Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - The REAL Reason

Welcome back to the Weird, the Wild, & the Wicked, Sixers! I appreciate your return and all the new people stopping by, too. Thank you for your comments; they mean a lot to me, especially because they let me know I'm not just shouting into the vast darkness of internet space! ;) Also, be sure to check out the other authors' blogs who participate in Six Sentence Sunday. Some of my favorites are Cara Michaels, JoAnn Ross, and Lynne Murray.

Today's snippet comes from my WIP The Goblin King, Tricia MacGowan finds out the primary reason Jakran brought her to his home is to further the Goblin Royal line.

           “You, Tricia, are the most magically endowed goblin female I’ve seen in well over two centuries as well as the only female of marriageable age. These are the two most desirable traits you possess.” He smiled and while she enjoyed the smoldering look accompanying the smile, the words were just a little too hollow for her to believe the sentiment.
           Way to compliment a girl. Does she look good? No, but she’s magically endowed and old enough to mate.

That's certainly one way to win her over. Thank you for stopping by and reading about the Goblin King. Next week I'll be introducing you to Marcus Baird, a crafty pirate, and the lass who loves him despite his insistence on wearing his cranky pants. ;) Happy reading! :)

Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - Not So Smooth

Welcome back, Sixers! Thank you for returning for the snippets of my WIP The Goblin King. I really appreciate your comments and enjoy sharing the story with you. I hope you'll stop by the other blogs of authors who participate in Six Sentence Sunday. Three folks to definitely check out: Cara Michaels, Sterling Priest, and Tom Keller.

In this snippet, Tricia just tried to pull away and excited Jakran's inner predator. 

          Tricia whimpered so softly he barely heard it over the thunder of his own heart, but it pierced his lust like a lance through a water skin and he slammed back into the present moment. Disgust and chagrin ripped through him when he saw her hunched pose.

            Oh gods, I’m frightening her!

            Releasing her hands, Jakran lurched backwards in an awkward movement and landed hard on one hip. He grunted with pain, but kept moving until he stood beside an upset chair, using the ornate back to hold him steady. The chair shifted under his hands and he yelped, then set it upright, hoping he wouldn’t make any more embarrassing sounds that morning.

So much for being suave and debonair. ;) Thank you for coming by and happy reading! :)

Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - Calm Before the Storm

Welcome back, Sixers, to the last Sunday in October just in time for Halloween! It's so nice to see you again (or for the first time, be welcome!) and I really appreciate every comment you leave. They make my day. I hope you've been enjoying the snippets about The Goblin King and if you've missed any, please check out the SSS list below my followers in the right sidebar. Be sure to stop by the blogs of the other authors who participate in Six Sentence Sunday. There's a couple of new ones you might want to see: Sterling Priest writes erotica (just so you're prepared) and Tom Keller writes science fiction (taking place in Las Vegas. Yay!)

In this snippet, Tricia has learned she's not as human as she thought and she's not taking it well. Her reflection in the mirror showed long horns, longer canines, and a tail. Not exactly the epitome of beauty where she's from. Worse, her nails are now more like claws and that's just not right. Her fright has unlocked something within her and Jakran must calm her down before she reduces his home to rubble. She comes back to reality in his arms. 

Tricia had leaned forward to inhale his scent when reality crashed into her and she realized she was crouched naked in front of a relative stranger. She raised her hands to push the king away but stopped when she saw blood seeping between her fingers.

What the –?

Agony shrieked across her awareness and she gasped, jerking backwards out of his grip onto her butt as she tried to unclench her fists. They opened with a sickening wet sound and she stared at them in horror as blood poured out of her palms and onto her thighs.

          “Oh my God!” she wailed, her panic igniting the energy to rattle against the valve she’d secured on its metaphorical hatch.

Fire in the hole! The Goblin King had better get her under control or he's going to be road-pizza. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! :)

Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - Tricia's Heritage

Good morning, Sixers. I know the official site for Six Sentence Sunday is taking a breather this week, but I thought I'd still include a few sentences for you to enjoy, to tide you over until next week, when the official list becomes live again. Cara Michaels and Tom Keller are also posting six sentences this week, so be sure to check out their blogs for their offerings.

In this snippet of The Goblin King, Tricia complained about a massive headache after she wakes up from the attack and Jakran, the Goblin King, used some of his magic to tame the throbbing pain in her head, offering him the opportunity to touch her.

As soon as he’d touched her with his small healing magic, he realized she wasn’t as human has he had first assumed. His magic blended with hers too well, and he sensed the goblin-half of her heritage in the deep well of magic writhing untapped within her; more magic than any of his people born in the last thousand years. Who was this woman and how had a half-goblin child managed to be born outside of the Goblin world? He held no answers to the questions and he feared Tricia wouldn’t know them either if he asked. He suspected she was ignorant of her magic or how to use it, which meant she was powerful and untrained, a lethal combination in the Goblin world. He’d unwittingly brought her into grave danger by rescuing her and now he'd have to protect her from her own people.

So that's where she got her horns! I hope you enjoyed our unofficial Six Sentence Sunday snippets and we'll see you next week. Happy reading! :)

Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - Waking Up With Company

Welcome back, Sixers! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. It always makes my day to see what people thought of the few lines I can share from my work in progress. Be sure to stop by the other authors' blog who participate in Six Sentence Sunday.

In this snippet of The Goblin King, Tricia MacGowan wakes up after the attack (from last week's snippet) in a strange room with the handsome horned man sitting in at chair beside her. She's worried about making a first impression, but she doesn't even know who he is or why he's taken her to his home.

“Who are you?”

“Forgive me; I have forgotten my manners in the rush of events,” he replied as he rose to his feet in a graceful move of a predator. Then he bowed at the waist, but his eyes never left hers. “I am Jakran Thundersong, of the Black Cloud Tribe, King of the Goblins.”

           King of the Goblins? Whatever floated his boat; this was Vegas after all.

Welcome to Tricia's taste of the weird. Thanks again for stopping by and happy reading! :)

Six Sentence Sunday - The Goblin King - Tricia's Night in the Casino

Welcome back, Sixers! I hope your week went well. Mine was entertaining, but I'm so glad you've returned for more six sentences. Thank you for the comments, they always brighten my day when I get them. Can you see me grinning? :D There are many other authors who post Six Sentences. Please stop by their blogs as well.

Today, I'm introducing Tricia MacGowan, waitress at the Hell's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, from WIP The Goblin King. She's had a rough day and some hick accused her of being a prostitute. She thumped him in the shoulder with her flat tray and stomped on his foot with her MaryJane shoe.

            Tricia felt her lips pull back from her teeth in an aggressive grimace and she snarled at him wordlessly, but whirled and stomped off before delivering more physical damage. Her breath sawed in and out of her chest like a bellows and she wanted to break something in her fury. The anger felt like a physical thing, as if she could reach out and mold it into something to change the world around her.

            “Did you see that?!” Billy Ray’s voice shrieked behind her as he struggled in William’s and Tyler’s grips. “She had fucking long fangs and her eyes turned red!"

Oh-ho! Perhaps our sweet waitress has more going on in her life than we thought. I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you next week, when you'll meet the Goblin King himself. Happy reading!