Hi everyone. To all of you fellow U.S. residents, Happy Thanksgiving!
The picture on the left was taken from my back door. It’s not great quality, but in case you’ve never seen one, that’s a wild turkey on our deck. Behind it in the yard is an entire flock. I’m not kidding when I say I live where bear, deer, and all kinds of non-domestic critters roam. 🙂
And now for my snippet. Today, I’m sharing a first look at Cur, an erotic historical western I’ve been working on.
Cur Villalobos intended to have the Conner property; it was easy to see the dead man’s women were down to grubbing for pennies and would be selling soon. The pine box Henry Conner lay in was polished to a shine, but it was the cheapest coffin made.
Cur pulled his hat low to shield his gaze as he studied Sara Conner. Her features were no more than a pale blob behind the ugly spectacles that hid most of her face, hair that seemed drab and lifeless had been pulled back in a tight bun, and she could be fat or skinny under the shapeless dress she had on.
Miss Conner wasn’t trolling the waters for a husband—at least not today. He grunted in satisfaction. She had few options to choose from. He might be her best one.
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gem
wow, love the description of Sara! of course, I expect everything to change once those ugly spectacles come off and the tight bun comes loose… 😉
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Hehehe He certainly is confident of his own qualities. Great snippet, Gem. 🙂
Arrogant much! LOL!!! Can’t wait to see how Sara reacts to him. 🙂
Sure is confident, great snippet.
I think I both love and hate your protagonist immediately. That’s a great combo to have! I generally am not a historical romance person at all, but I am definitely intrigued. I very much want to know what kind of a woman Sara is now. I wonder whether she’ll be able to give him a good ribbing as well. 🙂
Oh, Gem! Cur Villalobos ! Will you come help me name all of my characters?
And I love Sara and the descriptions, and . . . no pressure, but does this one have an ETA? 🙂
Wow, talk about being full of himself;). You did a fantastic job of showing a lot about your main character. Well done.
Okay, I have to admit it. You hooked me with this. She seems such a drab person and he seems to think he’s going to save her. Makes me wonder what he knows. Great excerpt. 🙂
Grrr…greedy, overconfident men! The perfect alpha! Get ’em, Sara!
Oooh…what a man…Can’t wait to see how this plays out…he needs to be knocked down a peg.
I have a hunch there is more to Sara than he realizes. Enjoyed the snippet. (tweeted)
Great introduction to both characters. I’m feeling pretty confidant Sara’s going to surprise the heck out of him. So how do you say so much in eight lines, anyway?
Dynamite and that’s just my reaction to the name Cur. You’ve got it all wrapped up in eight. Good going and this is just the beginning.
She sounds fabulous! A character who, no doubt, will emerge gradually into someone spectacular! Love the photo, lucky you!
I like the beginning of this and can’t wait for the two characters to clash (as I’m sure they will!). Just a note from me as a scifi person – Sara Conner, even spelled differently than the character in the movies, flashed me immediately to the Terminator. I went right back to your story in my head, because I was fascinated by your ‘hero’, but the name did take me way out of the moment. Excellent excerpt tho!
An intriguing intro… I want to know how Mr. Conner ended up in that shiny pine box!
Incredible job, getting so much info out there with such a great hook in eight little lines : )
Cur sounds like he’s quite greedy and calculating, I don’t like him that much. But thanks for sharing!
I first thought he was interested in the mother. But seeing that he wants the property more than a wife I wonder how they are going to react to his proposal.
Sounds like she’s actively trying to repel hopeful suitors, actually. I bet she won’t be pleased with his offer.
You write deliciously intriguing characters, Gem. What an S.O.B he is. Lol. I’m hooked already!
Love it! I have a feeling neither is going to be what the other is expecting. Can’t wait to read more.