Happy Easter or Passover to all who celebrate.
Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend
Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and
read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories. Find a new author and sample
their work. Enjoy!
I’m still posting snippets from Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space, but may be moving to another story
soon.
Blurb
Dr. Nikki Bell is devastated when the Watchers
reappear without her alien lover. Why did Kiron return to his home planet
without even leaving a message? In search of answers, Nikki jumps at the chance
to join the diplomatic team invited to visit the aliens’ home world. On
Rishalt, she must contend with the intricacies of Warrish society and an
undercurrent of hostility.
Kiron Arqin Ramis is
summoned home by his family to the unwanted honor of a new triad and union with
a high-ranked female. Unable to forget Nikki, he endures a perilous exile on a
wilderness planet instead of complying with his family’s demands. But, the
Triarchs have other plans for him.
Stakes are higher than
the lives of two individuals. Earth leaders are desperate to acquire the
aliens’ interstellar technology, while Warrish dispute the benefit of an
alliance with inferiors. Can Nikki and Kiron pierce the barriers separating
them to find happiness with provoking an unequal war?
Kiron
has been summoned to his home planet by his family. Note, in Warrish society,
adults form triads, units of three men or three women, often siblings. Their
families arrange unions (marriages) between the members of a male triad and a
female triad. Usually, the Firsts of each triad will form a pair, and likewise
the two Seconds and Thirds are matched. Following the conventions of his
society, Kiron’s parents have betrothed him to a young woman of superior rank.
You
can read last week’s snippet here –
I
have skipped to the end of the chapter. Kiron is visiting his brother Bassath
after a separation of four years while Kiron served as a Watcher on Europa.
Note:
Minor abuse of grammar to fit.
“Now we are comfortable,”
Bassath said, “let me show you our future brides.” Flicking his fingers, he
displayed the images of the three sisters. “Aren’t the Brisa lovely?” Bassath
breathed. “Don’t you long to embrace their lush figures?”
Sipping his wine, Kiron gazed at the elegant ladies. Their beauty
only reminded him of Nikki; he yearned to kiss her sweet lips and embrace her
supple body. Keeping his tone flat, he said, “As you say, they are lovely.”
“You don’t sound enthusiastic, brother,” Bassath complained. He
shot a quizzical look at Kiron’s stoic face, “Have your four years in the
masculine enclave of Watchers dulled your appreciation of female company?”
“Not at all,” Kiron attempted to laugh off the insinuation.
RISHALT
Two alien worlds. Two lovers torn apart. Twist
the hyperthreads into unity.
Several
of my books are, or will soon be, discounted to 99c for the first week in
April.
Fun fantasy adventure
& romance. Supergirl, Starrella, her snarky flying horse and hunky superhero,
Toby, combat mysterious killers in contemporary Atalanta (Atlanta).
Super
Starrella, Book 1 - Amazon
Starrella Falls, Book 2 - Amazon
Gargoyle Hunt, Book 3 - Amazon
Grand Master’s Pawn: Book 1 in Epic SciFi
Fantasy Series
SciFi Fantasy - Super
psychics in space. One young woman challenges the super psychics ruling the
galaxy, and finds an impossible love
Currently, I am writing the fifth book in this series.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers.
He's just a wee bit preoccupied. lol He must have it bad for Nikki if he's not tempted by the lovely ladies. :)
ReplyDeleteHe does love Nikki even though it's an alien concept in his culture.
DeleteI wonder if he'll stay loyal to Nikki or his culture. Very intriguing!
ReplyDeleteHe certainly has a dilemma - honor or love?
DeleteYep. The four years dulled his appreciation of all but one female's company.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what he's going to do to get out of this situation, or is he going to choose one of the women.
ReplyDeleteThis "situation" will be in question until the end of the book.
DeletePoor guy... he's gonna get in even more trouble! ;)
ReplyDeleteOf course!
DeleteHow can he feign enthusiasm when he's so preoccupied with someone else? Poor guy!
ReplyDeleteHe's too honest to feign enthusiasm he doesn't feel.
DeleteEveryone is dull compared to Nikki <3 Will he reunite with her? Will it be allowed by his culture?
ReplyDeleteThe answer is complicated.
DeletePoor Kiron, he's not going to be able to keep his secrets for too long, is he? I feel for him though! Enjoyed the excerpt - I thought you captured the feels here really well.
ReplyDeleteThank you. He's fond of his brother, but they've grown apart.
DeleteI feel for Kiron too, what an impossible position he's in. His love for Nikki is something alien to his people but how can he get himself out of this situation? Really gripping snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks. He'll need a little help.
DeleteHe's in a hard place now. It'll be interesting to see how he gets out of it.
ReplyDeleteHis tactics may only serve to delay the inevitable.
DeletePoor guy. Don't think he likes what his brother is implying at the end. Good snippet.
ReplyDeleteNo, and his brother will get more specific!
Delete