Has a week gone by already? It seems just a couple of days ago that many writers gave you a sneak peek into a published work or something they were working on. Each Sunday, we share SIX paragraphs to whet your appetite to read more of our writing.
Part of my loss of time this week was my excitement over LoveSwept/Random House's cover reveal for book one of my Highlander's Beloved Trilogy. A HIGHLANDER'S OBSESSION is available for pre-order most anywhere you can order books online.
Available for Pre-Order
SET UP: Paisley can telecommunicate with animals. So when she and her gram travel to the highlands, land of bear-shifters, she hears a man's thoughts and thinks she's lost her mind. Only the man's thoughts she's heard is, unbeknown to her, part bear. In this scene, she's telling her grandmother...
Gram
raised her cup and held it in front of her lips. “You heard his thoughts or
heard bells ring?”
“Very
funny. I heard his thoughts. Scared me so bad I fainted.” She swiped at falling
tears. Childhood fears and insecurities resurfaced. Feeling helpless didn’t sit
well with her. She was, by nature, a fighter. “You don’t think I’m crazy, do
you? You won’t send me away?” Listen to
me. I sound like a scared child.
Flannel-clad
arms enveloped her and drew her close. The scent of the baby powder Gram was so
fond of comforted her. “My precious child, no one separates us. No one.” Gram
pressed a kiss to her damp hair. “When you think about it, it’s not that much
of a stretch. You can hear animals’ thoughts. Some people would say we humans
are animals too. I think this is just a natural progression of your gift.”
“Gift?
Oh, Gram, it’s more curse than gift.”
“Nonsense.
Look at all the animals you’ve been able to help. Veterinarians around the
country contact you when they have a difficult patient. Your talent, your gift,
is in demand.
"Still…”
Her grandmother’s eyes held that ornery sparkle. “I think it’s telling the first person’s thoughts you heard were
that of a handsome-as-hell man in a kilt.” She pursed her lips. “By his
thunderstruck expression, I’d say he was just as taken with you as you were
with him.”
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10 comments:
Love the excerpt, Vonnie! Can't wait to read the book. Have a great day!
Thanks, Dawn Marie. Gram is my skinny alter-ego, so she was lots of fun to write.
I always love to see a Granny in a book. Not to mention a Highlander! Good luck with the book!
We grandmas know how to add a blend of love and sass. LOL. Thanks for stopping by.
Fabulous excerpt, V! I always adore your characters and I have to admit, Gram's becoming a favorite! You do quirky well!
That's because I AM quirky. LOL Thanks, Joanne.
That book cover is awesome!
Bear-shifters and animal whisperers? What a great concept. And oh la la! That cover. I do love a man in plaid.
Oh Vonnie, Thanks so much for this week's Sneak Peek at A Highlander's Obsession. I'm excited about the paranormal shifter aspects of this story. The only thing I'm sad about is that I have to wait until mid-August to read it! Bwah!
Great excerpt, Vonnie. Sounds like a great book.
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