It’s that time of week again. Time to travel around cyberspace sampling six sentences of published works or works-in-progress by various authors. It’s Six Sentence Sunday!
My six sentences comes from my romantic suspense, Backlash. My hero, Constable Chase Porter, has just found out that the Prairie Brotherhood, a criminal gang, has put a contract out on Lily Wheeler, my heroine.
Chase wrapped his hands around the top railing and lowered his pulsing head. A growl tore out of him. It had nothing to do with human and everything to do with wild. His heart rate jacked. His skull heated while fear, aggression, and predatory instinct pumped panic through his arteries and spiked it straight to his heart.
Enjoy your Sunday!
Backlash is now available in print from The Wild Rose Press, and Amazon. It will available in digital format on June1st.
I’m tapping my foot waiting for June 1st to get here! I can’t wait to read this, Karyn. And the line I quoted? Perfect. Absolutely perfect!
Thanks, Silver! I’m so excited to have you read it!
Wow, Karyn! I LOVE this week’s six! I have to read this book!
Thanks, Lee Ann! If you get a chance to read it, I hope you enjoy it!!
Excellent six. His tension jumps off the page ( or the screen!)
Thanks, Paula! I’m not even going to admit to the length of time it took me to write this scene 🙂 but I think it was worth it.
You did a great job of showing his physical response. I could feel his tension, anger, fear. Good writing.
Thanks, Sandy! I’m glad his fear came through in this bit!
Awesome six! Can almost feel his anger and resolve leaping off the page.
Thanks, Kate! This is probably the one scene I agonized over the most.
Vivid and intense.This really packs a wallop of emotion in what he’s feeling. Awesome six!
Thanks, Mae! I spent a lot of time on this scene trying to do justice to Chase’s feelings, so I’m glad that came across in this part!
Love his visceral reaction! I especially love this line too: “It had nothing to do with human and everything to do with wild.” Great six! 🙂
Thanks, Lorraine! I’m glad you enjoyed it! This scene almost hit the cutting room floor.
What a vivid, adrenaline-packed six to get our blood pumping! His anger shines through, and you can feel his need to rip something apart. 🙂
Thanks, Candice! You’re right on the money. And it’s those out-of-control emotions he fears the most!
Ooh, I liked how the more wild characteristics shone through. Great six!!
Thanks, Karen! His feeling are definitely feeling very primitive and I’m glad that came across!
So much raw emotion in one short excerpt – wow! Very well done, exciting excerpt!
Thanks, Veronica! It’s also great to get feedback and to know something is working!
Wow, very intense! Great six!
Thanks, Joanne!!!
Another book on my list of SSS writers to read. I’m ovulating with anticipation!!
ROFL! Keep yer panties on, woman!
LOL, WW and Thanks! I really hope you enjoy it!!!
Whoa! Raw and animalistic power here.
Thanks, Monica! Raw is what I was aiming for!!!
There’s so much tension in these six sentences. I love the way you’ve not just shown his anger but his distress as well.
Thanks, Elin! I’m glad that came across. I wanted that sense of ‘distress’ in there to help explain his reaction and what comes next.
Great 6! I really loved this line: “It had nothing to do with human and everything to do with wild”
Thanks, Angela! It took me a while to come up with that line so I’m glad it works!!!
Love it, very intense. Great six, I want to read more!
Thanks, Hildie!!!
Love that line too. And His skull heated while fear, aggression, and predatory instinct pumped panic through his arteries and spiked it straight to his heart. June 1st hurry!
Thanks, Calisa! I can’t wait for June 1st either 🙂