Sunday, April 7, 2013

Eight Sentence Sunday 4-7-13

Another fantastic Eight Sentence Sunday!

Here's a tasty tidbit from my soon to be released steamy regency romance called Wicked Designs (Samhain January 2014). Here the fiesty debutante Emily is being abducted from her coach by a wicked and all too sexy duke bent on revenge.



Emily whipped her head to the left, and pleaded with her mind to think, but the first man rounded the corner and pounced without warning, pinning her against the coach, his arms caging her in. His solid muscular body towered over her. Tension coiled in him, as though one move from her would trigger something dark and wild. Emily’s breath caught, and her heart pounded violently against her ribs. Heat lanced through her lower body, the sensation frightening. It blossomed, and something deep inside strummed to life, wavering with sensation.

The man was panting and angry, his gaze sharp and unyielding. The intensity of his eyes mesmerized her, but the second he blinked, the spell broke and she fought with every bit of strength she mustered.

Watch my blog and facebook page for details on the upcoming release of Wicked Designs to find out what happens to Emily and whether a certain duke will succeed in kidnapping her. 

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25 comments:

  1. I was drawn into your scene quickly. I could picture it all so clearly.
    I'm glad your Emily remembered she was feisty ;) She is in an awkward position to force the duke to back away from her.

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    1. I'm so glad it drew you in Elaine! She's definitely in a tight spot in more ways than one! Lol

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  2. Wonderful scene with a truly feisty woman! Go Emily!

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  3. Great tension throughout this eight. Not a enviable position to be in, but glad she's fighting him finally. Great 8!

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    1. Thanks Jenna! She does put up a great fight!

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  4. I also loved how Emily was only mesmerized for a snap moment before her feisty spirit returned! This is a great scene and I CANNOT wait for the publication date!!!

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    1. thanks Christi! I'm so glad you approve of Emily. She's super feisty!

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  5. I love this scene. Great job, Lauren!

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  6. Great scene. Very tense. You gotta love a fight or flight scene. They get the blood moving.

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    1. They certainly do! I love those types of scenes!

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  7. "...something deep inside strummed to life..." Very evocative. Nice 8!

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  8. Very thrilling an evocative scene! I have a sneaky suspicion the duke is in for a surprise!

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    1. Boy is he ever in for a surprise. Who would have thought one little debutante will run circles around him!

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  9. Very dramatic moment, I'm glad she's not a simpering miss but fights. Excellent excerpt!

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    1. Thanks Veronica! Definitely be sure to stay tuned for more excerpts. Emily is certainly not your average young woman. She's a total fighter!

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  10. I love the tension in this scene, and the line "pleaded with her mind to think."

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  11. Wow! I could feel the tension. Great 8!

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  12. As I read it, I kept thinking: Sexual torment...But at the time time it was like I was reading violence. I couldn't pinpoint either one or the other. Love that about this short piece.

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    1. Thanks Oto! I definitely wanted to create a conflicted/confused sense in the heroine as she had her first and volatile encounter with the hero.

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