From Priestess of the Nile, my debut novella, out on January 23rd:
Merys stood carefully in one spot. She pushed her hair
out of her eyes roughly and sighed in frustration,
checking her neck one more time, not quite accepting
the loss of her necklace. The slithering sensation
against her skin as the old leather thong parted and the
amulet fell had been so startling, she had not grabbed
for it in time. Peering uselessly into the murk of the
Nile, Merys blinked back tears. The only possession of
my great-grandmother’s I had left, the symbol of my
being a priestess—gone. I’ll wait for the silt to settle
and then hopefully I can find it.
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Intriguing six!! I could feel her loss…the imagery was wonderful! Have a great new year! 🙂
Thanks for the compliment (I HOPE people will like the actual book when it comes out EEK THIS month!!!), always nice to see you! Hope your 2012 will be good as well…
I’m looking forward to reading the book! 🙂
AwwI feel sorry for the priestess…great, evocative six! And wish you all the best for the new year x
Best wishes to you as well & thank you for the compliment!
Terrific six – there’s a lot of emotion packed in these sentences.
Thank you, things do get a bit worse for Merys before they get a LOT better!
I love that you’re writing in the time of ancient Egypt. Great six. Very emotional. Happy New Year!
I love Ancient Egypt! Thanks for the compliment and Happy New Year to you as well…
Great six. Gorgeous cover. Best wishes for a wonderful release!
Thank you! I’m so excited that the book actually comes out THIS month. I’ve appreciated all your encouragement – HUG!
Aww, so sorry for her loss. I know that feeling. 🙁
Me too! But things get better for Merys going forward. Thanks for all your comments & support!
This is so terribly heartbreaking. But a fantastic six!
Thank you!
Hopefully, she can recover it! Looking forward to this story.
Much appreciated! Thanks for all your comments and encouragement as I’ve gone along!
🙁 sad! Great imagery!
Things do get better for Merys by the HEA! Thanks for the compliment!
Oh, Egypt overload! So many people are delving into this subject lately and I love it! Great six! I’ll have to add this to my TBR pile.
Glad you enjoy Ancient Egypt, fortunately we have all those thousands of years to work with! LOL Thank you VERY much…
I hope she finds it! Great emotion in this six!
Thank you very much indeed!
How sad! Hope she finds it. “The slithering sensation
against her skin as the old leather thong parted and the
amulet fell. . .” I could feel it happening to me. Well done.
I’m glad you enjoyed the snippet & thank you!
Wonderful six, Veronica. I could really feel the necklace slide and her despair with its loss. Well done. 🙂
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the excerpt!
I recently read this book! It was really good 🙂
Best wishes for the New Year!
Thank you! My first review and it was thumbs up! A good omen!
I like the way you described the amulet “slithering” from her neck. reminds me of another Egyptian snake…..
LOL, re the snakes – thank you!
Oh dear! How unfortunate for your character! Thanks for sharing!
I could feel her frustration! Great six! Let’s hope she gets the necklace back–with a little help from a friend. 🙂
Nice six and gorgeous cover! Happy New Year!
Juli, J.C. and Babette, thanks for coming to read the excerpts, appreciated the comments! Yes she may very well have some help coming from that “friend”!