From Warrior of the Nile, currently out on submission
Khenet, a warrior of ancient Egypt, is assigned by Pharaoh to journey down the Nile as bodyguard to Tiya, a noblewoman who has been selected by the goddess Nepthys to help her put a stop to black magic threatening all Egypt. Tiya is to die in the attempt and Khenet will also perish. Attraction sparks between the lady and her warrior:
“What kind of woman takes her beloved to his death?”
He shushed her gently, finger on her lips. “We are not going to think of those subjects tonight. The magic in these temple walls holds our fate at bay. Here, there is just you and me.” He leaned forward and kissed her, his tongue sliding between her parted lips to explore the depths of her warm mouth, tangle with her eager tongue.
Great six! Love the kiss.
Thank you much! It’s harder than I thought to pick a good six sentence excerpt. You just so much want to add that 7th one! LOL.
It *is* hard! I like the idea that the temple gives them a free pass. And doomed love is always hot!
Glad the temple idea seemed to work. There’s quite a buildup for that in the plot of course. Really enjoyed writing this novel. Thanks for the feedback!
Great setup! Love the ancient Egyptian setting 🙂
Awesome first line and very tender response!
Great six! Sensual.
Thanks for stopping by Eleri, Liz and Jennifer! Appreciated the comments, glad the excerpt was enjoyable!
Great scene of magic and love, passion and doom. I’m rooting for these two to find a way out, but I fear for them. Nice six Veronica!
p.s. thanks for stopping by at my site and reading and commenting!
Thank you for the comments – I hope you’ll get a chance to read the entire novel someday, if it sells. LOL. Glad the excerpt conveyed the flavor and Happy SixSentenceSunday to you too!
There’s a great seductive quality to the prose in this selection. Well done!
Thanks for the compliment! Smiling ear to ear…happy Sunday!
To the death, huh? 🙂
Well as someone said, it’s a romance so one can probably assume there will be HEA….but lots of good plot (I hope) to see how they manage to avoid that Fate they started out with. Thanks for the comment, made me smile too!
I love Ancient Egyptian settings…and oh, the tragedy of the situation…makes me really look forward to the HEA 🙂
Thank you! I do give them a VERY hard time through the whole novel – well, the goddess Nepthys does actually – but they hang in there and never give up.
very interesting premise of the temple’s protection.
THank you,the temple is a key plot point for this novel, glad you felt it had potential to be interesting, that’s encouraging!
Nice and sensual, with a hint of darkness. 🙂
Thank you very much, glad the darkness glints thru a bit. Nepthys, the goddess in question here, is VERY dark. and not too fond of humans!
Lovely six!
Thank you., I really am fond of these two characters and the challenges they’re facing.