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Today, I’ll continue the teaser
scene from my new release, Super Starrella. Estelle was knocked unconscious in
an explosion. When she woke, she was tied down in a weird cylinder and heard
strangers discussing her. Then, a woman in a white coat entered and spoke to her. Read last
week’s snippet here:
The last sentence was “Can I go home?” Estelle
shivered, afraid she was an unwilling participant in some outlandish
experiment.
“Not yet; we need to run more
tests to ensure there are no unpleasant side effects. We have informed Mrs.
Dawson that you are staying at the Solinar Veterinary Clinic.”
The name raised new questions in
Estelle’s mind. Wary of her captors, she asked, “Who are you?”
“You may call me Dr. Netta,” the
woman tapped the side of the table, eliciting a series of clicks. The top of
the cylinder swung open and the straps loosened around Estelle’s ankles and
wrists. Free to move, she rubbed her eyes and wondered if she were trapped in a
nightmare.
Dr. Netta removed a bulb from a
cabinet, twisted off the top and offered the bulb to Estelle, “Drink this; you
will gain energy.”
Estelle squeezed the bulb and the
cool liquid slid down her throat. Seconds later, her head swam, mist coiled
before her eyes, and she fell down a dark hole.
If you are anxious to
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Blurb
Teen
superhero, Starrella, and her flying horse tackle villains in the skies of
Atalanta.
The
quiet summer before her freshman year turns frighteningly weird after Estelle
Wright trespasses onto an Army base. Blown into the air and knocked
unconscious, she wakes with a nascent superpower. Not to mention a winged horse
with a snarky attitude and a mind of her own.
Back
home in Atalanta, a serial killer is targeting the students at Goldman
University. Before long she must juggle college classes with sneaking out of
the house after dark to battle alien monsters. Estelle’s life is in danger, but
who can she trust: handsome Captain Copper from military intelligence, or hunky
Toby, the tough gangster with a motorbike? Both men have secret agendas, but
falling in love is not in their plans.
Young
adult superheroes, quirky animal sidekicks, and a dash of romance enliven this thrilling
adventure. Book 1 of the Secret Supers.
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Hm, she doesn't seem very energetic... Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteShe's been sedated.
DeleteThe last paragraph worries me ... and she's in a veterinary clinic. nice snippet.
ReplyDeleteIt could be better. Dr. Netta is never pleasant.
DeleteThat was sneaky. Good snippet. I also want to know why a vet had her strapped down.
ReplyDeleteHer activation has been problematic.
Delete"She fell down a dark hole." Now that sounds very, very bad... Good choice of description, Aurora!
ReplyDeleteA dark hole, metaphorically speaking. She is not happy about her treatment at the Clinic.
DeleteWhy is she in a veterinary clinic? And beware of sinister doctors bearing energy drinks!
ReplyDeleteIt's part of the subterfuge.
DeleteSo much for "giving you energy"! This may give her cause to be a little less trusting.
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't trust them, although she is naive and dazed.
DeleteA veterinary clinic, and now a drink that made her pass out? I think there is so much she is not being told. Great snippet! :)
ReplyDeleteVery true.
DeleteNever trust anyone who says, "Drink this." Interesting set up. I wonder where it's going? Nice job, Aurora!
ReplyDeleteThanks! She is only 17 and has a lot to learn.
DeleteOh no, going from bad to worse! We're worried about Estelle, hope she figures out how to get away from these people. Vet clinic? What the heck! :-)
ReplyDeleteSubterfuge, perhaps. Getting away is easy.
DeleteVeterinary clinic? Lol. That doesn't bode well.
ReplyDeleteRead a little further and the vet part will begin to make some sense.
DeleteUh oh, not a good development. She probably should have been more suspicious of that cool liquid! And the place being a 'veterinary' clinic can't be good either. Just a fascinating snippet...
ReplyDeleteJust teasing!
DeleteThe medical help in a veterinary clinic doesn't induce confidence. Wondering what she'll find when she emerges from the "dark hole".
ReplyDeleteA brighter place is in her future.
DeleteGreat last sentence, very evocative of the effect of the drug on her. And I was like, "Wait, WHAT? A Vet clinic?" LOL ...must know more!
ReplyDeleteThe book cover shows a horse, which partly explains the vet clinic.
DeleteAnd I guess she shouldn't have drunk the liquid? She'll be kicking herself when she comes to, won't she? She'll certainly be less trusting!
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely.
DeleteThat last line reminded me forcefully of Alice in Wonderland. Down the rabbit hole indeed ... though I wonder if this draught will make her larger or smaller.
ReplyDeleteNeither. But she will experience wonders.
DeleteI thought the same thing, Ed. Great minds! ;-)
Delete~Joyce Scarbrough
Uh oh. Things aren't looking good.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the idea.
DeleteOops...have to watch out about accepting strange fluids from people you don't know. :-)
ReplyDeleteSure, poor Estelle is thinking straight.
DeleteGreat description. I think being told she was in a veterinary clinic should have been her first warning bell.
ReplyDeleteHearing the people discussing her was one clue, and being tied down was worse. She wants to become a vet, so that part might not be so scary to her.
DeleteA vet clinic makes me wonder if she's considered an animal by them. Very eerie!
ReplyDelete~Joyce Scarbrough
I'm a bit worried about the 'unpleasant side effects' on top of everything else she's going through!
ReplyDeleteThat Dr. Netta wants to scare her into compliance, but Estelle is tougher than she looks.
DeleteVeterinary Clinic, what the hell! I'm wonder if the doctor is not creating the unpleasant side effects on her own. I wonder why Estelle drunk the potion so readily.
ReplyDeletePoor girl is confused.
DeleteSneaky tricksters! I would have never trusted that if I had woken to find myself some sort of captive, but alas, she's probably too scared to think straight.
ReplyDeleteAlso drugged.
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