{"id":8633,"date":"2021-07-18T01:05:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T05:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2021-07-17T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T01:00:04","slug":"arent-you-allowed-to-swim-warrior-priest-weekendwritingwarriors-scifiromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8633","title":{"rendered":"Aren&#8217;t You Allowed to Swim? &#8211; Warrior Priest #weekendwritingwarriors #scifiromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cWrW5h1cKkY\/UQaGUcSiNeI\/AAAAAAAABAA\/UxDMpIoXpJk\/s1600\/wewriwa_button.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center>It&#8217;s Sunday and time for the\u00a0 WeWriWa blog hop. Writers share 8-10 sentences from one of their stories.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m continued the scene from last week. Selena and Jade are at a refugee camp on his home planet, and finally getting a little more personal.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for visiting!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deciding to change the subject, Selena glanced toward the creek. \u201cDo you like to swim?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNot right now. Selena, come on. It\u2019s getting late.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThen go to bed if you want to.\u201d She slipped off her sandals and unwrapped her robe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be kidding me.\u201d Jade turned his head, visibly clenching his teeth and curling his hands into fists at his sides. \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of this, Selena?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s my 10 sentences, but if you&#8217;d like a bit more, read on. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s called going for a swim. Like most normal people do in hot, humid weather.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She pulled off her loose pants and headed toward the creek, wearing her strapless bra and under shorts. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFive minutes, and then we\u2019re going.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSir, yes, sir!\u201d She marched into the water. It was warmer than she\u2019d hoped, but still pleasant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAren\u2019t you allowed to swim?\u201d she called from the creek.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYes, we\u2019re allowed to swim. We\u2019re trained to swim, but not with half-naked women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Warrior Priest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Science Fiction Romance)<\/p>\n<p>What happens when a warrior priest from a strict religion meets a free-spirited priestess from a new age commune?<\/p>\n<p>Jade and Selena are as different as two people can be, but to facilitate an alliance between their worlds, they engage in a cultural exchange. With their galaxy in danger from a planet that wants to conquer or destroy all others, they realize the importance of their assignment, but it is difficult for a warrior priest and a nonviolent priestess to understand each other.<\/p>\n<p>Selena is both attracted and appalled by his old school masculinity, and Jade is tempted to break his vow of celibacy until marriage due to his powerful desire for her. Will this unlikely pair not only find common ground, but unconditional love?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Warrior Priest<\/strong> is available for pre-order at \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warrior-Priest-Kate-Hill-ebook\/dp\/B096BGK6RM\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=kate+hill+warrior+priest&amp;qid=1622926456&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\/<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/ca\/book\/warrior-priest\/id1570525891\">\u00a0Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/warrior-priest-kate-hill\/1139625049?ean=2940164924720\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/warrior-priest-3\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1087232\">Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If anyone reading this post happens to be on Pinterest, I&#8217;ve recently opened an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/katehillromanceandmore\/\">account<\/a>\u00a0and would love to connect with you there, if you would like.<\/p>\n<p>See you next week!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read snippets from other authors in the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog hop <a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s Sunday and time for the&nbsp; WeWriWa blog hop. Writers share 8-10 sentences from one of their stories. I&rsquo;m continued the scene from last week. Selena and Jade are at a refugee camp on his home planet, and finally getting a little more personal. Thank you for visiting! 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