Hello and Happy New Year! I wasn’t around much in 2020, but I’m looking forward to blogging more this year. There’s no better way to start than with the WeWriWa blog hop. In this hop, writers share 8-10 sentences from one of their stories.
This week’s snippet is from Bloodbloom, the second story in my Confessions series.
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I stop my car outside of the Savage Sage club and glance at the gray brick building made in the image of a medieval tower. My sigh is more a snort of indignation. Here I am — one of the finest warriors in the rebel army, reduced to nursing his wounds while managing a modern-day brothel.
I can’t keep the wicked smile from my lips. If Lucas heard that thought, we’d probably end up dueling. My bitterness isn’t directed at this place. Not really. It’s just that I’m already restless, and right now my pride stings more than my healing wound. I received this almost lethal injury while protecting Blaxton, the Sovereign Vampire of the USA. I suppose he thinks he’s being kind, removing me temporarily from his personal guard, or more likely, he can’t have a half-healed soldier by his side.
About Bloodbloom
(M/M Erotic Paranormal Romance)
Lance Bloodbloom: For years I’ve served as an agent for the Sovereign Vampire of the USA. Since the demon occupation, I’ve fought on the side of the rebellion. Now I’ve been reassigned to the Savage Sage Club, which is also a safe house for refugees. My dilemma is Cupid — a former prostitute who now runs the club. From the moment I freed him from a sadistic flesh peddler, he stole my heart, but in my line of work, one can’t have a heart. Despite this, when I finally see Cupid again, I doubt I can control my passion for him.
Cupid: The night Lance rescued me from the dungeon where I’d been forcibly turned into a vampire and mercilessly used for blood and sex, I knew I would love him forever. He sent me away, though, to a place where I could recover and build a new life, and I have. I’m no longer a prostitute, and I run a club that is also a haven for members of the rebellion. Lance Bloodbloom is back, and I want him more than ever, so I’ll need to convince him that love is possible, even for a centuries-old warrior.
From Changeling Press
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“My pride stings more than a healing wound…” I feel his pain.
Interesting snippet. I like it.
Fascinating story set up. Lance is tough on the outside, trying to protect a heart he sees as his vulnerability. Great.
Pride goeth before a fall, Lance, and I’m thinking he’s going to fall hard for tender hearted Cupid. Nice set up, Kate!
He’s definitely bitter about this new assignment.
That’s quite a blow, to be moved to a new position like this one, even if he does understand why it was done.
Intriguing setup and I like the worldbuilding details. Great snippet!
Good setup. I wonder what the repercussions will be when he sees Cupid again and he can’t hold back.
Welcome back, Kate! 🙂 Good to ‘see’ you!
Great set up for the scene and the book itself. Lance certainly sounds like a no-nonsense kinda guy.
I agree with the other comments about the set up. Good job. I can feel his frustrations over being wounded and unable to perform his guard duties.
Oh, he really doesn’t like his new duties, but I’m sure they’ll bring him lots of adventures.