Sunday, December 11, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday - Calling Home Snippet #2

Hey beautiful people!

Cannot believe it's Sunday again! Blink and the week goes by... then it's time to sit down with some amazing Six Sentence Sunday snippets. :)

Last week, I posted the first 6 sentences from my latest release, Calling Home (A Destiny's Child Book). You got to meet Margo, the heroine, get an insight into her mindset, and figure out she becomes vulnerably human where 11-year-old Emma - the daughter of her heart - is concerned.

Emma ran a fever and tripped at school, twisted her ankle. Her teacher sent her to Dr. Gillespie's practice in the little Surrey village of Camberry, and that's where Margo is to pick Emma up that evening.
Margo expected to meet an old, bear of a man with a soft bedside manner - Dr. Gordon Gillespie. But instead, she finds a lean, intense young man in the surgery. The man has leaned over Emma's prone form and placed his hand on her forehead.
Margo's wasted no time to rush into the room and shoulder that "pervert" aside, intent on protecting her daughter. The man claims he is Dr. Gillespie - Margo's not ready to let him off the hook.
But even worse - that intense young man stirs something inside her...


'...
He moved, and the hooded cap slid off his head, to reveal his sharp, angular features and messy dark hair, no longer shadowing the dark brown depths of his deep-set eyes.

Dangerous—the rational whisper danced inside her head.

"Who the hell are you?" Tingles of awareness and peril skittered up her spine, like the time when she was on a crime location, and the killer managed to sneak up behind her. Trusting her gut that day—those shivers—kept her alive, when she didn't hesitate to look like a chicken, and called the chief inspector into the room with her.
           
            The moment here was one such instance too, urging her to call for backup. ...'


Want to read the whole Chapter 1, from which this excerpt is taken? Click away. :)

And don't forget to check the rest of the awesome SSS posse over here - I guarantee great reads.

Have a lovely Sunday, peeps.

From Mauritius with love,

Zee

38 comments:

Alix said...

Awesome six! Fantastic atmosphere.

Unknown said...

Awesome as always and I remember this scene vividly! You bet a Padalecki lookalike is going to be just as dangerous... :D. Fantastic read, Zee x

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Alix! xoxo

Zee Monodee said...

Oh yes, Angela - a Jared lookalike is so, so dangerous for a woman's sanity :) XOXO

Jessica E. Subject said...

Yes, I remember this scene, too and understand her reaction. This is such a great story! :)

Lisa Fox said...

Just completely awesome!

Cate Masters said...

"the rational whisper danced inside her head" - love it! Wonderful six, as always, Zee.

Gem Sivad said...

When in doubt, call for help. Good plan and great six!

Claire Gillian said...

Methinks she'll probably need a different sort of backup if this progresses to where my imagination takes it.

Zee Monodee said...

Jessica aka my biggest cheerleader is here! Lol. So glad you're enjoying this story too, girl. XOXO

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Lisa :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Cate - glad you liked it! xo

Zee Monodee said...

Indeed, Gem! Thanks girl :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Claire - that will indeed be the case, and poor Margo will be totally out of her depths! :)

D Carney said...

Great six!

Aimee Laine said...

Little bit of tension in there. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Dee! :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Aimee - tension's gonna build from here on :)

sue said...

the doc is dangerous in more ways than one I gather. But he is treating the girl .... I still haven't read the chapter ... this sounds more psychologoical thriller than romance - though is no doubt both

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Sue - can't wait for your opinion when you do get to read the chapter :)

Sandra Renee Pesso said...

Oh! Fantastic picture you are painting here, Zee. Love your writing. Sensational six!

Siobhan Muir said...

Intense six, Zee! I like it already. :)

J.C. Martin said...

Very atmospheric six. Well done!

Tmonique Stephens said...

She is seriously anxious. Will she listen to her inner voice? Nope

Anonymous said...

Wow! Great tension in your six!

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you, Sandra *making me blush, lol* Glad you liked it :)

Zee Monodee said...

*grin* Thanks Siobhan! :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you JC - glad the 'mood' filtered through :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Monique - of course, she will ignore that voice! More to illustrate that next week, hopefully. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thank you Mirriam! :)

Jayel Kaye said...

Sounds like some of my doctors who look like they are still in hgighschool

Unknown said...

Love the feeling here. :-)

Cherie Marks said...

Awesome as usual, Zee! I love this mama bear character. Great six!

Guilie Castillo said...

Ooooohhhh... Yes, the intense stranger that stirs all sorts of havoc inside. Why do we love bad boys, girls? GREAT snippet, Zee!

Zee Monodee said...

Lol Jayel! I have yet to meet a handsome, hunky doctor over here in Mauritius, and I'm at the hospital every other month for my check ups. :)

Zee Monodee said...

Thanks Krystal! Glad the 'mood' came through :)

Zee Monodee said...

Lol - thank you Cherie! Margo is totally out of her depths in this story :)

Zee Monodee said...

Guilie - bad boys = the lure of the forbidden! That's why they're so, ahem, popular :)