A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to the Weekend Writing Warriors central page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
Continuing with the excerpts from MAGIC OF THE NILE =>This excerpt follows after last week’s. Finally alone in the temple’s office, Sahure has confronted Tyema about her “masquerade” on the night of the festival. The conversation continues. (A little creative punctuation and some editing has occurred here.) :
“Does the god restrict your comings and goings – are you going to be in trouble?” 
He frowned.
Wrinkling her brow, Tyema tried to follow the train of thought, saying, “No, Sobek is very considerate of me.”
The captain from Thebes didn’t seem pleased by the answer, clenching his jaw. “Are you sworn to serve him personally, then?”
Now she saw where his thoughts were running. “Of course not, I merely do him honor as a priestess – many in my family have been priestesses at this temple in past generations.”
Throwing out his arms, palms up, Sahure had exasperation written on his face as he said, “Then why is your attending the festivities in the village with me such a wonderment ?”
We’ll get her answer next week. As always, I love your comments and feedback. Although this is a published work, the input helps for the future novels…
Here’s the story blurb for MAGIC OF THE NILE:
The standalone sequel to Priestess of the Nile…picks up about fifteen years later and tells the tale of Tyema, who was the younger sister in Priestess of the Nile…
After a childhood spent scorned and ignored by her family because of her crippled foot, Tyema was magically healed then installed as the High Priestess of his temple by Sobek the Crocodile God. But Tyema is still haunted by her memories, scarred by the abuse she endured. Despite Sobek’s protection, as an adult she’s become a near recluse inside the temple grounds…
Until Captain Sahure arrives in her remote town, sent from Thebes on an urgent mission for Pharaoh, requiring High Priestess Tyema’s help. From that moment on, her quiet, safe life is upended in ways she never could have expected.
But after a whirlwind romance with Sahure, the two part as Pharaoh orders him to undertake another assignment on Egypt’s dangerous frontier, far from Tyema’s remote town.
Heart-broken, Tyema is ready to return to her life of loneliness, official duties and, now, regret. But the Crocodile God has other plans for his priestess: she must uncover the sorcerer who threatens Pharaoh’s life with black magic. Soon enough, Tyema finds herself thrown into the chaos of Pharoah’s court, neck deep in intrigue and danger. Just when she thinks she can’t take the pressures of a very public court life and her secret investigation for the Crocodile God any longer, Sahure re-enters the scene.
But is her former love there to help or to hinder? Can they resolve their differences and work together to find the dark sorcerer who threatens Pharaoh and Egypt? Will the love between a proud warrior and a shy priestess lead them to a future together?
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weill she have the nerve to tell him she’s just shy?
Nope! Not at this stage anyway…
Great exchange! Nicely done, as ever, Veronica. =D
I’m laughing at their conversation-so now just like today, with exasperation and confusion. You’re a wonder, Veronica. Romance is in the air. Egyptian style-never out of fashion.
I thought maybe after a few weeks my opinion would change, but for some reason I really want to slap this guy, lol. Relationships… Ugh… Excellent job, Veronica 😉
Sahure’s just working hard to understand….he’s never met anyone like her and he’s very intrigued.
Why indeed, but it’s her business, maybe he should just accept things at the moment.
This is a fabulous scene, Veronica. Poor guy sounds a bit out of his comfort zone but isn’t letting that stop him. I like him. He’s maybe a little forward but that’s what makes him attractive. Well that and his muscles 😀
I love the exasperation. I can totally picture this scene and the look on his face as he tries to figure this girl out. Fantastic tension! 🙂
Poor frustrated Sahure. Cruel V, torturing your hero like that;)
All very good questions. I feel for his bewilderment.
Hee hee hee. Poor hero…hopefully she’ll help him get things all figured out and put him out of his misery : )
“Well, you see, I’m not a big strong warrior man with no sycophantic entourage who can’t see past my job . . . ” 🙂
Love it, Veronica!
I love that he wants to understand her. His frustration is very clear. Wonderful tension!
Loved the banter and I can’t wait to hear her response. 🙂
Very visual, Veronica. <— Holy alliteration! 😉
I do like the way you describe their body movements. It lends realism to the dialogue. Nicely done. 🙂
At the risk of sounding repetitious, I love that he’s jealous of the god. I wonder if she’ll be able to tell him the truth. I hope so.
Love it! His impatience, his not-understanding, fabulous writing as always. I am looking forward to seeing how she will explain everything to him.
This was cute, he’s trying to pull her out of her shell :3 It seems he’s also poking fun at her devotion and reluctance to leave the temple. Humor is always a nice ice-breaker in an otherwise awkward conversation. As someone that is very shy, I can appreciate this. My husband is the antithesis of socially awkward and shy, lol. It seems like Sahure is going to help change her perspective on life perhaps? If she grew up with a physical deformity, she probably has low self-esteem, and thinks she is worthless and ugly. It’s sad how something as little as a foot deformity can change one’s perspective of the self.
Here I thought we had it tough today getting a relationship going, lol. Great show of worries here, Veronica.
I like that his first thought is to worry he’s gotten her in trouble. He doesn’t seem to ‘get’ the idea that people can be shy, though. It’s one of the possibilities that would occur to me… but I’m not that outgoing.
Right, Sahure doesn’t understand the concept of shyness at ALL. Yet.
I love how you’ve been developing their relationship. Their dynamic is very interesting, and I can’t wait to see how it progresses 🙂
He is poking and prodding her almost like a test – he really seems to want her to come out of her shell.
With him not knowing her history, I can see why he would be confused. Nicely done.
Thanks, Cara! and the people in town won’t talk to him about Tyema because they’re doing the “close the ranks against the outsider” thing.
I really like their interaction.
The poor guy’s working hard to understand. Lovely snippet.
I love the back and forth between them.
He is having problems understanding her reservation as a priestess and maybe she also has as a woman.