Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors !
I’m starting a new set of snippets this week, from a novella I wrote several years ago for an anthology called Crashing Into Love. The premise of the anthology was that a plane crash brought people together and some of them fell in love. Since I wanted to write an historical, and airplanes didn’t exist in the 19th century, I ended up writing a time travel romance, of course. It was called Crashing Through Time and I liked it quite a lot. I’ve never re-published it, but in 2017 I started revising it into a novel, called Falling In Time, but stopped when I needed time to write my Widow’s Club series.
In 2023 I’m pulling it back out, adding about 40k to it and hopefully self-publish later this year. But for now, I’ll share some snippets of it with you. I hope you enjoy it!
BLURB:
More than hearts can be broken when you fall through time.
Corinne McGowan survives a plane crash only to fall down a hole in time. In 1868 Cornwall, she faces the ultimate decision: Let the man she loves die, or save him and change history forever.
EXCERPT:
The first indication Corinne McGowan had that something had gone seriously wrong was the blue exhaust trailing from the small airplane engine directly to her left. Through the large windows of the sightseeing plane, she’d been avidly scanning the beautiful green fields of Cornwall some fifteen hundred feet below her, trying to get a glimpse of Meadowbank Hall, when out the corner of her eye she caught sight of the dark puffs that rapidly became an ominous black stream.
Her heart gave a great thump and her body froze. Oh God! Adrenaline shot through her, and she wrenched her gaze from the billowing smoke, scanning the cramped cabin to see if any of the other five passengers had seen it. Shit. No one else had noticed a damn thing.
Corinne snapped her attention toward the cockpit. “Captain!”
The word had barely left her mouth when the harsh, insistent beep of the alarm sounded throughout the tiny cabin.
The type of plane Corrine was on
And a little more for good measure…
“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. Blue Skies T-RVR has engine failure. Forced landing imminent. Currently two miles east of St. Agnes. Repeat. Blue Skies…”
“Oh, my God. We’re going to crash.”
“We’re all gonna die.”
“Oh, God, oh, Jesus help me…” General shrieking dissolved into hysterical screams, curses, and weeping.
Heart now beating like a drumroll, Corinne glanced out the window. The beautiful green fields rushed toward her with a sickening certainty.
“Assume crash positions!”
She flopped forward, butting her head on the seat in front of her, and clutched her ankles. God, this couldn’t be happening.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee…
The alarms continued their deafening peal as the prayer ran through her head, and she held her breath and waited for impact.
Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Warriors here. There are some fantastic snippets to be read.
Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
And here I love flying…. *shudders*
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Oh, that was intense! I already know this will be on my TBR. lol.
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Thank you, Teresa! I’ll try to hurry it along. 🙂
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If ever there was a time to pray, it would be during a plane crash. Fantastic opening!
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Thank you, Kate! Oh, yes. The perfect time to pray for sure!
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Never let a good work rest in peace. LOL Love the beginning. Scary!
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Thank you, Diane! I’ve been wanting to get back to this one for a while now.
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A thrilling beginning! The concept is worth expanding.
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Thank you, Aurora!
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Interesting back story to the book itself! Enjoyed the snippet, the tension ramps up very effectively. Best wishes on finishing the revised book and releasing it!
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Thank you, Veronica! Wait until next week for some real tension!
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I’d be terrified if that happened! For years, I didn’t want to fly over the ocean for that very reason.
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I’m not as much a fan of flying anymore either.
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I remember this one. Great story. Tweeted.
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Thank you! I thought you might. 🙂
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My imagination, on every plane trip I’ve taken . . . Great scene, Jenna!
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This scene was suggested to me during a take-off in Minnesota. Never so scared in my life. LOL
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