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From Chapter 1 near the beginning of the chapter:
She held her breath, closed her eyes,
and hand-in-hand with Colton stepped through the liquid-looking substance.
Time had no meaning. Whipped about this
way and that, she entered a carnival ride from hell. Stevie opened her eyes,
but could not focus. Colton was no longer at her side. Dizzy to the point of
nausea, she had no idea when she stepped into the portal that she would be
thrown around so brutally.
A
portal? It should be called a “brain scrambler”.
Her feet landed on solid ground and she
stumbled forward. A rough cave wall came into view. She had entered the other
side.
Stevie swiped at the long blonde mass of
hair that had come loose from her ponytail. She leaned against the earthen wall
of the cave to keep from collapsing. Eventually, the cavern stopped spinning,
but her legs remained rubbery. She gingerly pushed off of the wall. Glancing
down, she was happy her vision had returned to normal, but unhappy with the
reddish-brown dirt covering her hand. Wiping it clean on her jeans she glanced
around the dim cave. This doesn’t really
look like another dimension—just another cave.
Well,
except for that… Her eyes drifted back to the portal.
It had returned to its swirling colors. The Gods’ version of closing a door, I
guess.
The trembling in her limbs subsided. Two
strong hands slipped around her waist from behind. She did not have to turn to
know it was Colton. She recognized his scent, his presence. If her eyes were
closed and he approached, she would feel
him.
“Are you ready to see the land of your
birth?” He asked. His warm breath blew softly across the back of her neck and
his raven hair tickled her cheek.
“Yup, I’m ready.” She hoped she sounded
more confident than she felt. What will
these people expect of me? What do I expect of this world? Stevie had no
idea. She waited until Colton moved to her side and clasped her hand in his.
Together they slowly walked out into the vast wilderness of Djenrye.
The brightness of the sun momentarily
blinded her. She heard a voice to her right and glimpsed a female figure haloed
in the glare.
“Welcome to Djenrye!” The woman said
jubilantly.
Marise.
Colton’s Warrior sister had entered this world ahead of them.
Marise approached. “I’ve scouted the
perimeter. I located the tracks of the Rebellion. They head south-west,
perpendicular to our direction north to Phraile Highlae.”
“How long did that portal ride take?”
Stevie asked.
“Moments,” Colton responded. “It took
longer for you to gain your footing than the passage itself.”
Squinting, she moved unsteadily toward
Marise, who embraced her warmly. As they parted, Stevie’s eyes adjusted to the
brightness, and when they did…Oh! My!
God!
I hope you liked the excerpt from our book! Thanks for everything and have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Love, Lisa
Man, oh, man! I see a film in the making here. When the time comes, I hope you allow us to write the treatment, and script. It would be an honor. Great! Blessings.
ReplyDeleteThat would be awesome Johnny! Read the books I sent you and let me know what you think!
DeleteNice! I enjoyed the teaser. :0)
ReplyDeleteLove ya Sis!
Delete"Oh! My! God!" WHAT?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteYou are evil and must be destroyed.
I guess you will have to wait and find out! That's why they call it a teaser. ;-)
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ReplyDeletePoo! Drats! Ratznfraggle! Of course, I do get to see it earlier than most readers (except the beta readers). I'll have to be satisfied with that...