Saturday, November 23, 2019

A warning - Snippet from EUROPA for #WeWriWa #SciFi Romance



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!

With Thanksgiving coming up, we’re spending the weekend cleaning and painting the dining room ceiling. In December, I hope to bring you snippets from my new story, Alarik, book 4 in Taxyon Space. In the meantime, I’m running snippets from the first book, Europa. This series stars alien mermen, Warrish, who have been secretly observing humans from a submarine base in the oceans of Jupiter’s moon.

Introduction for snippet: Dr. Nikki Bell is exploring the ocean of Europa when she spies six “mermen” hunting sea creatures. She is hiding in a coral forest and recognizes the man who saved her life.
The final sentence was: She clapped a hand over her mouth to stifle a gasp.

His gaze fixed on her and his eyes widened in surprise. His lips twitched into a fleeting smile; a second later, his red brows knotted in a frown. He swiveled around, facing away from her and blocking her view of the fishermen and the net.
Why was he ignoring her? Initially baffled by his rejection, Nikki guessed he had interposed his body to protect her from their sight.
Twisting his left hand behind his back, he made repeated shooing motions. Keep away, she interpreted his gesture.
Much as she longed to speak with him, she heeded the warning. She could scarcely withstand six athletic men armed with harpoons, however primitive they looked. Crouching lower, she slithered farther into the tangled branches until she couldn’t see the clearing.

 Europa

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Europa, Book 1 of Taxyon Space – SciFi Thriller and Romance
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Reviewers Say:
“Awesome storyline, great character building and enough action to keep you turning pages till the wee small hours, highly recommend.”
The author has created a tapestry that excites the reader’s senses, and inflames the imagination.”
packed with vivid imagery of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, and its oceans teeming with life.

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 Starrella

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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If you like the His Dark Materials trilogy, you'll love this book!”
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20 comments:

  1. I love this scene--that moment of recognition, that tease of a smile. And then his shooing motion--to protect her. :-) Nice! Have a good Thanksgiving, Aurora!

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    1. This story has a lot of great moments.
      We'll celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional turkey for five of us.

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  2. Great job conveying several conflicting emotions this scene evokes.

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    1. Thank you. This couple go through a lot of trauma.

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  3. Is he protecting her? Nice snippet, great descriptions ... as usual ;-)

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    1. He's trying to. He saw her predecessor being killed by one of his crueler comrades.

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  4. I like how protective he is and also that she got the strong hint to hide! Enjoyed the snippet!

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    1. He is very protective of her and a kind and honorable man(merman?).

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  5. Great snippet! I like that he warned her.

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    1. Yes. He saved her life earlier and doesn't want his efforts to go to waste.

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  6. I can picture the scene very well and keep expecting the others to ask him what he's doing as he must be looking rather odd to them, but hopefully their attention is elsewhere.

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    1. He is standing guard while they are catching sea creatures. Luckily, nobody noticed when he signaled behind his back.

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  7. Well we know who the hero is. Good thing he was there to protect her from discovery by the others. I hope she's grateful to him!

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    1. She's already grateful. He saved her life when she was trapped under the ice with diminishing oxygen.

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  8. Fantastic imagery! Great scene.Made we want to read more!

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  9. Great scene. I so want to read more. Have a great Thanksgiving.

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    1. It's free, so you can easily read the whole story.

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  10. He's protecting her which makes me want to read more.

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    1. Yes. Also, it's totally against their rules to interact with a human.

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