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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday - Walking The Edge: Snippet #6

Hello beautiful people!

It's absolutely awful where I live today - dratty weather, lots of rain and wind, cold. Ick! But... it's the perfect weather to snuggle with a cup of hot chocolate and peruse the SSS snippets. So there you have the highlight of my day. :)

So, I posted about the dream Amelia has of her hunky French lover in the past 2 weeks. Today I'm gonna show you what happens when she does track down this man. His name is Gerard Besson, and he is a police commissioner in Marseille.
Gerard is right in the middle of a tricky investigation featuring a gang of high-end casino robbers, and he is suspicious of Amelia when she waltzes into his world. He wants answers from her, but things don't exactly go as he had planned when he corners her in a dark side alley.


"...Biding his time, he snuck in a breath when she took a step back, closer to the dark alleyway. Then with a lunge, he swept her into his arms and pulled her back, braced against his chest. With one arm, he restrained her torso while he brought the palm of his other against her opened mouth.
Instead of kicking and screaming, she went still. That should have alerted him that something was off, but he didn't listen to his gut feeling, intent as he was on getting answers out of her.
"Who sent you?" he growled in her ear, but he had no time to say more, because he felt a sharp jab in the sensitive flesh under his arm. ..."

Catch the other SSS snippets here - trust me, you won't be disappointed!

And don't forget - Walking The Edge (Corpus Brides: Book One) is on sale here at the bargain price of $1.99 for a full-length novel! Wanna know more about the book? Check out the trailer featured on the top right corner of this page. :)

From Mauritius with love,

Zee
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42 comments:

  1. Liia Ann White17 July 2011 at 18:06

    I do love a woman who fights back. Great snippet!

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  2. Zee Monodee17 July 2011 at 18:21

    Thanks Liia!

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  3. sue17 July 2011 at 19:09

    nice six - I love France - and I'll take a bit of your weather too - dman hot here - and not in a good way

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  4. Bree17 July 2011 at 19:48

    A woman after my own heart!! lol! She's feisty. I like her. :)

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  5. Zee Monodee17 July 2011 at 20:23

    Lol Sue! Take all the cold and rain you want, just give me some sun and warmth back. :)

    Gotta love France, and Frenchmen, right? *grin*

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  6. Zee Monodee17 July 2011 at 20:23

    Thanks Bree! Lol, yeah, she doesn't take things lying down. :)

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  7. Lisa Fox17 July 2011 at 21:30

    Nice! I love a tough, kick-ass heroine.

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  8. Zee Monodee17 July 2011 at 21:35

    Thanks Lisa! :)

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  9. Anonymous17 July 2011 at 22:03

    Ooh, I was with him; I totally did not see that one coming!
    I'm having the awful weather too :(

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  10. Cara Bristol17 July 2011 at 22:52

    Somebody should have warned him to never let his guard down! LOL.

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  11. Jessica Knauss17 July 2011 at 23:38

    Hah ha, got what he deserved! Great six.

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  12. Sarah Grimm17 July 2011 at 23:57

    A woman after my own heart. Love her!

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  13. Lindsay18 July 2011 at 02:15

    This is getting more and more interesting each week

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  14. JoAnne Kenrick18 July 2011 at 03:19

    fab snippet, the action and sense that he knows something is off had me at the edge of my seat wondering what was about to happen. Nice lead up to the jab. xx

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  15. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:33

    Thanks Chantal! Yup, he didn't see it coming at all. :) Ack, sorry to hear about your icky weather too. Let's hang in there together, ok? :)

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  16. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:34

    Lol Cara. The most demure-looking woman can be a very dangerous threat indeed. :)

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  17. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:34

    Lol Jessica. Yup - no way to treat a woman, is it? :)

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  18. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:34

    Thanks Sarah!

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  19. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:35

    Lol. Thank you Lindsay! :)

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  20. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 08:35

    Glad you liked it, JoAnne. I love this action sequence - had a blast writing it! :) xo

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  21. Alix18 July 2011 at 09:07

    OHH! I'm hooked, she will be the one asking any questions from now on. Thank you for a great six.

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  22. Xakara18 July 2011 at 10:13

    Well that'll learn him! *grin*

    ~Xakara
    Dawn's Early Light

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  23. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 10:18

    Thanks Alix! Lol, they're both worthy adversaries. I'll post more next week, hope you'll come by. :)

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  24. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 10:19

    Xakara, he chose the wrong woman to mess with. :)

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  25. Luxie Ryder18 July 2011 at 11:36

    Sounds like he's bitten off more than he can chew! Excellent six :)

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  26. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 12:22

    Lol Luxie! Yep, I guess he's met his match now. :)

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  27. Unknown18 July 2011 at 12:41

    Okay...so you left me hanging!Not fair! More please...

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  28. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 13:52

    Lol Kathleen! I promise the next six will come up on Sunday. :)

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  29. Gem Sivad18 July 2011 at 14:06

    That was a surprise. Great lead up and delivery.

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  30. J.M. Blackman18 July 2011 at 15:10

    It's clear to me that I need to slow down when reading on Sunday. I'll end up making way too many purchases, because now I really need to know what happens to Amelia. There's just something about a woman who can remain calm when grabbed in an alley that makes you absolutely have to continue. What a great six. Thank you for sharing!

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  31. Anonymous18 July 2011 at 15:53

    Now this sounds like an awesome story! Great six!
    Thanks!

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  32. lexcade18 July 2011 at 19:29

    I love it when they're feisty. I guess Gerard should learn to be more careful when approaching people in dark alleys.

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  33. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 19:46

    Thanks Gem! Glad if that caught you by surprise. :)

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  34. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 19:47

    Wow, Jalisa! Thanks for those lovely words. :)

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  35. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 19:47

    Thank you Jennifer!

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  36. Zee Monodee18 July 2011 at 19:48

    Lol Lex. Yes, he should be more careful, especially when approaching dangerous-looking women. :)

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  37. Cate Masters18 July 2011 at 20:35

    Yikes, she's a wildcat! Great snippet.

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  38. Debra Moore19 July 2011 at 04:28

    "hen with a lunge, he swept her into his arms and pulled her back, braced against his chest." Best thing I've read today!

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  39. Zee Monodee19 July 2011 at 07:50

    Lol Cate! She gives as good as she gets. :)

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  40. Zee Monodee19 July 2011 at 07:50

    Thank you Debra! You made my day! :)

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  41. 1000th.monkey19 July 2011 at 21:33

    Ha! Maybe he'll think twice before he does that to another woman...

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  42. Zee Monodee20 July 2011 at 08:26

    Lol 1000th Monkey! I would certainly hope so, as does Amelia! :)

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