“Both of you tell me you are not one and the same, and yet you remember everything. You know each other’s minds. You know what the other is planning and you let it happen.” The words come in a rush… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 12
_____ was the first man she’d seen whose scars were a fact of life. On him, they were a testament to his strength and will to survive. At least two of his scars would have been life threatening. He’d received… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 11
The fantasy made the region around her heart ache. Why couldn’t she have met a guy like this before? Maybe if she had, her life would have turned out differently. Maybe he could have kept her thoughts and dreams occupied… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 10
The doc cleared her throat. “In light of the unusual circumstances,”—her tone said just how much of an understatement that was—“I am willing to put aside what happened earlier, for now. I believe it is … not impossible … for… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 9
A pot broke in the kitchen. The cook screamed and chased the thief outside, but the wily youth escaped with a loaf of bread to fill a painfully empty belly. The wizard noticed and Woden smiled, savoring his reaction. There… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 8
_____ followed the corridor, feeling colder with each step. She could hear her heart beating out a frantic staccato against her ribs. The sound drowned out any noise her shoes might have made on a regular floor. This one had… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 7
“You presume me immune to Honorine’s charms?” “I know you to be.” Her fingers travel over my arm. “Innocence was never a lure for you, not even m-mine.” _____ was an innocent the first time she rode alone through the… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 6
“Y-you know who I am?” He chuckles, more of a scoff. “Oh, I know.” He turns and I see his profile, backlit by the fire. He has long wooden stick in his hand to tend the fire; there are no… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 5
____ went for the first thing she could reach. A pillow. In her fright, she didn’t care. She whaled it over his head again and again, until the thing tore apart and feathers rained everywhere. When all that was left… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 4
A whirlwind rises around me, so powerful I’m afraid it will lift me off my feet, and I don’t understand how the cards can be so still on that barrel, so steady, as if my future is already written in… Read More »12 Days of Christmas Excerpts Contest Day 3