This
week’s theme is Their Sexy Talk and it’s all about how lovers talk to each
other. We know you’ve noticed it. Whenever you get into a room of people, where
there are other couples, notice how they talk to each other. Sometimes you can
tell when there’s tension, other times you wonder just what makes them so happy
and there are others still when their happiness is practically contagious.
For
this hop you post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. It can be from a WIP
or something published. This week I thought I’d do something from my upcoming Dreamspinner
release, To Touch the Sky, releasing April 3rd.
Excerpt:
Two hours later he was
back up, pacing the floor, beyond annoyed. Why was he doing this now? He knew
who his mate was supposed to be, and he wanted no part of it. He was
responsible for himself only, and he liked it that way. Too bad the spirit that
shared his body didn’t agree.
Really?
What about all those people at the bar who depend on you?
“It’s not the same
thing, and you know it.” A quick glance out his bedroom window confirmed dawn
was about to break.
Freaking
A, arguing with you is like arguing with a signpost. Why don’t you go stretch
your wings, old man? We’ll chill on the breeze. Shift and we’ll find a nice
juicy pigeon or rabbit for breakfast. That sounds dee-lish.
Hawk rolled his neck.
His totem spirit’s mentality was that of a fifteen-year-old hopped up on sugar
and running on three hours of sleep. The spirit was very old, but damned if it
acted its age.
Whatever,
dude. Just do
something, will ya?
The crazy thing enjoyed
talking him into “doing” things, things Hawk wouldn’t normally do, just to have
“fun.” Like skydiving. As a bird shifter, one would assume he’d enjoy the
activity. They would be wrong. There was nothing fun about falling from a plane
miles above the planet in human form. Hawk had been sure they were either going
to die as they raced toward Mother Earth, or he’d have to shift and risk
exposing all their kind. His totem spirit, on the other hand, had screamed with
excitement the whole time.
