It seems like the sun is coming back out again after a week of cyclonic weather (again!). I've had it up to here with the humidity and rain; wouldn't say no to some scorching sunshine right now. For things to return to 'normal' this summer.
And speaking of normal, many of us feared Sunday would no longer be the same, after the official demise of Six Sentence Sunday last week. But thankfully, a group of SSS refugees have gotten together on Facebook and we are upholding our addiction and giving you readers more sneak peeks of our stories, as we've been used to doing so far!
My contribution this week comes once again from my upcoming 1NightStand, which releases... on February 5 (yay! This Tuesday!!!) from Decadent Publishing. This one also kicks off my (insane-looking... *feels soooo good to say this, lol*) release sked for 2013, with no less than 6 books in the queue. 4 from Decadent, 2 indie with my bestie.
Anyhow, back to this week's six! Remember, Leila has landed in Mauritius against her will, when the man who saved her from an abusive marriage left her in the care of his stepmother and left.
Throughout her life, this poor girl has never felt like she belonged...
Here's another glimpse into her psyche.
'...
“Ma chérie?” Carole raised a dainty porcelain cup in her direction.
Tea, the solution to all
woes—the British thought so, and on their former colony of Mauritius, even
French-origin natives needed their three o’clock fix.
Leila sighed and dumped her
tote on a sofa before she stepped out onto the wide terrace facing the clear
blue waters of the Grand Baie lagoon. In what was dubbed the Côte d’Azur of the island, on the
northwest coastal tip, she didn’t stand out with her fair skin and flaxen hair.
She passed for a tourist or even a member of the white descendants of French
rulers who’d stayed despite the British seizing power over two centuries
earlier; she shouldn’t feel like the odd one out here, too, like the pale
foreigner she’d been in the UAE, but she did.
...'
No official SSS list this week, but some people taking part are Karysa Faire, Gem Sivad, Taryn Kincaid, Debra Soles, Heather Boyd, Chip Etier, Ryan Derham, Dani-Lyn Alexander, Sarah Ballance, Karen Michelle Nutt, & JoAnne Kenrick. There might/will be others, but these are the links I have till now when I'm posting this excerpt. You can find them all at this link on the FB group.
Check the comments' list on the post here later - you might get links to others who are posting and then troll off from there. *grin*
Hope you're having a lovely weekend, peeps!
From Mauritius with love,
Zee
27 comments:
Nice six. I have to agree with the British: Tea, the solution to all woes. lol
Great six. Poor thing, feeling like a stranger no matter where she is. Hopefully a fab one-night stand will cure that! ;-)
I always turn to tea when I need ... well just about anything, must be my British ancestry shining through. You've done a great job capturing her sense of displacement and discomfort in this snippet. Good luck with your release, I am really looking forward to reading the entire thing.
I have to agree, a nice hot cup of tea is the answer to all of life's woes. Great six!
Poor girl. Does not sound like fun.
ROFLMAO! Too right, tea is the solution to all woes! hehe nice one, Zee! Love your six this week xx
Thanks, Karen! Lol, before going decaf, I'd have said coffee is the solution to all woes, but I'm finding tea's "properties" to be more soothing now :)
Thanks Karysa. LOL, lots planned for this one night stand. There will be a lot of twists and turns before the HEA, though :)
Thanks, Jess! Lol, just 2 more days to wait till this one releases :)
Thanks, Dani-Lyn!
She's had it hard indeed, Heather.
JoAnne, lol. Must be something about displaced Britons and tea, innit? Thanks for the lovely words :)
I'm British - but I don't really like tea LOL!
I really like the way you brought the island's past history into this, Zee.
Tea or not, your "clear blue waters..." are calling to me. Lovely imagery especially nice considering my challenging weather--snow storm!
Great way to seamlessly integrate details about the setting. Really paints a picture! Great eight!
~Joyce Scarbrough
Fair skin and flaxen hair? How, genetically?
Great descriptions and inner conflict!
Tea IS the solution to everything!
What lovely, delicate description. Beautiful. I will be back.
Nice Six. I'm not British, but I do love an afternoon cup of tea! Sounds like she might be in good hands. :)
Lol, Paula! You must be the first Briton I've met who doesn't like tea :)
And thanks for the nice words. xoxo
Snow storm? Ack, Gem - stay safe! I should've posted a pic of Grand Baie so you'd see what I meant by this description :)
Thank you, Joyce!
Sue Ann, yup, genetically. Her mother was Irish :)
Thanks, Laura!!
Lol, Anastasia. You should meet Neha, one of my heroines (in the upcoming Winds Of Change, coming in November with Decadent). There's a whole scene with the hero and her about tea being the solution to bring about world peace. :)
And thank you for the lovely words!
Joanne, she is in good hands, yes. Lol, another tea convert, eh? :)
You did a great job of setting the scene here, Zee!
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