Sunday, July 03, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday - Walking The Edge: Snippet #4

Hey beautiful people

It's Sunday again, and I'm flying high today. Why? Well, Walking The Edge (Corpus Brides: Book One) was released on June 30! Not only that, but the first review has already come through, and the book has been described as "...the explosive debut novel of the Corpus Brides series by Zee Monodee. Shrouded in mystery and half-truths until its climactic ending, Walking the Edge is a romantic suspense novel that rightfully earns its position as one of the best romantic suspense novels to line my e-book shelves this year. ..."

I've been sharing quips from the start of the book so far with you - today I'm moving to a different segment of the book. Remember - Amelia has amnesia, and she is 'married' to creepy Peter who plies her with mind-altering drugs.

But what Peter doesn't know is that those drugs allow Amelia to dream, and fragments of her forgotten past come to the forefront of her mind during the forced slumber.

This excerpt is taken from one of those dreams. Amelia sees herself waking up next to a handsome, sandy blond and tanned man in a room on the Mediterranean coast. She knows he's spent the whole night with her, again. Desire is building inside her, but one look at his serious face sobers her. (Dialogue edited for the purpose of this post)


'... "What?" she gently asked, afraid to speak lest he should disappear without answering.

"We can't keep going on."
His soft words pierced her heart - "No, don't say that."
"You know we never expected it to come this far between us, Mi—"
She placed a finger on his lips, shushing him - "No, don't say my name; Don't taint our moment."
"When I'm with you," she said, "I'm not her; Do you understand that?" ...'

 
So, Amelia sees this man in a dream... Is he a memory, or a figment of her imagination?
 
You can get your copy of Walking The Edge here - at the bargain price of $1.99! It's a steal! :) And if you want to read Chapter 1, click here.
 
And catch the other amazing quips from Six Sunday here

Happy holiday weekend to all US citizens!
 
From Mauritius with love,
 
Zee

35 comments:

Cate Masters said...

Oh poor girl! "The look" on the morning after. :( I feel for her, even though it's just a dream.

Zee Monodee said...

Oh yes, Cate - she doesn't have it easy. :)

Gem Sivad said...

But a dream that maybe can come true. I like it. Great six!

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Gem! Yes, dreams can come true... or they can be repressed memories coming to light... :)

JoAnne Kenrick said...

explosive debut novel, eh? WOOT Congrats! And love this six xxx fab stuff :) Dreams do come true...

Carolyn Rosewood said...

Great six!!

Bree said...

What is she trying to escape from? Excellent snip!

Graylin Fox said...

Great six! Dreams are awesome.

Zee Monodee said...

Lol JoAnne - I was stunned when I read that too. :) Yup, dreams do come true

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Carolyn!

Zee Monodee said...

Bree, that's the question exactly! :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Graylin. Yes, dreams can be amazing. :)

Jessica Knauss said...

Congrats! And an intriguing dream sequence.

Unknown said...

Well which is it? figment or memory? I want to know!!!!
Great six!

Sarah Grimm said...

Congratulations on the release and the great review! Love your six!

Gayle Ramage said...

Aw, I really feel sorry for Amelia. Great snippet and congrats and the great review!

Alix said...

Awesome six! Thank you.

Lindsay said...

Congrats on the release. Congrats on the great review. And last but not least wow, what a great 6 you gave us

Anonymous said...

Really interesting plot. Great six, thanks for sharing!

Xakara said...

Congrats on the release and the wonderful review!

Great snippet, pulled me right in. :)

~Xakara
Dawn's Early Light 6SS

E. P. Beaumont said...

Interesting: "I'm not her"... which makes me question how many (real) worlds are in play here.

Unknown said...

A very conflicted Six! Nicely written, Zee!

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Alisha! Thanks for coming over! :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Sarah!

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Gayle. Yep, Amelia doesn't have it easy at all.

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Alix!

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Lindsay! Glad you liked the excerpt. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Randi!

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Xakara - lovely words of yours. :)

Zee Monodee said...

E.P - thanks for coming over. Yes, exactly: if she's not "her", then who is she really?

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Kathleen!

Jessica E. Subject said...

Congrats on your release!

Her reality may suck, but at least her dreams take her to a better place.

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Jessica. Yes, the dreams are well worth it!

1000th.monkey said...

Very intriguing setup :) I'll be back to see what happens next :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks 1000th Monkey!