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Welcome to Sample Sunday. This time I am offering the begining of The Chosen One due for release by Rebel Ink Press in early 2011. I hope you enjoy. The Chosen One by Lisa Day It was only early May. It felt more like late August. The drought of 1860 and it's extreme heat added to the normal discomfort of traveling by stagecoach in this arid part of the country. The road from Austin to San Antonio rutted with the wheel markings of earlier coaches already made the trip unbearable. Today, for the passengers it would be worse. A thick layer of the fine light brown dust, with a hint of dark orange and brown specks settled on everything and everyone in the stage-coach. An older woman, one would guess around fifty year old, was returning from visiting her son in the east. She held a lace handkerchief to her nose trying to filter some of the particles out. There were also two different types of men inside. The man wearing the brown bowler style hat fancied himself a gentleman. He continued to send more sand and grit everywhere as he incessantly slapped it off himself, carrying on as if the annoying dust chose only him land on and irritate. The other man was a cowboy heading to a new job three stops down the line. He just took the fine layer of dust as an expected part of travel in this part of the country. He started to nod off. Of the four passengers aboard, the young woman had already drifted off to sleep and the dust no longer plagued her for the moment. The man handling the reigns slowed the conveyance, eventually coming to a stop. At age fifty-four Buck was an experienced guard. He was riding shotgun today and did not like the look what he saw at all. Stopping in the middle of nowhere was not a good omen. Everyone now aware the coach had decreased speed. Resulting in all the passengers became very alert. “Sam, we got trouble the tree limb blocking the road ain’t right there ain’t no trees for another three miles yet.” “Buck, Buck!” Sam said as he nudged, Buck to look left, “Yep and here it is.” Four masked men, guns out aimed at the driver and mate. Each rider watched with tense alertness as the carriage slowed to a complete stop. Please look for the The Stepbrothers out now! Amazon kindle and Nook and all other formats. http://www.amazon.com/Stepbrothers-ebook/dp/B005VQBHCS/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318765188&sr=1-3 barnes&nobels http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stepbrothers-lisa-day/1106674658?ean=2940013311145&itm=3&usri=lisa%2bday Thank you for stopping by. Please send out a tweet before you go. If you'd like you can also follow the blog or leave a comment. Thanks Agian,
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Here's another lttle piece from The Stepbrothers Clint and Samantha have spent a few weeks in the cabin undistrubed by anything or any one. An event ( no spoil here) has unsettled the peace that formed between them. But the appearance of an intruder chances everything: Clint rolled up the papers and put them away and the rest of the day was strained between them. The evening would be even worse. After dinner she watched him strap on his holster and check his gun to be sure it was loaded. “I’ll be back around dawn. I’m going hunting. Night.” Clint turned, slung the canteen’s strap over one shoulder and closed the door behind him. Yelling ensued outside the door and she heard him say,“Samantha, drop the bar.” Then nothing but silence. “Damn him, damn, damn,” she cried out as she threw the dishes toward the bucket to soak. They flew through the air but never made the bucket and both crashed to the floor. One broke into pieces while the other bounced twice and landed still in one piece. Unnerved by the idea of being alone, she stayed up late into the night playing solitaire until her head bobbed. Finally she crawled into bed. It was not only empty feeling but cold as well. **** Bang! Bang! Bang! Clint was back and pounding on the door. “Okay, okay, I’m coming.” Eyes half open Samantha lifted the bar and flung open the door. She’d decided to give him a nasty piece of her mind upon his return. “Clint we neeee…” The man standing there wasn’t Clint. Instantly his foot was in the threshold preventing her from slamming the door shut. “Well, well. What do we have here?” He took another step inside the cabin while she took another step back while eyeing the door. “There ain’t no need for that little lady.” He followed her eyes and saw her considering her chances of escape. “Where’s Clint? He’s expecting me. I done brought provisions.” “Clint What?” “You’re in his home, Ma’am.” “Yes, I know. I’m sorry. I was asleep. He should be here any second, he went out to feed the horses early today,” Samantha lied wrapping her arms around herself. She was trying to decide if the man was friend or foe. The man didn’t respond in words, but his facial expression screamed at her…liar…liar. The pink blush spreading across her cheeks didn’t help her case none either. Thanks for stopping by. If you would like to be reminded of the release date please fill out contact sheet.(never ever shared) Please be sweet and send a tweet before you go! |
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