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Sharing now from my newest, just released scifi romance Darik (A Badari Warriors SciFi Romance Novel): Sectors New Allies Series Book 4.
Punctuation may be wonky to comply with our guidelines here. May be edited a bit from published version.
Today we’ll meet Nicolle, who is being temporarily held in an outdoor area of the alien lab, like a zoo.
The excerpt:
Nicolle stood with her back to the stream running unimpeded through the invisible fence, clutching a forked stick she’d grabbed from the ground as she slipped and scrambled to get away from the beast she was now facing. Holding the unwieldy branch like a trident, she tried to make herself appear bigger and more fierce. A human not to be messed with. Her throat ached from the first few screams of terror, but the sounds only seemed to intrigue the beast, so she bit her lip until she tasted blood. Not a good idea either, Nicolle. Blood probably entices the creature even more.
On all fours now, the animal studied her, sniffing the air as its massive head swayed from side to side.
Will anyone come to help me? But, even if Greer and the others heard her scream and followed her tracks, what could unarmed humans do against this terrifying beast? When the creature stood on its trunk-like hind legs, it was easily 7’ high and the dinner plate sized paws carried multiple hooked claws. Its coat was an odd mix of white, silver and gray, in a camouflage-style pattern that made the animal hard to focus on and the fangs were like daggers.
VS Note: So now we’ve also met a creature like the one whose tracks Darik saw last week.
The blurb:
Nicolle James is far from her home in the human Sectors, kidnapped by alien scientists to be the subject of horrifying experiments. Her only hope might be a mysterious soldier she’d glimpsed outside the laboratory fence. She’d managed to sneak a few words of conversation with him when her captors weren’t watching but now the aliens were taking her inside the lab to begin the experiments.
Darik, a warrior of the genetically engineered Badari pack, is on a solo recon mission to check out a mysterious new lab high in the mountains. His orders are strict – do not engage. But when he has a chance meeting with the woman who might be his mate, he vows not to abandon her, orders or no orders.
Can he get inside an underground lab, find Nicolle and rescue her without getting captured himself? And when he learns the lab’s deadly secrets, can he get word to his pack about the new dangers?
Because the ruthless alien scientist running the experiments wants to get her hands on him too and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
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Yipe! That doesn’t sound like something I’d want to play with. Great snippet, Veronica.
That creature is SCARY! The situation seems hopeless, but I still hope she finds a way to get away from it. Great snippet!
I have to ask: have you by chance stumbled upon an angry grizzly while walking in the woods? That would explain the inspiration for all these fascinating details.
A grizzly no, however I was stalked once by a mountain lion and that was extremely scary.
Oh my! I used to live in California and go hiking all the time. Mountain lions were everywhere. Not good when you are only 4′ 11″. I also had a coyote come up to me looking for snacks because people used to feed them at the park.
Great snippet, hoping she finds a way to get away.
Oh my, she’s in deep doodoo. Way to notch up the tension! And marvelous description of that beast!
It is now on my Kindle! Congrats on the release. 🙂
Thanks! I hope you’ll enjoy the book!
She’s definitely handling that better than I would! Great snippet
Nasty – is this the signal for the hero to rush in?
The description reminded me of some of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park Fallen Kingdom I saw last night. Scary as hell and I sure hope someone come to her rescue. She’d going to need it! Great description!
Thanks for the comments! Always much appreciated 🙂
That sounds terrifying! Great descriptions! Glad it’s not me in there, I would’ve been eaten long ago.
Wow, that is a terrifying beast. Great imagery.
Man,has she got courage, but I guess that’s her only choice. What a fearsome opponent.
I pictured a very pretty bear when I read the description.
Dynamite in all you write, my friend. Description incredibly real. Major hugs forever.
Very tense scene, I like it!
I could picture her so clearly, waving a stick at this huge beast. Great snippet!
I figured it was going to be something exciting like this! She needs a rescue, stat! This doesn’t sound like the kind of critter that gets bored.
Ooh not a good situation to be in – I hope help comes – and quickly! Great excerpt and congrats on the release!
Seems like the creature might be engineered – but regardless, it’s still terrifying to come up against. Lots of tension in this excerpt.
What a creature! Like in the movie Jaws, you let us see a little bit first, the footprints, then her fear and efforts to scare it away. Great job.