Time for another teaser from Daughter of the Dark. (Yes, I am going to post these until the book is out.) “It doesn’t matter, what is done is done, and cannot be changed. We can just change what happens next.” -From Daughter of the Dark, coming fall 2016.
Time stretched-. My shoulders started to cramp, and I wished my abductors had untied me before they left. When I heard the sound of voices, I was sure they weren’t going to my cell. Because no kidnapper would take a guest to see a prisoner. They would if they plan to sell me. The thought hovered in my brain, taunting me. I shook it off. “ This better be good,” Tony growled. Gwynfar be praised, I’ll get out of this…
The rats scuttled deeper into the shadows as I walked by. Around me, the alley were dark. Almost as dark as my mood. I had scoured the docks for days, in search for a vampire. Finally one patron had told me to go to the Broken Rose, at the end of Varne Alley. Varne Alley is long, one of the longer alleys. In a slightly more respectable part of the town, it would have been called Varne Street,and been paved….
This is part of the 1800 words I had to cut yesterday. It is non-spoilery, though, so I have decided to post it here in chunks. I *might* rewrite it into a short story about how Jenny and Tony met some time in the future. Tension coiled inside of me when I stepped out. I expected to step into a hallway filled with angry agents, demanding my arrest. To my surprise the hallway was empty. My hand crept down…
This is another teaser from a deleted scene that didn’t quite fit the story. It is non-spoilery so I felt it was a good teaser. And if you have missed my previous teasers, I’ve posted a link to them on my brand new extras page. The haggling stopped when I walked past. They glanced at me, a mix of curiosity and fear in their eyes. I felt uneasy. How can the Daughters stand it, living excluded, never really part of…
This teaser is much further into the book, but it is being cut, since the vampire is far away, and she doesn’t have that good nose :). I took a deep breath, and froze. Hidden beneath the smell of freshly baked bread, were the metallic scent of vampire.“ By the Moon. Why are vampire males so stubborn?” I hissed under my breath. I had no doubt that the vampire was Rocha, had decided to follow me. Despite being told that…
I am busy editing Daughter of the Dark, but here is a tiny teaser from the Second Chapter. Even if it isn’t perfect, the draft will be much better when I’m finished. Which should be, since the last time I revised it was 2009, I have improved a lot as a writer since then. And then, I’ll start looking for an editor in earnest. I’ll probably post the revised first chapter in January. Or maybe on Christmas eve. 🙂 The…
I spent yesterday creating a cover for Daughter of the Dark. I am really pleased with how it turned out. Simple, yet it doesn’t scream home made to me. Best of all? All the elements in the stockphoto I found is tied to the plot. So here comes a tiny snippet from Daughter of the Dark: I knew that the wool was expensive. Very expensive. The money I would get if I sold a bolt of that wool was…