Greetings Warriors, Writers and Readers. I’m continuing on from last week with a selection from my recently completed WIP (yeah!). To Catch a Threeve is an erotic m/m fantasy.
To Catch a Threeve
Axel rested one forearm on the pommel, closed his eyes and listened as old Talesin had taught him. Only a few moments passed before the forest creatures adjusted to his presence. A nighthawk shrieked, four-footed scavengers rustled in the low growing shrubs and night feeding swallows cut and darted in the air above him.
I know you’re still there, he thought, and sank deeper into his listening trance. Axel’s deputy, Drummond Alloway, had fallen behind at the last creek crossing, partly because his mount was not as sure of foot as Axel’s, but also because Axel wanted this time alone and had hurried his pace. Drummond’s horse now pounded along the road in the distance.
The far off creek burbled, its mineral scent rising beneath the pungent bite of ironwood pitch and moldering oak leaves. With his senses sharpened, Axel smelled his stalker before he heard him.
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Alexis Duran 
Congrats on a finished WIP! 🙂 Great snippet, very visual and detailed. Some great word choice!
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I could almost smell the “moldering oak leaves”. Great detail and I agree with Victoria. Wonderful word choice.
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Great detail and atmosphere. Congrats on finishing the WIP! 🙂
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I LOVE all the use of the senses and the descriptions in this snippet! Excellent excerpt and I definitely want to keep reading.
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Great description of reaching out with all the senses.
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Descriptions are perfect bringing this reader into the scene. Thank you for the wonder of it all.
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So much love for your descriptions, Alexis! You do such a fabulous job setting a scene. Also, just wanted to thank you for buying Cheapskates! That means so much! Hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
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As always, amazing atmosphere. I am right there with Axel listening/sensing for the stalker. Great snippet.
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Wonderful… The description is simply incredible. I was there with him, experiencing the night with all of it’s sights, sounds, scents. Nicely done, Alexis!
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I could practically smell the moldy scent and hear the forest around him. Wonderful writing.
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Fabulous writing. You put me right in the scene.
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Lovely description, engages the senses on more than one level. I like the impatience of him pulling ahead of his poor deputy.
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Very sensual piece…felt like I was there.
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