Sunday, July 24, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday #1

Six sentences from my July 26 release from Samhain, Trespass.

She regretted what she’d done back in Buffalo, and until this morning she thought she’d never regret anything that badly for the rest of her life. But this, seeing the kindest man she’d ever met so clearly disappointed and untrusting… Right now she’d give anything to fix what she’d wrecked, or maybe to have never crossed paths with Russ Gray in the first place. He deserved her like he deserved a kick in the teeth, the way she deserved a second chance—not at all.

Sarah watched him clearing the dining room table as she settled into the blankets, and she saw the biggest regret of her life standing there by the window. She had another urge to run, run far and fast until her lungs burst, if only to stand a chance of forgetting what they’d had for two glorious nights, the thing she’d wrecked, just like she’d known she would.


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23 comments:

  1. Aw. :( Definately feeling sorry for your poor heroine.

    Congrats on your first six sentence sunday post. :)

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  2. Welcome! A fantastic six to kick off with. So much going on, I'm looking forward to more.

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  3. YAY! for your first six!!

    and Ooo I want to know what she did! great choice!

    xx
    A.

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  4. Welcome to the 6! I have to say that is fantastic. I could really, really feel her emotions, her guilt, pain. I loved it.

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  5. Welcome to SSS. Loved your six and your style of writing

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  6. Just like she'd known she would. Love that line!

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  7. I really do enjoy your stuff. Great writing.

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  8. Wow, her angst over her past mistakes is so powerful! Great six!

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  9. WOOT! Welcome to Six Sentence Sunday (grr for forgetting to do my link this week)

    Awesome six, I'm already drooling for the book. ;)

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  10. Welcome to the Six! I am only on my 3rd week so I am with you. But really - what a great six to start with!

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  11. Wonderful description of insight and regret. Heart wrenching and touching.

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  12. Welcome to Six Sunday! This will help me stalk you so much better! :D

    "He deserved her like he deserved a kick in the teeth..." Great line.

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  13. Welcome to SSS, I really want to know what she did that was so awful. Great selection.

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  14. You write regret really well. I'm always telling my kids off for saying 'sorry' without actually meaning it and then following that up with a lecture on how awful it is to really be sorry. They roll their eyes a lot.

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  15. Welcome to SSS.
    Emotional six

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  16. Thanks so much to everyone who's stopped by to read and comment! You've made my first Six Sentence Sunday a lovely time.

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  17. awwww... at least she knows she did bad... I wonder how she's going to make it up to him :)

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  18. Welcome to SSS! Loved the emotional ride your heroine is on. I bet things look up for her soon :-)

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  19. What a great entry into SSS! I can't wait to see what you have for us next week!

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  20. Welcome to #sixsunday! I love the emotions coming from your excerpt. Almost palpable!

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  21. Her regret comes through loud and clear. I can feel her sorrow in every line. Good internal dialogue.

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  22. That's a ton of emotion packed into those six sentences - great snippet!

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