since the end of book 3, though! I’ll stop. 😉 I.can. hardly.wait.to.read.this.one. Write faster, Jenna. 🙂
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Thanks, Teresa. 🙂 And yes, I am writing as fast as I can. I will say this does take place during the timeframe of Beleaguered. And I hope you enjoy it when it releases.
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