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I’m posting excerpts
from Baswin, the
fifth book in my Sci-Fi Romance
series, Taxyon Space. The main characters are an alien merman and two psychic sisters. By
the end of the story, the elder sister (Holly) will match up with the alien
(Baswin).
You
can read last week’s snippet at – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2021/06/an-invitation-for-moon-sisters-excerpt.html
The
Moon sisters have just received an invitation to “undergo a critical assessment
of your paranormal abilities.”
Wrinkling her forehead, Holly
looked at her sister. “It’s a strange letter.”
Rosie cocked her head and
murmured, “What do you think?”
Holly stared at the neatly
printed lines of the letter. “It’s phrased as a polite invitation for some
unspecified important international business. But we haven’t been offered a
choice. There’s no request for a reply. No com code given for any
questions.”
“It’s a puzzle. Should we go?” Rosie’s eyes brightened in anticipation.
Ten sentences and you can read a little more:
“I don’t know.” Holly frowned at
the letter. “How on earth did this Braithwaite find out about our psychic
abilities? Only a handful of people believe in our talents. Even our neighbors
in the village are skeptical. They joke about our quaint notions.”
“Not all of them,” Rosie said. “Dr. Greene
believes my healing touch helps her patients to recover. And Sergeant Powell
trusts you to find missing people.”
Checking the date on her com,
Holly said, “We’ll soon find out. Tomorrow’s the fifteenth.”
Rosie scrunched up her lips in
disapproval. “They didn’t give us much time to prepare.”
“No time to scarper,” Holly
joked.
“Well, I’m going for the
interview,” Rosie said in a decisive tone. “I’d love to have a free trip to the
city.”
Holly shrugged. “Okay. We might
as well go. If only to learn why the guys at the Ministry for International
Affairs are so keen to assess our paranormal skills.”
An alien spy on the
run.
Two human sisters
chosen to train as astronavigators.
Their paths are
destined to converge.
They must overcome many
challenges to find a haven.
Psychic sensitives,
Holly Moon and her sister Rosie, are chosen as candidates for Warrish training
as hyperspace navigators. The sisters are eager to promote humanity’s advance
into space. But will they succeed? They must pass a series of rigorous tests
and adapt to the alien neuro-implants.
Alien merman, Baswin
Kenton Tallis, Second of his Triad, lives on Earth disguised as a human. When
Earth agents discover the secret identity of his older brother, Bas must flee
to the Warrish embassy in the Pacific Ocean.
Holly meets Baswin on
an island in the Pacific Ocean, but their destiny lies farther away. Many
obstacles will hinder their journey to a happy reunion with Baswin’s brothers.
Follow the adventures
of the three brothers of the Flaming Comets Triad in Baswin, Book 5 in Taxyon
Space.
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Sounds like the sisters have some intriguing powers. Enjoyed the snippet!
ReplyDeleteYes. Holly is a scryer and Rosie is a healer. Both skills will be needed during the story.
DeleteI hope their powers aren't exploited by this ministry!
ReplyDeleteIt depends what you mean by exploited. That sounds like another plot bunny!
DeleteI'm with jessica, let's hope they're not being taken advantage of.
ReplyDeleteThey're game to see what happens.
DeleteI like their enthusiasm tempered with questions.
ReplyDeleteI've tried to indicate the differences between their personalities in the sisters' responses.
DeleteInteresting set up for the adventures ahead. Enjoyed the excerpt - I like the sisters!
ReplyDeleteGood. I plan to continue their story in the next book of this series.
DeleteThe letter seems to be the inciting incident for your adventure.
ReplyDeleteIt is for the Moon sisters. Baswin has a different inciting incident.
DeleteHolly has a point. They won't know why they've been "invited" if they don't go.
ReplyDeleteExactly. It's the impetus for their story.
DeleteI don't know. I'm not sure I'd go, but they have no choice. ~sigh~ I guess they must go if we're to have a story. :-)
ReplyDeleteCorrect. Of course our characters often are more adventurous than we might be.
DeleteThey don't sound overly concerned about the summons (definitely NOT an invitation). Are they naive or so confident in their powers they're not afraid? I'm concerned for them! Tweeted!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tweet.
DeletePerhaps they are naive or else they dare not refuse the "invitation".
I'm skeptical about this summons. I'd be wary if it was me.
ReplyDeleteHolly is certainly skeptical, but she can't let her sister go alone.
DeleteI'm not sure the summons is a good thing. I curious to know more about their powers.
ReplyDeleteHolly's psychic power was demonstrated at the beginning wnen she spotted a missing girl.
DeleteUh oh. Never trust a government wo wants to research you...
ReplyDeleteI agree, although it happens.
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