Snippet Sunday - Not a Dragon's Standard Virgin - Best Friend's Advice

 

Welcome to the Snippet Sunday on the Weird, the Wild, and the Wicked. Thank you so much for visiting. If you choose to comment today, I really appreciate it. Currently, the snippets are from my latest release, and while they aren't consecutive, they are in order within the story. You can read last week's snippet HERE.

Today, I'm offering a snippet from my latest release available now entitled Not a Dragon's Standard Virgin. In this snippet, which is a little longer than usual, Isabelle is visiting her best friend Marie, the village baker. Marie is French and a little more worldly than the other ladies of the village. Isabelle speaks first.

“He’s glorious, Marie. He has eyes so blue they could be chunks o’ the sky, and he’s tall—taller than Angus MacLeod. He’s broader than a draft horse, and the muscles in his legs make me go shivery.”

“And wet, I would guess.” Marie chortled. “If he is this big, perhaps he also has the stamina of a draft horse, too, eh?” She wiggled her elegant eyebrows, and Isabelle blushed again. “Have you talked to this man yet?”

“No, not about my virginity, if that’s what you’re askin’.” Isabelle squirmed in her seat. “I don’t ken what to say to him. It is not as if I can just walk up to him and say, ‘Pardon my question, Master Swift, but could you do me the favor of takin’ me to bed so I don’t have to die for the village?’ Aye, that would go over very well, I should think.”

“Ah, my sweet Belle. It is not in how you speak, but in how your body talks, oui?”

I love Marie. She has such a practical way of looking at things. ;) There are several great authors on the Weekend Writing Warrior list and in the Snippet Sunday Facebook group. A few of my favorites are Sarah Ballance, SJ Maylee, Goran Zidar, Karla Doyle, and A.S. Fenichel.

If you're interested in Not a Dragon's Standard Virgin, here is the cover and blurb:

Sacrificial virgins are so sixteenth century, but unless Isabelle finds a man to take her innocence, she’ll likely be next.

For Isabelle Andersen, being a virgin in a dragon-plagued Scottish village is dangerous. Potentially the next dragon sacrifice, Isabelle’s only solution is to lose her innocence, and fast. All she needs is one handsome stranger she can coax into bed, but Lochmore Cott doesn’t get much in the way of visitors.

Jonarrion Swiftwind has sworn off virgins. The last time he took one to his bed, his family paid the price for his lust at the hands of her demon-possessed father. He’s made it his mission to destroy all demons. Nothing distracts him from killing this demon until lovely Isabelle offers him tea. And her virginity.

Just one night of passion makes Jon realize he doesn’t want to let the independent beauty go. But will Isabelle accept him when she discovers the only real dragon in her village… is him?

Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! :)