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Beloved Enemy joined Starquest and Children of the Mist to continue the Destiny Trilogy and I'm thrilled to announce was shortlisted for the R.N.A. RoNA Awards 2017, awarded 2nd Runner up in the RONE Awards 2017 and was the winner in the SF/Fantasy category of the 'Best Banter Contest'.

Saturday 8 July 2017

WeWriWarKerry's internalising



Welcome to Weekend Writing Warrior and 8 Sentence Sunday, the weekly hop for everyone who loves to read and write! We've got a variety of genres and talented writers just waiting for you to come sample their work.

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I'm currently sharing snippets from Starquest, the first book in the SF Romance series,  The Destiny Trilogy.
Thanks so much to everyone who commented last week. (I'll be away at the RNA conference next week so will have to miss a week but hope to continue with the penultimate snippet from this book the week after.

Summary of snippets so far:

Having been rescued from her sabotaged starship by the crew of the Destiny, Jess has persuaded them to help her save the inhabitants of the planet Phidia from a cruel invader by the name of Ayandos. Kerry Marchant, the ship's second in command, has had to revise his initial mistrust of her. He is also somewhat stunned on learning that far from being the deceitful character he'd thought her, she is not only on a mission to save a planet, but is in fact an interstellar missionary!

Punctuation slightly Edited from published version to keep within sentence count.

Now that he felt confident she no longer posed a danger to the ship, he admitted to feeling a certain concern for her. She was obviously still anxious about something and he could not surmise what it might be. She was starting to disturb him more than he cared to admit, and it was no longer because he did not trust her. There had been a note of sincerity in her voice when she’d told her story, which was as convincing to him as it obviously was to Jon. 

He shrugged, he must have been in space too long. He was growing soft. He had never lost sleep over a woman before and he was not about to do so now. Not even for a beautiful, green-eyed missionary with long, flame-coloured hair. He narrowed his eyes in sudden resolve. No, especially not for a beautiful, green-eyed missionary with long, flame-coloured hair.


BLURB: When Jestine Darnell is rescued from her sabotaged starship by the crew of the Destiny her only objective is to complete her mission and keep her promise to save a world from slavery. Love is the last thing on her mind. However, she has not counted on losing her heart to Kerry Marchant the ship’s second in command, who makes his distrust of her painfully obvious, despite the chemistry between them. The completion of her mission has consequences that neither of them could have foreseen.

Enter Dahll Tarron, who becomes involved in a long and dangerous quest to find the Destiny. Fates become intertwined, perils shared, culminating in the realization that sometimes love may be so close that there is a danger it will not be recognized until it is too late…

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28 comments:

  1. Sounds like he's craving some companionship. ;)

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    1. He would hate to admit it but you're not wrong there, Jessica! Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Oh come on, Kerry, admit it. In this battle with yourself about her, you've already lost.

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    1. LOL Ed you're so right, but it's a difficult thing for him to accept!

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  3. What a terrific snippet. So succinct and precise and the touch of longing is there. Lovely.

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    1. Aw thanks Charmaine, so glad you enjoyed it!

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  4. Uh huh, he has it bad and is DOOMED inagoodway LOL. Enjoyed the snippet!

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    1. Yes Veronica - I think you're right, he has it bad if only he'd just admit it!

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  5. Yep, he's gonna lose some sleep over that "green-eyed missionary with long, flame-coloured hair".

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    1. Hi Jacob - yes, despite his protestations to the contrary, I think you're right there!

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  6. Good snippet, Hywela. He's in so much trouble.

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  7. Me thinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Yeah, he's got it bad, all right. I predict sleep loss ahead. Nice snippet.

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    1. Hi Jenna, I think we're in agreement, and yes, he doth protest too much! :) Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  8. Someone has made an impression! Great snippet.

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  9. Yup. He's not getting distracted at all. ;)

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    1. Nah, course he isn't!:) Thanks so much for commenting, Amy!

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  10. Too late. He's a goner! Love his self-argument that he's going to lose.

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    1. Thanks Nancy - yes it's not often he loses an argument with himself but in this case you're absolutely right!

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  11. Maybe he'd sleep better if he stopped thinking about how beautiful she is. :D

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    1. LOL, I think you're right and he is quite annoyed with himself for finding her so attractive!

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  12. Sounds like she's the perfect woman to lose sleep over. Great snippet.

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    1. Hi Jennifer, yes, I'm afraid he's in for a sleepless night unless he's honest with himself and goes and sorts it out!

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  13. You go right on trying to convince yourself. We'll wait.

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  14. He's got it bad, doesn't he? Great snippet.

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    1. I'm afraid he has, Diane, thanks for stopping by!

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