Welcome to another
Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday. Reading
is a safe pastime during the pandemic. Sample the work of a new author. Read
snippets of stories in different genres.
I’m continuing to offer
excerpts from my new fantasy, Bridget Bramble and the Wandering Elf. In a few weeks, I hope to begin on
snippets from my WIP, Baswin, Book
5 in my Science Fiction series, Taxyon Space.
In last week’s snippet,
Windswift has returned to Bridget. The elf says he has found a route and will
help her over the landslide.
You can read the
snippet at https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-thin-rope-snippet-from-bridget.html
The story continues:
For the second time, the elf
leaped onto the boulder. Kneeling on the edge, he reached down to her. “Take my
hand. I’ll lift you up here.”
Bridget grasped his warm fingers,
placed her foot on the side of the rock, and jumped at the same time as he tugged
on her hand.
She flew up.
In a supple motion, he straightened
his legs and stood erect, drawing her level with him.
Breathless with excitement, she
landed on her feet with her breasts almost touching his chest. Her nerves rang
alarms. She was standing far too close to a handsome man, a strange elf, yet
she dared not step backward and risk falling off the boulder. She blushed and
lowered her eyes.
Ten lines and I’m sure you’d like a little
more:
Instead of pulling her into an
embrace as some men might have done, he dropped her hand and rotated to stand
beside her. Gesturing ahead, he said, “Follow my steps. This way is easier.”
Without waiting for her reply, he hopped onto the adjacent boulder.
Fantasy romance. A young witch escapes the
destruction of her home and embarks on a perilous quest for the fabled land
where elves and humans live in peace.
In a land threatened by cruel invaders from the
east, Bridget Bramble lives in a small village where she barters herbs and
carved buttons. When marauders target her village and murder her family, she
flees into the woods. Armed with her Granny’s advice and a bag of magic
buttons, she sets out on the perilous journey to Oakenwald, the fabled land
where elves and men live in harmony. As she travels farther from home, she
encounters malicious creatures from the worst kind of folktale.
Lost in the foothills of the mountains, Bridget
meets the elf, Windswift the Wanderer. He offers to guide her across the mountain
range. But what is the elf doing in human lands? Can an ordinary, or almost
ordinary, human girl trust a cold hearted elf to lead her to safety?
Epic fantasy adventure and romance with darker
overtones. This story weaves elements of folklore and a quest for a safe haven
in a land where magic is real.
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Good job making this a sensual scene with lots of tension.
ReplyDeleteThanks. You're good at similar scenes.
DeleteBy being a gentle . . . elf, he's done what other males haven't. He's caught her interest and her trust. Nice scene, Aurora!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid some of the males in her past were quite ungentlemanly to her.
DeleteMmmm, I would totally stand that close to him, Covid be damned! :D Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yes, she is attracted but cautious. Many elves despise humans.
DeleteSeemed a little soon for an embrace so I'm glad he refrained. I hope she can climb this mountain as easily as he seems to think she can. Terrific snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you. She's clearly interested in him, but does he find her attractive? She doesn't know.
DeleteAlthough he didn't react, I'm curious as to whether he felt any of the attraction/tension. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteI suspect Bridget would like to know too.
DeleteI adore Windswift's character. And I rooted for Bridget the whole way through the story. Looking forward to book 2. :-)
ReplyDeleteNo pressure?
DeleteI like it so much that competence and character are really what undermines the attraction, not just good looks.
ReplyDeleteThey are more important for a good relationship, although he, like most elves, is handsome.
DeleteOh the tension... I really like the elf with his patience and gentlemanly ways about him.
ReplyDeleteGood. So does Bridget.
DeleteI'm glad he didn't pull her into his arms. Too much at that point.
ReplyDeleteCorrect. She would take fright and he doesn't know how potent her spells are.
DeleteWell, the elf is helpful, if not romantically inclined at the moment. I suspect Bridget is just as content to have him at a safe distance, although I think she is attracted to him. But is he interested in her at all? I'm looking forward to finding out!
ReplyDeleteYes, you asked the correct question.
DeleteOh, be still my heart. He's a gentleman... or, he's patient. Both are good traits.
ReplyDeleteHe's just met her and there's no hurry if they're traveling across the mountains together.
DeleteI like that bit of tension that she felt. The elf was a gentleman not to respond because I'm sure he felt it too.
ReplyDeleteElves may be accustomed to being admired by humans.
Deleteso is he 'just' helping her. interesting snippet, leaving us to wonder what kind of elf he is.
ReplyDeleteThis elf is my invention. He might resemble Tolkien's elves, although many of the elves in this story are friendly to their human neighbors.
DeleteIs he being a gentleman or is he just not interested in anything other than helping her?
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to read the book to find out.
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