She began to sing into the cool, dark night
and the stars looked down in wonder.
1 Line Wed
Topic: “Hooks” (last line of a chapter)
Book Excerpt: A Frosty First Date For A Seasinger
Kai and Shira had a less than auspicious first meeting – she kicked him in the nuts, thinking he was someone else. Once he recovers, he presses the advantage of her guilt and gets her to agree to join him at a local diner for lunch.
Kai may think he’s being careful, but Shira Wen has good reason to be suspicious… Continue reading
#OnceUponATime #Fanfic Friday: Hook Pays Tribute To A Fallen Friend
You Had Me At Malfeasance is a collection of one-off fics set around various episodes of Once Upon A Time. Think of them as a “deleted scenes” sort of exercise.
In this chapter, Hook asks Emma to come along as he memorializes a fallen friend in, “Tribute.”
“Will you come with me, love?”
Emma looked up from the logbooks and pushed her hair back from her face. “Huh? Sorry.” She gestured at the book and papers in front of her. “Just trying to catch up with everything that went on while we were gone. It looks like it was mostly drunken dwarves and the occasional Merry Men and Pirate Crew squabble.”
Killian gave her a reluctant smile. “They do enjoy a good wager, the lot of them. When it doesn’t go their way, there may be fisticuffs.”
Emma shut the logbook and pushed her chair back. “You were saying?”
“I need to do something. And I’d appreciate your company.”
He wasn’t sure what he expected when she opened her office door…
…but it certainly wasn’t getting kicked in the nuts.
1 Line Wednesday
Topic: Opening Lines
Finishing Up Earthsinger, But A Pirate Keeps Taking Over My Brain…
I’m working like mad to get a lid on Earthsinger, and I have had so much fun putting Manni and Matt on paper. You’ll also meet the long-awaited Firesinger, and learn the name of our elusive mystery girl.
And while all that’s being put to virtual paper, my mind is bubbling and churning with something I put off for far too long – the sequel to Eight Nights At Sea. Continue reading
#OnceUponATime #FanFic Friday: A Pirate Can Only Take So Much Pomp & Circumstance
In my most recently completed Fanfic, “Loose Threads,” we head back to the OUAT universe built in “The Memory Keeper” for a thrilling adventure with all your favorites, plus a young Meriel and Finn (Killian and Emma’s children) who are threatened by a powerful witch, a banshee and a headless horsemen.
In this scene, Regina and Snow have pulled everyone together to go over the plans for Henry’s upcoming coronation as the next king of Camelot. Unfortunately, not everyone shares their enthusiasm… Continue reading
Excerpt Tuesday: Sky Woman Meets Determined Suitor
I have a special place in my heart for Sky Woman. Not only was it my first full-length novel, but it was quite a departure from just about anything else out there in the paranormal/fantasy romance genre. The plot device was every woman’s fantasy come true, and I spent many a squirmy afternoon commute home from the day job fantasizing up scenes and dialogue.
In this scene, our girl Miri and the eldest son of Falenua house, Lunan, find themselves trapped in a mountain cabin during a rainstorm. Night is falling, and so are Miri’s inhibitions… Continue reading
#OnceUponATime #Fanfic Friday! Emma Uses Her Powers Of Persuasion
In my Once Upon A Time fanfic, Pandora’s Pain, the town of Storbrooke gets a visitor who’s looking for a certain magical box – one that happens to be in the possession of Mr. Gold – who is, at present banished from the town (this was set after season 4’s mid-point hiatus).
In this scene, Emma and Killian confront Gold at his New York apartment, demanding to know the whereabouts of the box. Emma’s all business, and Killian is all vengeance – but not for long… Continue reading
He’d viewed and taken part in the mating rituals of more worlds than he could remember…
But it had been a long, long time since he’d felt a pull like that to a woman.
1 Line Wednesday
Topic: “Pull”
Excerpt Tuesday: Meet Matt & Manni – Our Next Couple
In Windsinger, we met Manni, an Earthsinger who’s got a bad feeling about the state of the world. We also meet Matt, a trucker with a heart of gold and dog who’s one smart cookie.
We get to know them a bit better in Seasinger, and by the end of that book we set them up for book three: Earthsinger.
Here’s a little peek at the moment Manni and Matt come face-to-face…. Continue reading
Britt DeLaney 