Passages of Eliea 5/19/13 Snippet Sunday/Weekend Writers

Thank you for stopping by for another Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors, two amazing writing groups sharing excerpts every week. I especially want to thank all those who have read the snippets from my wip, Storms of Conflict, these past weeks. Today I have a new story to share, a dark romance titled Passages of Eliea. Eliea lives in 19th Century England and is the eldest daughter in an aristocratic family. She is engaged to Matthew, but has fallen under the spell of a stranger, a mysterious figure named Edward whom she has encountered only once, on the night before the story’s opening scene which is my snippet today.

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Enjoy!!

Eliea moved from one side of the balcony to the other, uncertain if the rustling of leaves she heard under the moonlit sky was caused by his presence or was merely the wind. Seeing nothing, she went inside. The sound that followed her echoed her name, sending a cold shiver down her bare spine. The backless gown she was wearing slipped from her shoulders and she thought she felt fingertips caressing her already warm skin. What was he, she wondered, that he could have this hold on her though they had spoken only once and so briefly when he told her there were secrets being kept from her. The whisper of her name mixed with the wind. Turning around, she saw nothing, but still felt his touch.

“Eliea,” he called to her from the tree-shaded garden below.

STORMS OF CONFLICT 5/12/13 Snippet Sunday/Weekend Writers

Thank you for joining me! Happy Mother’s Day!!!

I have another excerpt from my Sci Fi wip, Storms of Conflict, a novel about rebellious space colonists unhappy with the oppressive centralized rule of Earth’s government.

My heroine is a Fleet officer, Ensign Katherine (“Kat”) Mallory, who is torn between love and duty.

Last week’s excerpt ended with the newly elected President Jeremy Hayes “requesting” that Kat keep an eye on his daughter, Britt, who wants to join the space service. Britt would attend Fleet Academy along with Kat, but would retain her civilian status. As heir to one of Earth’s ruling families, Britt is expected to take a prominent role in the government one day.

This snippet appears in chapter two. Enjoy!!

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“Am I disturbing you?” Britt Hayes said, always finding a way to interrupt Kat’s studies.

“I’m struggling with Strategic Analysis and the exam’s tomorrow.”

“You’ll do fine. You always do.”

“I’m not like you, Britt. This stuff doesn’t just come to me.”

The President’s daughter smiled smugly, making herself comfortable on Kat’s bed, when two shots from a pulse rifle shattered the windows in the room. Two figures, their faces covered with scarves, rappelled in and slammed a rifle butt against Kat’s skull.

STORMS OF CONFLICT 5/5/13 Snippet Sunday/Weekend Writers

Welcome back to another Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors weekend! Thank you for stopping by! I have another excerpt from my first novel, Storms of Conflict, still very much a wip. It’s Sci Fi and centers around the heroine, Ensign Katherine (“Kat”) Mallory, a Fleet officer torn between duty to Fleet and her love for rebel leader, Gabriel Salazar, who is being held prisoner after having been captured by Earth Security Forces.

In the last excerpt, Kat, Jamie and Zoe were in the spaceport waiting area where they watched as President-elect Hayes argued with his headstrong daughter, Britt, who was determined to join the Space Service. Jeremy Hayes approaches them in this excerpt with an offer.

Enjoy!

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“Ensign Mallory, hero of the Independence?” said the imposing figure who was to be President of Earth’s government in two weeks’ time.

“Ensign Katherine Mallory, yes, sir.”

“What you did in stopping the mutiny aboard Independence saved the inner colonies, Ensign Mallory,” Jeremy Hayes said.

“There were many brave men and women on the ship, sir.”

“Don’t be modest, ensign — your picture is all over the news vids,” said Britt Hayes, grinning. Kat didn’t know if the President-elect’s daughter was being sincere or sarcastic, but she didn’t really care. She only wished her transport would arrive soon and get her, Jamie and Zoe away from Alleris colony.

“I have a request, Ensign Mallory,” Jeremy Hayes said, making it sound more like an order.

Drabble Day ~ Sprout

Time for another Drabble Day flash fiction. For more please visit here.

The prompt this week is Sprout.

“It’s not possible to sprout wings and fly,” Mac said. Still he held his breath and watched as Jessie did the spell.

“I’m waiting,” he said after several minutes of absolutely nothing. “What are you waiting for, Jess?”

Casting him an icy glance, Jessie threw another handful of black sand into the flame and chanted the obscure spell. Still nothing.

“You’re doing something wrong.”

Obviously. Do you wanna try?”

“Me? I don’t think so.”

Jessie sighed and sat on the cold ground, looking at the flame. “Something’s missing. Mac, I need your water bottle.”

Mac complied, skeptical as he was. “For the spell?”

“No. I’m just thirsty.”

Redemption

I follow her pathway to hidden depths
To places which only we know
Lost dreams and forgotten secrets
Over before they had a chance to thrive
I return to find her where she promised to be
Waiting for renewal and redemption.

STORMS OF CONFLICT 4/28/13 Snippet Sunday/Weekend Writers

Welcome to another Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors! Thanks for sharing your day with me!

In the previous excerpt, the heroine, Kat, and her friends, Jamie and Zoe, were waiting for a transport vessel which was to take them to their ship, Defiance. While waiting at the Alleris Colony Spaceport, they noticed a group of government officials huddled together in what appeared to be a tense discussion. They were surrounded by a security detail. This excerpt picks up there.

Enjoy!!

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Amid the eight or nine men in dark suits stood a beautiful young woman, dressed in the trendy style of the inner colonies and elite circles of Earth. She was tall with short, curly blond hair, wisps of which fell in front of her eyes as she shook her head, apparently in some disagreement or argument with one of the men.

“That’s Jeremy Hayes,” Jamie said, referring to the man arguing with the girl. The name of the president-elect of Earth’s government was universally known, but what was he doing in the largely deserted spaceport at midnight? There were no reporters in sight which meant his being on Alleris was a very well-kept secret.

“Who’s the girl?” Zoe said.

“His daughter, I think, and she doesn’t look happy.”

“I want to enlist in the space service, father, and you can’t talk me out of it,” the girl said in a raised voice that caused the security people, and even Jeremy Hayes to look over in Kat’s direction.

Drabble Day ~ Rest; Zombie

Drabble Day is a flash fiction hosted by Aheila on her website. Click here for links to more.

Since I missed last week’s, I’m using the prompt from last week – Rest – and this week’s prompt – Zombie – in my Drabble. Enjoy!

I’ve not had a moment’s rest since the last zombie attack which was just two days ago. Tracy and I had few remaining weapons with which to fend them off. It’s quiet now, but I know they’ll be back and this time I’m alone. Tracy went to the next town for supplies, hoping she would find food which was improbable, but we had nothing here, no reason to stay yet we did. We refused to give up. This was our home and no zombie army would drive us out.

“Are you still playing that ridiculous zombie apocalypse video game?” Tracy said. “Help me with these groceries, okay?”