{"id":8699,"date":"2021-07-25T01:05:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T05:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8699"},"modified":"2021-07-24T19:56:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T23:56:04","slug":"happy-now-warrior-priest-weekendwritingwarriors-scifiromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8699","title":{"rendered":"Happy Now? &#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>The WeWriWa blog hop is here! In it, writers share 8-10 sentences from one of their stories.<\/p>\n<p>This week my excerpt from Warrior Priest (science fiction romance) starts off where last week&#8217;s left off. Selena is trying to convince Jade to go swimming with her.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf it\u2019s my lack of clothes that\u2019s the problem, I can put them back on.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGood idea. Put them on and let\u2019s go back.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDo you mean to tell me that you had no intention of going for a swim after your <\/strong><strong>workout? Why else would you come down here with a towel?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He shook his head and pulled off his tunic again. Clearly irritated, he removed his <\/strong><strong>boots and socks and strode toward the water. He plowed in, his eyes flashing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHappy now?\u201d He glowered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s 10 sentences, but here&#8217;s a bit more, if you&#8217;d like to read it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGood. I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAre you ever?\u201d She swept her hair behind her ears and walked toward him, her <\/strong><strong>heartbeat quickening. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She probably shouldn\u2019t have goaded him into this\u2014truly she hadn\u2019t expected him <\/strong><strong>to give in and join her. Now that he had, she wasn\u2019t going to miss the opportunity to get <\/strong><strong>to know him better.<\/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>The WeWriWa blog hop is here! 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