I've spent most of the week in my writing cave, trying to finish my first paranormal and spinning my writerly wheels. Today I'm going to enjoy visiting the blogs of over seventy talented writers who sign up to share portions of their work. Thanks for stopping in as part of Eight Sentence Sunday.
Last week I shared the end of a chase scene where French counterterrorist agent Jean-Luc rescued five-year-old Rhiannon from two abductors. Rhiannon's mother--someone he's dated during her trips to Paris--arrives...
Rhiannon
pulled away and slid into her mother’s arms as if they were magnets. The two
blonde heads nearly became one as kisses, tears, and words of love were
exchanged. To Jean-Luc’s surprise, the blondes wrapped themselves around him.
What shocked him even more was he allowed the closeness and sensations as if he
belonged to them, and they to him.
Kisses, mingled
with tears, feathered across his face, while words of gratitude choked out amid
sobs. Police cars converged on the scene; officers accessed the situation and
examined the bodies. And still the three remained entwined while Jean-Luc answered
police questions. At that
moment he would have killed whoever tried to pry them apart.
LINK TO BOOK TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2F3BCp_es
10 comments:
very nice makes me want to know more
I LOVED this so much, especially the imagery of him being squashed between them and letting that emotion in.
In fact, each week I select my favorite entry to receive a Superb Snippet award, and yours is it! I'll be contacting you with the award graphic. Thanks for posting this!
This was a marvelous snippet, loved the way he allowed them to cling to him and how he was surprised at himself. Very effective!
I love the 'noir' feel of the language in this snippet.
I loved this scene, especially as the surprise of being so suddenly trapped between them becomes a sense of sharing the intimacy of that moment and then protecting it. Really well done.
Came here via twitter, I love that phrase - Rain is a Love Song. Beautiful. And your snippet is intriguing.
For some reason this book reminds me of a black and white movie on the Turner Classic Movie channel (smile).
This was a great snippet, the way you describe the mother daughter bonding, then they to him---very touching. Excellent 8!
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I like how they naturally come closer.
Wonderful emotional scene there.
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