Sunday, August 4, 2013

#SnippetSunday - The Beltane Witch - Ponies, Unicorns, and Chocolate Lollypops


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 newest 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 The Beltane Witch, the second book in the Cloudburst Colorado series. It's available on Smashwords, All Romance Ebooks, Amazon, and B&N. In this snippet, Darius has asked Sabrina's daughters to clean up their rooms to prepare for Beltane and they went willingly. Sabrina wonders what bribe he has offered.

Sabrina gaped after [her daughters] then turned her amazement on Darius. “What did you do to my children?”
“How do you mean?” He frowned.
“They’re never willing to clean up or help with meals.” She gave him a mock-suspicious look. “You didn’t sprinkle them with fairy dust?”
Darius laughed, his teal eyes sparkling and she tried not to enjoy the effects. “Not at all. In fact, they offered to help me as long as I helped them make the wreaths.”
“Are you sure that’s all you offered?” She waved her hand over her plate. “Not ponies or unicorns or even chocolate lollypops?”
“I assure you, Lady Foxglove, on my honor, I have given them no more incentive than spending the day preparing for Beltane.”

Uh oh, she's in danger of actually liking him. :) There are several great authors on the Weekend Writing Warrior list and in the Snippet Sunday Facebook group. A few of my favorites are Anastasia Vitsky, SJ Maylee, Goran Zidar, Zee Monodee, and A.S. Fenichel.

If you're interested in The Beltane Witch, here's the cover and the blurb:

Magic, mayhem, and motherhood… a witch’s work is never done, but Sabrina draws the line at the Fae.

After almost two decades as a practicing witch in Cloudburst, Colorado, Sabrina Foxglove is done with men, magic, and the fertility rituals of High Beltane. She’s dealt with all three before and ended up with two young daughters and no partner. Twice. She’s looking forward to a magic-free May Day, with nothing more exciting than making brownies for a kindergarten class and decorating a May Pole. She definitely doesn’t have time for a handsome, Fae-touched man…

After almost two centuries as the human chamberlain to the Fae’s Summer Court, Darius Winterbourne is a man accustomed to getting his way. So when the Summer Queen tasks him with finding a witch to perform the annual rituals and strengthen the ancient warding magicks, he figures it should be easy. He doesn’t expect Sabrina’s hardheaded refusal, her untrained abilities, or his attraction to her. With less than a week to Beltane, he must gain Sabrina’s trust before he loses his home, his position…and his heart.

Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! :)

19 comments:

  1. Well-behaving children? Nah, he must have done something to them. :D

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  2. Best. Blog. Title. Ever! I found your snippet to be very organic, fun, and incredibly sweet. Great job!

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  3. Chocolate lollipops? I should try that one! :D

    I wonder what the kids are up to?

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  4. Amazing what kids will do for a stranger that they won't do because a parent wants them to. LOL Fun snippet!

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  5. Hmm. He does have a special touch. Very appealing.
    Nice job.

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  6. Yes, she is and I'm right there with her. :)

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  7. That can't be their only incentive ;)

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  8. He has a way with kids. Like this a lot; it's amusing and well written.

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  9. Looks like he really charmed those girls! :)

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  10. Well he does have a way with children,seems like there might be a twist coming though (some reward?). Excellent excerpt!

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  11. I'm not buying it! He has to have offered something, or has used some kind of spell...er something on them! :-)

    Great snippet, Siobhan! :-)

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  12. Ohhh, a man whose good with kids. Yup, I can see her caving already. ;) Great snippet!

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  13. Love the dialog, Siobhan. Great 8!

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  14. "...ponies or unicorns or even chocolate lollypops... I love it! So are the children really that good? lol Great snippet.

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  15. This sounds like such a sweet story with likable characters.

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  16. Oh noooo. He has mesmerized her children, her built in bad guy detectors! What's a mother to do??

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  17. I like that scene. It adds the touch of normal in what must be an unusual life. I just love that book cover too every time I see it.

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  18. LOL! What an endearing moment for the reader concerning these two. I love her insistence that there must have been something else offered--and the title. Definitely loved the title of this post.

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