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This week I'm going to start sharing snippets from the third book in the Destiny Trilogy 'Beloved Enemy' (Each book is a 'standalone' novel)
"Hold tight, Shifter, this is going to be bumpy.”
The small vehicle careened down the incline, ploughing a deep trough and throwing up a cloud of dirt and sand.
Eventually it plunged through the tangled branches of a group of slender trees and bushes at the bottom, and shuddered to a halt. For a moment, sandy soil and a blur of green and brown severed leaves and twigs on the external scanner obscured the view. Cat Kincaid ground her teeth and activated a control.
A gust of recycled air blew away the offending sand and foliage, and the screen before her displayed the surrounding terrain. A bleak, undulating landscape, punctuated by clumps of scrubby trees and bushes, like the ones she’d crashed into, stretched into the distance. A small forest bordered most of the far side of a steep slope behind her. She grabbed her emergency pack, and slung it over her shoulder, before swiping the airlock control. Let’s hope the computer was right about the atmosphere and pressure on this planet being compatible with human requirements.
Cat Kincaid is obsessed with killing the man she believes is responsible for the torture and death of her sister, but when she eventually catches up with him, survival becomes a greater priority than revenge.
Kerry Marchant, haunted by memories, regret, and self-blame, shields himself from the pain of the past by committing himself totally to the starship, Destiny, of which he is part owner. However, the beautiful, red-haired woman who reminds him of his lost love, and who he suspects is working for a corrupt regime, represents a possible threat not only to the ship, but to his heart.
Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?
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I think she's lucky to be alive after that landing. Nice snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica,I think she thinks that too! :)
DeleteJessica is right about the landing. And that last line ... spectacular. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jess, yep, she is definitely lucky to have survived - so far!
DeleteWonderful description of their wild ride! And yes, that final line must give one pause--and hope she's right about the computer's analysis. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteIf she isn't this might be a very short story, LOL!
DeleteYou brought us right in for the landing with you. Hope she doesn't let the peaceful landscape fool her for long!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure she won't. She probably regards it as sinister, rather than peaceful! :)
DeleteWell, at least she didn't crash INTO anything.
ReplyDeleteTrue - more luck than judgement in this instance!
DeleteBumpy is about right! Got me curious about all sorts of things, like how did she get here? Presumably her craft is already damaged else why the bumpy landing in the first place?
ReplyDeleteSpot on, Botanist, her craft was badly damaged and she was lucky to land it and escape in one piece.
DeleteGreat descriptions!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy!
DeleteThis certainly grabbed my attention. She doesn't seemed phased by her crash landing though.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alexis - it takes more than a bumpy landing to phase our Cat! :)
DeleteNice dramatic beginning to the tale! Enjoyed the excerpt :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed it Veronica, always encouraging if the first paragraph passes muster!
DeleteGreat details that make the scene come alive. It's very easy to visualize what's going on. Also, it's interesting that she doesn't quite trust the computer analysis of the air.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, Ed. Yes, she doesn't trust anyone or anything very much, not even an A.I.
DeleteThis scene certainly does come alive. Interesting situation.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christiane, glad you liked it.
DeleteDangerous journey! Exciting start to an adventure.
ReplyDeleteThank you Melisse,hope you tune in next week for the next episode!
DeleteThat's a great beginning for a story, and your description of the crash is good too.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Elaine!
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