Sunday, September 11, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday - Walking The Edge: Snippet #14

Hey beautiful people!

It's Sunday once again, and time for Six Sentence Sunday. I cannot wait for that time to come every week, to meet and greet all the amazing folks who visit and leave me comments. Thanks soooo much for your feedback - you all are the highlight of my week!

It's a calm, quiet, and cloudy Sunday here in Mauritius. The sun is peeking from time to time, and temps are comfortable - just perfect to curl up with some good written excerpts and socialize with all the wonderful SSS authors out there. :)

On to this week's snippet. Remember, last week, the hero of Walking The Edge, Marseille police commissaire Gerard Besson, was attacked in front of his house. A little while earlier, he had left the heroine, Amelia, in a darkened alleyway next to a bistro, thinking her to be a honeytrap sent to lure him away from the investigation he's working on. After the first blow, he wondered whether she could've sent someone after him when she failed to seduce him... Is he right? Read on :)

'...
He had no time to ponder—a heavy booted foot collided smack into his stomach and sent him to his knees, and the gun dropped from his hand. He could barely see the man kick the Sig away - Now's the time to hit him. But he wasn't fast enough; the thug smashed a hard blow to Gerard's temple.

Black dots danced before his eyes.

It would take more than that to knock him out. He looked up and knew he'd be no match against the gun his assailant yanked from inside his jacket. ...'


More SSS snippets here - do take a look, you'll find some amazing finds, I guarantee!

From Mauritius with love,

Zee

36 comments:

Jennifer Lowery (Kamptner) said...

Great cliffhanger! Can't wait to find out what happens next!

Jessica E. Subject said...

Gerard is a very tough man. Love him already! Great six!

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Jennifer! Lol, yup, more to come next week. :)

Zee Monodee said...

That's right, Jessica - he's one tough hero. I completely, totally fell in love with him when writing this story. :)

sue said...

ah yes I remember this - like it a lot.
Isn't it amazing that we can sit at an electronic device and communicate with the world? I was curuous wher you lived with that lovely weather.
Great story
cheers from Canada

Cherie Marks said...

Oh, my! It's on now. Great six!

Unknown said...

Oh wow. Can't wait to find out what happens next. Great six!

JoAnne Kenrick said...

fab snippet, this little beaut is awaiting my attention on my Nook, and I'm looking forward to reading! Roll on some quiet time so I can get stuck in :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Sue! Lol, yup - Internet connects the world, doesn't it? :) How's it going in Canada? Is there Indian sumemrs where you are?

Zee Monodee said...

Lol, Cherie! Yup, it's on now :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Jen! More's coming next week :)

Sarah Grimm said...

Yikes! Sounds like he's in trouble. Can't wait to find out what happens next!

Zee Monodee said...

Woot JoAnne! Thanks for grabbing a copy - can't wait to hear what you think about the story. :) xo

Anonymous said...

Fabulous six packed with suspense!

Aimee Laine said...

Yep ... gun beats boot every day of the week. :)

Lindsay said...

Great six. Wonder who's going to rescue him?

Sandy Nachlinger said...

Yikes! Is he a goner? Great description of action.

Alix said...

Sensational six, great job.

Cara Bristol said...

Sounds like he's a goner...but I suspect he's not. Great cliffhanger, though.

Chrystalla Thoma said...

Not easy to put down, is he? lol. Great six!

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Sarah G! Yup yup, trouble's afoot - how will he work himself out of the certain death facing him?

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Sarah B! Finding out I quite like writing suspense, lol. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Aimee - yeah, gun beats boot everyday!

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Lindsay - surprise, surprise here! :)

Zee Monodee said...

Hey Sandy
Glad you liked the action. Hmmm, is he a goner...? Question to be answered next week... :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Alix!

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Cara - cliffie indeed, eh? :)

Zee Monodee said...

Exactly, Chrystalla - he's a tough one. :)

Piper said...

As usual fantastic snippet. You do a wonderful job with fight and tense scene.

Sherry Gloag said...

You know how to keep a 'body' hanging don't you. I have to come back next week :-)

1000th.monkey said...

Love that he's fast enough to think, 'now's the time to hit him.' yet he's not fast enough to actually do it ;)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Piper! Like I said, this was my first time writing suspense and action, I really, really wanted to get it right. Glad if I managed. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Sherry! Uhm... that was my aim, actually, to make you all wanna come back... I know, wicked of me, innit? :)

Zee Monodee said...

1000th Monkey - yup. The mind is working fast but when you've been hit, the body fails to follow as you'd want it to. :)

Unknown said...

OUCH! He's in a tight spot! I fear for him!

Zee Monodee said...

Yup Kathleen - it's a precarious position...