Weekend Writing Warriors ~ Stutter Creek

Weekend Writing Warriors ~ #8Sunday

Here are the next 8 sentences in my upcoming romantic thriller, Stutter Creek.  It is slated for release on June 1, 2013 from 5 Prince Publishing.

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Following her father’s death and the collapse of her marriage, Beth retreats to the family cabin at Stutter Creek where she stumbles across the path of a serial 

killer.

In last week's entry, a girl named Mandy saw a small boy beside the road.  When she stopped her car and rolled down the window to check on him, a man yanked open the car door, leapt across the seat, and slapped a strip of duct tape across her mouth.  Then his hands slid down to her throat and began to squeeze.  Here's what happened next:

As her world began to grow dark, Mandy recalled how as a small girl she had worried about running out of air, because if you couldn’t see something, how did you know it was there? 

She had begged her mom to buy several packages of colorful balloons which she had blown up and stored in her bedroom. 

Unfortunately, her older sister, Kami, couldn’t let a good thing like that go unnoticed.

 She had waited until Mandy was out, then she’d tied all the balloons together and attached them to the stop sign on the corner. 
 Mandy had felt so humiliated when she came home, she’d wanted to get them down and put them back in her room, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She would have let herself run out of air before giving her sister that satisfaction.

The balloon bouquet had wilted quickly in the hot New Mexico sun.

Now, Mandy's last coherent thought—as the fireworks behind her eyelids exploded in the grand finale—was of those wilting, multicolored balloons.

Afterthought: 

I hope you enjoyed today's awful snippet.  Poor Mandy.  She was number one on the killer's list. Who will be next?  I will continue to post the next 8 until the book is released on June 1st.  Be sure to check out the other authors at the main Website: wewriwa.com

Meet Sara Barnard ~ Historical Romance Author!

Hello ~ today I'm featuring Sara Barnard, Historical Romance Author (and children's book author, too).  You can check out all her work at
 http://www.sarabarnardbooks.com
http://tinyurl.com/aascc5q
http://www.5Princebooks.com

Today the spotlight is on A HEART BROKEN, it is the 2nd book in her Everlasting Heart Series.

Book Two in the series

Here's a snippet:
How much grief can a heart bear before being tested to the ultimate limit? The Civil War is over, Charlotte and Sanderson are reunited, and life is good … until the Army comes knocking. They have charged Sanderson with the murder of his former captor, the despicable Lieutenant Lantz who swore to kill him and Jackson. After a make-believe trial, Sanderson is sentenced to “hang by the neck until dead” – unless he can track down and kill the notorious outlaw William Quantrill with the help of SGT Jerry Thomas, who still may be in love with Charlotte. While Sanderson is on his blood mission, Charlotte miscarries the baby he wasn’t even aware existed. In addition to battling her grief over the loss of their unborn baby, Charlotte must also battle a rash of hydrophobia that threatens the countryside –Sanderson included.

The first book in the series is A HEART ON HOLD.  And the third book is A HEART AT HOME. It is coming out in June, 2013.  See pics below...and happy reading!

Sara is a military wife, a mom of four, and she works full time in a medial clinic.  She writes historical romance, children's fiction and nonfiction.  She is also mom to 3 rescue dogs, 3 rescue cats, and a flock of chickens that are guarded by one over-zealous rooster!

Below are books One, A HEART ON HOLD, and Book Three, A HEART AT HOME (coming in June).

Start at the beginning and travel with Charlotte and Sanderson from the beginning of the Civil War all the way through to their cross-country move in A Heart at Home.

Happy reading!

Just for grins, here are Sara's children's titles.  Chunky Sugars, a toddler book, and The ABCs of Oklahoma Plants, for older children.  Just click the picture to see the book.

Afterthought: Yes, she is my daughter, but I have no idea where she gets her energy!

Weekend Writing Warriors ~ #8Sunday

Here are the next 8 sentences in my upcoming romantic thriller, Stutter Creek.  It is slated for release on June 1, 2013 from 5 Prince Publishing.

Click to go to 5 Prince books

Following her father’s death and the collapse of her marriage, Beth retreats to the family cabin at Stutter Creek where she stumbles across the path of a serial 

killer.

In last week's entry, a girl named Mandy saw a small boy beside the road.  When she stopped her car and rolled down the window to check on him, a man yanked open the car door, leapt across the seat, and slapped a strip of duct tape across her mouth.  Here's what happened next:

Mandy wasn’t a quitter.  She did her best to get her feet out from under the steering column to try and kick him off. But he was pressing down on her with his entire weight. 

She was trapped. 

Calmly, the psycho took one hand off her throat, doubled up his fist, and hit her so hard the back of her skull struck the driver’s side window with an audible whap!

Then he went back to her throat. Mandy’s grip on reality began to loosen.  Tiny strobes flashed inside her skull.

He squeezed even harder, the tips of his fingers disappearing into her flesh.

Afterthought: 

I hope you enjoyed today's terribly dark snippet.  I will continue to post the next 8 until the book is released on June 1st.  Be sure to check out the other authors at the main Website: wewriwa.com