Sunday, 24 February 2013

Weekend Writing Warriors


Many thanks to everyone from Weekend WritingWarriors (#WeWriWa) and/or the Snippet Sunday group on Facebook who has visited and left comments for me.

Here are eight more sentences from my contemporary romance 'Dream of Paris'. Anna and Matt have shared a kiss but Matt suggests they’ve been swept away by the magic of Paris.

“Has it just been the magic of Paris for you?” Anna asked in a low voice.

“No.”

“So what has it been?”

The candle on the table sent flickering shadows across Matt’s face and she knew he was deep in thought. She looked down and, as she took another sip of wine, she saw her hand was trembling.

“If you want the honest truth, I’ve wanted to kiss you for weeks.”

Her head shot up. “What?

Dream of Paris can be downloaded for Kindle at Amazon USA, Amazon Canada and Amazon UK
Also available in various formats from Smashwords for Nook, iPad, Sony, Kobo, etc
Paperback version also now available on Amazon.

Blurb:

Anna Richards has a dream of going to live and study in Paris, but when Matthew Carlton comes into her life, her dream changes direction.

Attraction sparks between them, but Matt’s behaviour is strangely inconsistent. Anna is shocked when she discovers the reason and is sure there is no future for them.

Can Paris work its magic and make her dream come true?


 

18 comments:

Jess Schira said...

That got his attention! I like the visual you created with the candlelight, nice job as usual.

History Sleuth said...

Very romantic! Good snippet right there to capture the feeling in only 8. Nice.

S. J. Maylee said...

Yes! Yeah, Matt. I've got a giant smile on my face right now. :D

Teresa Cypher said...

You set up the scene perfectly! Excellent job, Paula--and nice visuals, too. :-)

Botanist said...

Nice atmosphere. Sounds like Anna is realizing the dangers of relying on a place to work the magic that can only truly come from within.

Karen Michelle Nutt said...

I love the romantic feel to this snippet. And the shocker last lines made me smile. Gotta know more. :)

Nan said...

Paris! My favorite spot in the whole world! Maybe it is just the magic, but I don't think so. Nice snippet...I'm headed to Amazon. My Kindle can't wait to get it's hot little hands on the electrons of your book! ;)

gemma parkes said...

I love the romance and the imagery in this snippet!

Tonya Burrows said...

Ooolala! I love the imagery here.

Brenda Ashworth Barry said...

That was so sweet. She was so nervous but I love what he said and how she responded. The charisma is strong indeed. Great job! :-)

Willa Blair said...

Lovely scene - and a nice surprise. This makes me want to read more.

Veronica Scott said...

He's one confusing guy, which is good because we have to keep reading to figure out what's going on LOL! Excellent excerpt!

Sarah W said...

He seems to be making a lot of assumptions. And a lot of decisions all by himself.

Can' wait for more!

sarahballance said...

You rocked this one, Paula! I loved the question AND the answer! ;c)

Kate said...

The candlelight and flickering shadows are lovely. The whole thing is lovely, really.

Elaine Cantrell said...

She surprised him, LOL. Nice excerpt.

Paula Martin said...

Many thanks, all - so glad you liked this little scene. It's one of my favourites!

Siobhan Muir said...

Well that's a different response. Great snippet, Paula. :)