Six Sentence Sunday #3

[xakara]

Greetings, Kittens!

Here we are again for Six Sentence Sunday. I'd planned to give you more from A WAY TO A DRAGON'S HEART, but then I noticed the date. It's July 3rd and I have a new release tomorrow July 4th that it would be a shame not to share. We'll head back to Kryssa next week, but let's take a look at how Marshal Mackenzie Matthews is doing in DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. Available HERE tomorrow.

I was going to offer a bit of set-up, but I think even without context, the moment speaks for itself in a way I rather like.

Enjoy.

 

Mackenzie tried to stall but couldn’t remember how. “To see if I could get away with it; because if what you said was true, you wouldn’t be upset.”

“I’m not upset.”

For the first time in the months of being together, of growing closer, he wasn’t entirely sure about that, and that was the allure. It finally clicked why everyone danced so close to the edge, stepping in time to her mercurial nature. The heightened awareness had his heart in this throat, and his body flooded his system with an adrenaline equivalent somewhere between coming in public and petting a tiger.

Comments

[romancingalix.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Wow, what a fantastic adrenaline surge, I loved your description. Fantastic six, Thank you.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Fear-tinged pleasure, there's nothing quite like it! :)

Thanks!

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Definitely a tight spot to be in! LOL! Loved that last line!

Kathleen Grieve
www.kathleengrieve.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Yep, and he put himself there accidently, but was happy to arrive. *grin*

~X

Love it!

[sarah grimm (from livejournal.com)]

Fabulous last line! I'll be checking this one out tomorrow. Congratulations on it's release!

P.S. I fixed my 6SS so it's not longer 4 lines. Sheesh, that's what I get posting when I'm still half asleep.

~Sarah

Re: Love it!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I felt it conveyed things just right. However great the pleasure of the moment, there's still that "Oh My GOD" factor to it.

Thanks for those extra lines! :)

~X

[paula martin (from livejournal.com)]

Love your description of his adrenaline equivalent :-)

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad! I'd hoped that it came through and everyone immediately got it. So happy to know it worked! :)

~X

[fairytales81.livejournal.com]

Nice description in this snippet. Am intrigued to know what this is all about. Good luck with the release, too!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Intrigued, good, that means it was a perfect choice. *grin*

~X

[jessica subject (from livejournal.com)]

An intriguing excerpt! Congrats on your release tomorrow!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm excited. It seems like I've been waiting forever for it to come out. :)

~X

SSS

[gem sivad (from livejournal.com)]

His awareness and adrenaline rush "between coming in public and petting a tiger,"--great line.

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[xakara.livejournal.com]

:D! I'm just so happy that line worked and immediately clicked with everyone!

~X

[joanne kenrick (from livejournal.com)]

Love the cover! Is that hot or what? And the colors...so pretty!
Happy release day for tomorrow...how awesome, having a book release on 4th of July. That's pretty special, eh? Hope you've got some ace ways to celebrate all lined up :)

[xakara.livejournal.com]

It's incredibly awesome to have the story come out tomorrow! Beyond just being a holiday release, the story itself starts on July 2nd and ends just after midnight of July 4th, so it was beautiful to get the release date!

I love my cover too! I don't know how I'm going to give it up. It might have to be my permanent avatar because I'm so attached! :)

~X

[graylinfox.com (from livejournal.com)]

I LOVE "somewhere between coming in public and petting a tiger." Just beautifully written.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

It's one of my favorite lines in DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT! It covered everything I felt that moment would be. Thank you so much for the compliment!

~X

Congrats on release day tomorrow!

[(Anonymous)]

Fantastic description! Wow that is a great cover. Happy release day tomorrow!

Re: Congrats on release day tomorrow!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I just love it! She nailed my cover and it's so awesome that even shrunk to avatar size, the two men in the back are clear and beautiful and *happy sigh*, it's just a great cover. I love it! Thank you.

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Great six. Umm, sorry, not sure how to get this comment form to let me comment as me. Marie.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Hey, Marie! Sorry it wouldn't let you post. I keep trying to see what the problem is, but doesn't come up for me on any of our computers or through any of our browser options. I'll have to have someone walk me through excatly what they're seeing so I can find out it's it's LJ or something I have in place.

Thanks for commenting despite it being unfriendly! :)

~X

[taryn kincaid (from livejournal.com)]

Great illumination of the characters here. Best wishes on the release!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Taryn! I can't wait to have it out in the world. I really want to talk about it with readers and get their take on the configurations and developments. :)

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Intriguing snippet!

I know it's early, but happy release day!!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Early works for me! Thank you very much! :)

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Enjoyable six. Beautiful cover. Congrats on your release.

Cara Bristol
http://www.carabristol.com

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you and thank you! *grin*

I can't explain how odd it's been writing book 3 when book 2 wasn't out and I had no feedback on it. I know that it's what I have to look forward to, because the same thing will happen with book 4, it's just...strange. I'm glad I'll hear something before I turn in 3 and dive into 4.

~X

[hailey edwards (from livejournal.com)]

Now that is an interesting combination of experiences.

Happy early release day!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Indeed it is. I've done one, now I just need to do the other at some point to be sure that I was right. *grin* Thanks!

~X

[pippa jay (from livejournal.com)]

Interesting to know what he was trying to get away with. Congrats on your upcoming release.

[xakara.livejournal.com]

If only this was six paragraphs, because what he's trying to get away with is awesome too! *grin* Thanks :)

~X

[diannehartsock.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Petting a tiger? Sounds crazy and dangerous. Congrats on the new release tomorrow!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Nail, head, dead on as far as what he's doing and who he's doing it with at the moment. Thanks for the congrats. :)

~X

[sandra sookoo (from livejournal.com)]

Yay! So excited and can't wait to buy this book :-)

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I'm doubly excited and can't wait for you to buy it! I really want to talk about it with someone, a couple someones ideally. I want to know how the world is opening for others. *Excited Bounce*

~X

Congrats on tomorrow's release - great adrenaline high!

[lynnemurray.livejournal.com]

Wow, not everybody gets a national holiday book release day rolled into one! High voltage six!

Re: Congrats on tomorrow's release - great adrenaline high!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I know! Awesomeness and story appropriate in one, can't beat that! *grin* Thanks so much!

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, my, I definitely want to know what's going to happen next! Congrats on your new release! ;)

Nichelle Gregory

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's exactly how a snippet should make you feel! *Grin* Thanks!

~X

[cate peace (from livejournal.com)]

Wow. Those are some awesome descriptions! Fab six, and congrats on your release tomorrow!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You can't beat a "wow"! *Grin* Taking all of my release days vibes and preparing for a fabulous 4th thanks to all of you! :)

~X

[vernac.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

Congrats on your release! "Petting a tiger." Great description!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thanks, can't wait! :)

~X

[(Anonymous)]

Love that metaphor. Nice!

Dee

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thanks you, Dee! :)

~X

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[michele barrow-belisle (from livejournal.com)]

Everything about this radiates sexiness! Great 6!

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[xakara.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely the sweetest thing! Thank you so much! :)

~X

Nicely done!

[moirareid (from livejournal.com)]

Enjoyed that! Well done. Best of luck on the book!

Re: Nicely done!

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it. I hope it does well and people want more. :)

~X