Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Wishing he had paid more attention to his scout master, Eric awkwardly but forcefully tied the knots as tightly as he could manage and hoped they would hold. The rough rope he had found lying about bit into the less callussed parts of his hands as he worked. He didn’t …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #18
Photo by Anna Tukhfatullina Food Photographer/Stylist on Pexels.com The grin of satiety and luxuriously late slumber still on her face, she weaved around the tables with an over-full cup of coffee. Squinting in the late morning sun, she saw a lithe silhouette claim the empty seat across from him. The profile of his welcoming smile …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #16
Photo by Fabian Wiktor on Pexels.com Gently clutching the unsullied yet well-worn handkerchief in her shaking hands, Angela stared at her father’s initials, lovingly engraved by her mother as a wedding gift. It was the only token of their existence she had with her. She would not get snot on it. Idly, she fingered the …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #15
Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva on Pexels.com Squishing wet sand between his toes with each measured footstep, he focussed his concentration on the blurry white lines of cresting waves in the distance. He liked this deserted stretch of beach. It gave him a chance to get away from the happy-go-lucky vacationers and drop his matching persona …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #14
Photo by Jess Vide on Pexels.com “Help! Please help! Someone help me! Please!” The heavily-accented staccato cry came from a paunchy islander staggering under the weight of a slim adolescent boy. He collapsed in the sand just outside the open-air bar, setting the limp body down as gently as he could manage. The boy began …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #12
Photo by Del Adams on Pexels.com Whack! Tiny coarse grains of sand splashed off the hard whitish surface of the ball as it impacted smartly against his forearms. On the other side of the net, two shapely forms raced toward it. The red-head got there first, jumping high to hit it back over to Erek’s …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #11
Parts 9 and 10 are on Elite Smut: https://maryzoso.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/novel-excerpt-chapter-one-9/ Photo by Lara Santos on Pexels.com Jean glared at the sleek graceful figure carrying her flip flops in one hand, her sun-bleached hair falling in a mussed tangle around her face as she swayed on bejewelled tip-toes toward her own room. The unwelcome jealousy churning in …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #8
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com It seemed that Lady Gravity had finally decided that he was not a flight risk and decided to ease up on him. A warmth spread across his face from above, startling him from his unseeing downward gaze. He raised his head and squinted into the ray of sun playing …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #6
Photo by Laura Stanley on Pexels.com When he opened his eyes, the sun streaming through the diaphanous curtains seemed almost like a warm welcoming friend rather than a harsh threatening enemy. The colors were brighter. His body felt lighter, as if gravity had suddenly decided to loosen her death-grip on him for a little while. …
Novel Excerpt: Chapter One #5
Photo by Myicahel Tamburini on Pexels.com His whole body shook with the effort, emaciated muscles straining against the pathetic dumbell. He dropped it in defeat, nearly doubled over with exhaustion. Valiantly summoning his remaining determination, he regrouped, let go of the last scrap of pride he didn’t even know he had, and tried a lesser …
