Five-Line Friday! Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day
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Five-Line Friday RULES
- Five lines of your current work in progress, new release, soon-to-be-released … whatever. (Do keep it as close to five sentencesas you can.)
- You are welcome to post buy links too.
- PG (I don’t have a warning on my blog about content, so it has to be appropriate for all I will delete comments that aren’t appropriate or offensive to some audiences. (Sorry.)
Gosh, trying to decide which book to post an excerpt from today created a dilemma. I finally decided to go with line from HEART OF A HIGHLANDER, since it’s free through Valentine’s Day.
“Ye ken what Scottish folklore says about finding a glove on the road on Valentine’s Day?”
Grinning, Giselle jumped and snatched it from his hand. “Non, but I’m sure you’re going to enlighten me.”
“Aye, lass. When ye find a glove on the road on Valentine’s Day, yer beloved will have the other.”
Her gorgeous eyes rounded for an instant before she chuckled, the sound unusually low and husky for a woman.
“You Scots have a tradition for everything, don’t you?”
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You’ve hooked me, Collette ~ with both your fabulous lines and your five-line-Fridays. Here’s one from a work in progress. Working title “Sweet Termagant” ~
He relaxed his shoulders, eased back but not so far to stop him reaching to cup her arms.
She jerked away.
As if his touch would soothe her.
He frowned.
“One wee woman is not going to get in anyone’s way.” She pivoted, with every intention of giving him her back, but he was quicker than her. He had her up and over his shoulder faster than her heart could beat, and it was beating fiercely fast.
They are fun aren’t they? I love getting to read the snippets, but then I want the books too.
Here’s one from my Wedding Matilda, a novel my publisher has on sale for $.99!
“You are saying I belong to the family?”
Norwich snorted. “I am saying you are now the earl’s heir. Someday, Mr. Hales, you will be the twelfth earl.”
Ewan coughed in order to hide a peal of laughter. Him, a mere secretary, who had been proud not half an hour before to work for the brother of a marquess? And before that, a mere knight?
http://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Matilda-Redcakes-Book-6-ebook/dp/B00Q1I2SD2
This sounds fabulous, Heather!
Hi, Collette! If it’s all right, I’m posting lines from my contemporary Valentine’s Day story from a 2012 anthology. I have it up as a FREE READ on my website, http://alinakfield.com/free-romance-reads/ just for February. The heroine is a florist, trying to dodge a date arranged by her matchmaking niece.
“Come on.” Still holding her hand, he steered her around the back of the house, and down the side walkway. “I’ll feed you, and we can get acquainted. Did you know you’re my date for Valentine’s Day?”
“I heard that rumor,” Lily said. Candace and Beth and their annoying matchmaking. “But, really, I’m not all that romantic, and I’m completely unavailable that day.”
He shifted her to his other hand and opened the side gate. “You drove?”
She nodded and tried again. “Listen, you’re handsome and charming, but Valentine’s Day is my biggest day, and I can’t go out,” she said. “I’m a florist.”
Happy Friday, happy Year of the Monkey, happy Mardi Gras, everyone! We have so much to celebrate before Valentine’s Day even gets here!
This is so much fun, Alina!
Here’s my excerpt from my first Young Adult Fantasy story, THE WITCH HUNT, book 1 in my fairy tale series “Where Dreams Come True”.
A sense of panic grew in Brooke’s chest and she clamped on to Eric’s hand.
She swallowed hard. Her heart beat wildly in her throat. “What’s happening?”
The tendrils grew larger. Claw-like fingers curled toward them, reaching out to take hold…
“Run!” Eric yelled, trying to yank her to her feet, but it was too late.
Brooke screamed.
Kindle link – http://amzn.com/B01B13G9XQ
website/blog – http://mariehiggins84302.blogspot.com
Marie, I didn’t know you were writing a fairy tale series. Good for you!
Great excerpt, Collette!. Here are a few lines from my current book “Chasing the Painted Skies”:
His arms curled around her waist, his warm breath at her ear. “Do you like it?” he asked.
She nodded, her body responding, yielding and folding into his. Heat spiraled through her, not unlike the water bubbling in the photo.
http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Painted-Skies-Ryan-Summers-ebook/dp/B0189B2PB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454695867&sr=8-1&keywords=chasing+the+painted+skies
AND, as a bonus, a few lines from my Valentine’s novella, releasing this month: “Glimpse Eternity”:
Sweeping her hair off her forehead, Ben leaned in for a sweet kiss and to finger those silky tresses. Heat knifed through him at her soft moans. Kasey just scared him, plain and simple, with the thoughts she put into his head.
