Saturday, June 19, 2021

No time to scarper - #Snippet for #WeWriWa from Baswin

 


Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday. Sample the work of a new author. Read snippets of stories in different genres.

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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24 comments:

  1. Sounds like the sisters have some intriguing powers. Enjoyed the snippet!

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    1. Yes. Holly is a scryer and Rosie is a healer. Both skills will be needed during the story.

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  2. I hope their powers aren't exploited by this ministry!

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    1. It depends what you mean by exploited. That sounds like another plot bunny!

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  3. I'm with jessica, let's hope they're not being taken advantage of.

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  4. I like their enthusiasm tempered with questions.

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    1. I've tried to indicate the differences between their personalities in the sisters' responses.

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  5. Interesting set up for the adventures ahead. Enjoyed the excerpt - I like the sisters!

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    1. Good. I plan to continue their story in the next book of this series.

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  6. The letter seems to be the inciting incident for your adventure.

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    1. It is for the Moon sisters. Baswin has a different inciting incident.

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  7. Holly has a point. They won't know why they've been "invited" if they don't go.

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  8. I 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. :-)

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    1. Correct. Of course our characters often are more adventurous than we might be.

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  9. They 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!

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    1. Thanks for the tweet.
      Perhaps they are naive or else they dare not refuse the "invitation".

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  10. I'm skeptical about this summons. I'd be wary if it was me.

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    1. Holly is certainly skeptical, but she can't let her sister go alone.

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  11. I'm not sure the summons is a good thing. I curious to know more about their powers.

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    1. Holly's psychic power was demonstrated at the beginning wnen she spotted a missing girl.

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  12. Uh oh. Never trust a government wo wants to research you...

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