It’s been a while since I’ve joined in. Being swamped with the final edits for Dark One’s Bride and getting it ready for its release on the 31st, as well as completing To Target the Heart.
But now I’m back! And with a new wip, To Poison a Prince, the sequel to To Target the Heart.
For those of you catching up… Darshan and Hamish are a pair of thirty-something princes from two vastly different lands who are now travelling through the ginormous Udynea Empire that Darshan is from on their way to the capital.
Opening scene, chapter one.
“Come on,” Darshan groaned, flopping his head back against the armrest of his chaise lounge. An age must’ve passed since he had first reclined here and, still, Hamish had yet to emerge from the blasted walk-in wardrobe. How difficult could it be for the man to pull on a few clothes and fasten some toggles? If it had been the same fiddly buttons that adorned Darshan’s outfit, he would’ve understood the delay, but he had expressly demanded ease.
He took another swig of wine, savouring the fruity flavour. Holding up the wineglass allowed the sunlight to glitter through the wine—the rays a splay of prismatic colour thanks to the stained-glass doors at his back.
Those same rainbow-hued beams also warmed the room, which made keeping the balcony doors closed troublesome the longer they lingered. As it was, the doors were closed to not to ward off any chill and contain the bustle out in the courtyard below, but to also give Darshan some reprieve from the endless whispers rustling on the wind. He would need to speak with a hedgewitch about the latter once they arrived at Minamist; there was generally one wondering the palace grounds.
Don’t forget to check out the other excerpts at Weekend Writing Warriors, Snippet Sunday or Rainbow Snippets.
Hamish is finally free to live with the man who won his heart.
If only someone didn’t keep trying to ruin his happily-ever-after.
Aldrea Alien 
I love how you’ve beautifully woven description into a seemingly simple scene. Well done!
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Beautiful description.
And as someone sometimes feels like I spend half my life waiting for someone else I can completely relate to the opening!
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Oh yes. Usually, the person I’m waiting on is my daughter.
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The colours in the wine really help to bring this scene to life. Good job. And welcome back!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Hey, welcome back! 🙂
Outstanding use of the senses to draw the reader into the scene! 🙂
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😀 Thanks.
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You have written a remarkable snippet so outstanding. Well done!
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Thank you.
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Enjoyed all the descriptive touches in the snippet and welcome back!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Great job weaving the description into the narrative.
I forgot to sign up. You can find my post at: http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/2019/10/wewriwa-pilot-im-confiscating-your-ship.html
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Thank you. 😀
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Vivid description! Nice!
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Love your descriptions! ❤️
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Thank you. 🙂
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Hedgewitch . . . okay, I’m all in on this one. Can’t wait to read more. Welcome back!
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Sadly, the hedgewitches kicking around the spellster world nowadays are not a patch on the old ones.
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I agree with the others. Lovely descriptions. Enjoyed the excerpt!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Love the snippet!
So exciting for the release this week. I think I signed up to be a host next Wednesday, but I haven’t gotten any emails about it yet. Makes me a bit worried.
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Odd. Come to think of it, I haven’t gotten a list of participants like I did with the cover reveal either…
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Sounds like a man in a hurry!
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Very much so.
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Love the description in this.
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His impatience comes through so well
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