“Glimpse Eternity”, coming for pre-order 2-6-2016 and available 2-20-2016
Thank you and have a super weekend!
Yes, two snippets!
Thanks Collette! Excerpt from Holiday Hearts Awakening 🙂
She tucked her head deeper into the warmth of his neck, his male-musk and strength a double-edged sword. Her pounding heart tripped to a different beat as she breathed him in, its cadence slowing from fear to the steady beat of his own.
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QPCN4B4
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QPCN4B4
Here’s a bit of cold comfort from Dangerous Works
http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Works-Caroline-Warfield-ebook/dp/B00N9KHDWQ/
He had almost kissed her again. He came so close she felt his breath hot on her mouth. He stopped when she pointed to the door. He stopped—drat him—and he probably thought it noble. Nobility was cold comfort, no use to her whatsoever.
Andrew. She spoke, but no sound came out.
“Andrew.” She managed a hoarse whisper. He kept his eyes down and pretended not to hear. Resentment began to build in the pit of her stomach. She cleared her throat and attempted hauteur. “Mister Mallet, you—” You pigheaded beast.
Good for her! I hope she whoops him too.
Love makes the world go round, so what better for Valentine’s Day than the reunion of two people in love. This is from All that Glisters, a short story (10,000 words) in my book Hand-Turned Tales. It has three short stories and a novella and is free at most eretailers.
The others must be walking and, sure enough, at least three children flanked the cart, including one hand in hand with… he caught his breath. Surely, it couldn’t be Rose?
But he would know her anywhere, and his legs had not waited for his brain to catch up, but were already carrying him down the street at a stride, and then at a run.
Rose, his Rose, dropped the child’s hand and pushed her towards one of the older girls with a quick word, then started towards Thomas, her dear face shining with welcome.
In a moment, he had her in his arms, oblivious to the laughing, cheering crowd of bystanders.
Download links on my website: http://judeknightauthor.com/books/hand-turned-tales/
Ah, that’s so sweet.
Loved your lines, Collette! Since it’s release week for DESIRE IN THE ARCTIC, here are 5 lines to help me celebrate it. ARCTIC is the sequel to “Desire in the Everglades” and may be read as a stand-alone novel. (Action/adventure, romance)
“Just level with me, okay?” he said again, gentler this time. “I won’t be mad. Panicked, maybe. But not mad. At least not mad at you.” He managed to give her a small smile. She wished to God it was sincere.
“All right, I’ll level. But I hope you won’t be too upset. I don’t have any survival skills at all.”
“None at all,” he repeated tonelessly.
“Well, no. I grew up in Brooklyn. The show wants me to say I’m from Manhattan but you said you want me to be honest.”
DESIRE IN THE ARCTIC http://amzn.to/1KjfP9V
DESIRE IN THE EVERGLADES http://amzn.to/1YEseie“
That’s absolutely brilliant. I’d love to see his face.
Too much fun Collette! My favorite thing to do is open the book and let the pages spin, the first one I stop on is where I find my Five Line Friday snippet.
Excerpt: From The One (The Only One) #1
“You look like the cat that ate the canary,” said Miles as he bent to leave a trail of kisses from her neck down the length of her spine.
“I feel like I don’t deserve all this happiness.”
“Really? Why is that?” Miles rolled her over and lay on top of her; he searched her eyes for an answer.
“You…we’ve, happened so suddenly and unexpectedly…I feel a bit scared, as if no one should be given this much.”
Oh, very romantic!
Well now, I’m getting ready for the day AFTER Valentine’s Day — ’cause February 15th is release day for the anthology, Passionate Promises!! It’s a great deal — stories by nine authors for only 99 cents. Here’s a snippet from my novella, Lord Quickthorn’s Bargain. Gwen is trying to save her sister from the notorious rake, Lord Quickthorn:
“How much will you sacrifice for your sister?” the custodian asked.
“Anything that is required,” Gwen said.
He gave that same deep chuckle. “Very well, I shall grant your boon. Lord Quickthorn will scarcely glance at your sister.”
“Thank you,” she said, gratitude and trepidation warring within her. “And…?”
“Instead, he will turn the full force of his carnal desires upon you.”
http://www.amazon.com/Passionate-Promises-Passion-Embracing-Anthology-ebook/dp/B01866XFA6/
I can’t wait for Passionate Promises release!