I Return!
This time with an excerpt from The Desert Fox and the Iberico Clavel, Book three in the Iron Angel series, which starts with The Strange Fate of Capricious Jones.
Alondra Gonzalez stared with numb horror at the gallows in the town’s central square. It had been erected with frightening rapidity. Pine sap dripped down one uncured upright. The rope dangling from the crossbar was raw hemp, thick and rough. The nails holding the structure together were still shiny, without a touch of rust.
She focused on the mundane details of construction to take her mind off of the figure shackled to a post in the center of the square.
ooohhh…very powerful six…would love to keep reading!
Thanks, Christine!
This one is actually still a first draft in progress, but I’ve got the first 10K or so done. I’ll keep posting more!
Powerful, well written six. Nicely done!!
Thanks Ursula! Glad you liked them! They’re actually the opener of the book.
And still, without knowing who is on the figure, my heart is in my throat. Well done!
Thanks Vivien! It gets better (I hope!)
Great description! Tense snippet.
Thanks Gemma!
Dang! The description is amazing. I can almost smell that new pine and the last line is a terrific hook! Well done six. I’m adding you to my Must Check Six list and I’m off to peruse The Strange Fate of Capricious Jones because I adore that name.
Woo Hoo! *does a happy dance*
I hope you enjoy Cap Jones as much as you enjoyed this six!
This was great and really descriptive. I can visualize the entire scene really well. Excellent six!
Thanks Elyse! Glad you liked them!
The devil’s in the details and you’ve got all kinds of devilry brewing here. Terrific six!
Ayep. Hoping I can keep this level of tension up for 60KWords or so.
This excerpt pumped chills through me. I’m scared!!!
Cool! Thanks!
Wow! I can’t believe how much I enjoyed reading your SSS. I want to read more. Very good.
I’ve got plenty of SSS up on the blog. I’ve just posted my second bit of Desert Fox, and given the feedback I’ll be sure to post more.
*blatant plug warning*
If you’re *really* digging what you see, you could go check out my books on Amazon. The Strange Fate of Capricious Jones is the start of the series where Desert Fox will be book three.
Thanks for the compliment!