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Beloved Enemy joined Starquest and Children of the Mist to continue the Destiny Trilogy and I'm thrilled to announce was shortlisted for the R.N.A. RoNA Awards 2017, awarded 2nd Runner up in the RONE Awards 2017 and was the winner in the SF/Fantasy category of the 'Best Banter Contest'.

Saturday, 26 October 2019

#WeekendWritingWarriors #SnippetSunday - The Matchmaker's mare, continued...


Hi folks, I'm continuing snippets from the draft of my current 'work in progress' a fantasy novel 'The Matchmaker's Mare' which takes place in Wales. The  story is told from three p.o.vs. and two time-lines. Today's excerpt is again in Glyn's P.O.V. 

(This is only a rough draft to give the gist of the novel, and is subject to change and edits - and improvement on the wonky punctuation neede to adhere to the ten sentence rule!)


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SNIPPET

Megan parked up and walked across the yard, just in time to see the pony’s wild display of temperament, and cringed inwardly, wondering why anyone would voluntarily work with such dangerous animals.


A dark-haired man who looked to be in his early thirties, leaned over the gate of the schooling paddock. He turned his head toward her as she approached, and smiled, and she took in twinkling brown eyes like liquid brown chocolate, under a shock of dark, wavy hair and a tanned, good looking face. That was something of an understatement -  the man was gorgeous!

 “Mr Phillips? I’m from the vet’s. I was just passing, so I thought I’d drop this prescription in for you, save you having to pick it up in the morning,” she said,  trying to draw her attention away from those eyes, and handing him the package.

He tucked it into his pocket and took the hand she  proffered, in a firm handshake. “That’s very kind of you, thank you, my old dog will be grateful if this helps ease his arthritis.” He straightened up and looked back toward the schooling ring. “Excuse me just one moment, I just need to make sure Evan’s all right.”







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18 comments:

  1. I liked the description of him. nice snippet.

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  2. You know, the only thing missing from Beloved Enemy was a horse. You do such a good job bringing them to life.

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    1. Thanks Ed! :) I couldn't really find an excuse to have a horse in Beloved Enemy - but there are several in the first two books!

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  3. Awe, I like him already. Worried about the comfort of his old dog. Nice!

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    1. He really cares about his animals! Thanks Teresa!

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  4. I like him, too. Firm handshake tells of his controlled strength by not crushing her fingers. He's not hard on the eyes, either. :)

    I forgot to sign up. You can find my post at: http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/2019/10/wewriwa-pilot-im-confiscating-your-ship.html

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    1. LOL, that's what she was thinking! Found your post, Diane!

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  5. Okay - a gorgeous man with a dog. What more could she want?

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  6. I agree with Aurora. What more could she want? Hmm. maybe more!

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    1. LOL! Though she thinks she's not really in the market at the moment!

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  7. Well she was certainly struck by him at first sight! Enjoyed the snippet...

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    1. Thanks Veronica, yes she does find him...interesting. :)

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  8. Great description, and I love his concern for his dog. And that he's not distracted from his concern about Evan.

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    1. Thanks PT - yes he's a very caring person, in more ways than one!

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  9. Taking good care of his old dog. He's won me over.

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  10. Thanks Kate - he's good to his horses too!

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