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…
Doing excerpts from Mission to Mahjundar, which has been Released and is now available… I’m going to give you one last excerpt from this novel, no spoilers because we know it’s a romance, hence there will be a very hardwon Happily Ever After!
As captain of the battleship, Nikolai was authorized to perform ceremonies from christenings to weddings to funerals.
Mike stood in his blue dress uniform, grinning from ear to ear, at the far bulkhead, beneath the stunning vista of the galactic star fields projected by the ship’s AI.
Feeling a little foolish, as if he’d stepped from a recruiting holo since he was wearing a dress uniform, he was flanked by his best man, Johnny, who had never—to the best of Mike’s recollection—worn a dress uniform before.
And we’re both as nervous as we were on day one at the Academy and boot camp. Mike took a deep breath, hoping to calm the butterflies in his gut. This is worse than any mission behind enemy lines. He nudged his best man in the ribs, “You’re sure you’ve got the ring?”
“For the tenth time, I’ve got the ring,” Johnny whispered,displaying the jewelry in question for a moment, before stowing it back in his pocket, “I won’t drop it.”
So you can imagine the rest of the scene playing out, with what I hope are some nice twists….I’ll have to move ton to excerpting something else next week.
I’m just home from three days in the hospital after a sudden and very serious medical event so I may not make it around the loop this week. I’ll see how I’m doing…just didn’t want to leave the Weekend Warriors with no excerpt…
The story:
An attempted assassination left Princess Shalira blind as a child and, now that she’s of marriageable age, her prospects are not good because of her disability. She’s resigned herself to an arranged marriage rather than face life under the thumb of her cold stepmother. But then she meets Mike Varone, a Sectors Special Forces officer sent to Mahjundar by the intergalactic government. After Mike saves Shalira from another assassination attempt, she arranges for him to escort her across the planet to her future husband. She’s already falling hard for the deadly offworlder and knows she should deny herself the temptation he represents, but taking Mike along to protect her is the only way she’ll live long enough to escape her ruthless stepmother.
Mike, for his part, resists his growing attraction to the princess; he has a mission on this planet and rescuing the vulnerable but brave princess isn’t it. No matter how much he wishes it could be.
But what should have been an easy trek through Mahjundar’s peaceful lands swiftly turns into an ambush with danger around every turn. Shalira’s marriage begins to seem less like an arranged union and more like yet another planned assassination. The more they work together to survive, the harder it becomes to stop themselves from falling in love. Caught in a race against time, can they escape the hostile forces hunting them and make it off the planet?
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As always, I love your comments and feedback. Even though this book is now published, the input helps for the future!
I remember those jitters. ;D
You capture their tone and mood perfectly, Veronica. Nicely done! =D
Neat last line. He says that now, but later…. Nice pacing with this snippet, Veronica.
awww….yay for them getting their happily ever after. I’m sure it was hard earned.
Hope you feel better soon. 🙂
Veronica, sorry you had a medical problem! Sending “be healthy” vibes and good luck hugs your way.
Lovely excerpt 🙂 It just makes me go “awww!” with a big smile. You left out a lot, lol! But am excited to see the next thing you share with us.
Gorgeous description of inner thoughts and dress uniforms followed by the fact that you’ve been hospitalized. Both of us ill once again with what I call going in for emergency repairs.
Be well, dear friend. We are survivors.
Best wishes to you as well, and hugs!
So sorry to hear you’ve been in the hospital. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery!
Veronica, you are so mean, leaving us at the altar! I love the insight into Mike’s character and how nervous he is. Lovely snippet.
Lovely snippet, thanks for sharing. Hope you are feeling better soon. Take it easy and listen to your body. Will pray for a quick recovery : )
I hope you’re feeling better soon!
This is a lovely snippet to close on. I hope everything goes well for them and that the ring isn’t lost.
Very relatable. Great eight!
Veronica, hope you´re feeling better *hugs*
As always, a great snippet! I love how nervous Mike is.
I loved how you wrote this scene, Veronica. 🙂 Good book!
You tease! Great snippet, Veronica. How could you leave us there? 😀
Ha! He might drop it if he keeps taking it out of his pocket. Wonderfully captured scene.
A nervous man at the altar…well captured. Great 8! Congrats ont he release.
Aw, I love how nervous he is. So sweet!:)
A romantic scene that made me smile. Lovely! Sorry to hear you’ve been ill. I hope you’re feeling better now. 🙂
Sweet and jittery those boys. Love the awkwardness. And I hope you feel much better very soon! {{{hugs}}}
I hope it’s the princess. Take care of yourself so you can feel better soon.
Mike is absolutely adorable. In a manly, warrior-like way, of course. 😀
(According to our best man, my husband asked him seven times about the rings in under an hour. The last time, which was when they were waiting for the bridal march to start, our friend replied, “What? Oh, the rings. OH! THE RINGS!”
I should really use that.)
You really should LOL!
Good heavens – hope you are feeling better. Take plenty of time for yourself.
Love the snippet – I bet there is an issue with the ring.
I hope you feel better and things are looking up. Another fab snippet and a great end to excerpts from this book. Looking forward to finding out what comes next;).
Aw, love the nervous groom. I’m glad there’s a happy ending, as long as they take a while to get there. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!
Everybody should be a little nervous on their wedding day, I think. Of course, the best man might have jinxed it by saying he wouldn’t drop the ring.
So sorry to hear you’ve been in the hospital, Veronica. I hope you’re on the mend now. Sending tons of healthy vibes your way. I’ve so enjoyed reading the snippets from this book. Looking forward to something new next week! 🙂 *hugs*
Thanks for all the good wishes, taking it slowly, getting back into the swing of things after all that health excitement. Sending hugs to everyone, all the support MUCH appreciated. And thanks for the comments this week, even though I wasn’t able to reciprocate. I’ll be BACK!
hope you’re feeling better. I’m reading and commenting from a hospital bed myself–quite unexpectedly. And out of town.
Oh my gosh, SueAnn, I’m so sorry to hear that! At least I was in a familiar place, with family close by. Take care of you and big HUGS.