Welcome to another installment of Weekend Writing Warriors, the hop that gives you a tantalizing taste of some amazing fiction. October has arrived and along with it, oddly, the sun! I love the fall, with its invitation to cozy up in a patch of sunlight with a good book, a cup of tea, and hopefully several cats piled on lap and legs. WWW is a great way to find just the right read to complete this picture. Because October is release month for To Catch a Threeve, I’m going to keep posting from this scene for the rest of the month, which quite neatly (and perhaps diabolically) will leave us at a juicy cliffhanger ending.
Last week, Constable Axel Blackwood finally caught a glimpse of the thief.
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Large eyes filled with fury turned toward him. Axel couldn’t make out the color in the odd light, but they glittered bright as a gemstone.
With difficulty, Axel pulled his attention from the entrancing eyes. As he took in the full sight of the man, his heart contracted, his vision narrowed, and his breathing stopped.
“Liam!” he gasped.
His prisoner’s expression changed from anger to confusion. Then he whispered, “Axel?”
The forest fell away as Axel reeled.
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This post is part of an ongoing blog hop hosted by Weekend Writing Warriors. Every Sunday, participating authors post eight sentences from a published work or perhaps their current work in progress. Then we hop to our fellow warriors’ blogs and check out all the fabulous fiction that’s happening! I heartily invite you to participate as a reader, writer, or both. It’s a great way to discover your next favorite book. Click here or copy & paste this address: http://www.wewriwa.com
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Official Blurb for To Catch a Threeve ~ Release date October 28th ~
Axel Blackwood catches a thief and is astounded to see that he closely resembles Liam Alloway, the love he lost seven years ago in an attack by the evil woodland folk known as threeves. Axel suspects he’s fallen prey to dark magic, but can’t help becoming infatuated with his prisoner. He’s overwhelmed with the hope that he can at last bring his lost lover home, despite everything that warns him it’s all a diabolical trick.
Bryn Darrow, the half-threeve, half human orphan sent to trick Axel and rob him of much more than a simple gem finds himself equally as fascinated with his handsome human captor and the lure of someplace to call home, but he knows deep down that the constable is in love with a dangerous illusion. When he’s commanded by the threeves to murder Axel and steal a witch’s powerful grimoire, he’s forced to decide between the only family he’s ever known and the one person who might rescue him from a life of isolation and pain.
Will Axel and Bryn be forced into a deadly confrontation before they can discover the truth?
Alexis Duran 
To find your long lost love is a blessing. I’m intrigued. And you’ve built the suspense week by week. Wonderful.
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You’ve teased me this far, I suppose I can let you torture me with delicious snippets until I can get the whole treat. Another fantastic excerpt!
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Ohh! Excellent twist.
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Whhhaaaatttt??!! Oh my! You are such a tease;). Great 8. Love the description and the way Axel felt when he realised who was before him.
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Oh, this is diabolical. You’ve really built this up well. Wonderful descriptions here.
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I love that the world is falling away from him, leaving only Liam…
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Oh wow, clearly an astonishing moment for both of them – love it! This is such an excellent story and today’s excerpt was great.
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that was a major dun…dun…dun…moment! He knows the thief? great 8
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Wonderful description of this powerful moment! Happy release month to you, Alexis! 🙂
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Of course he knows the thief. That is exactly the complication he needs! 🙂
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dun … dun… dun… great snippet!
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Great snippet! I haven’t followed the thread so far but jumping in here but the shock was well written!!
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This is going to be such a page turner! I’m almost jumping into my computer screen in expectation. The suspense! I’m right there in the moment with them. Fantastic!
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Thanks for all the great comments, everyone!
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Love! Quite interesting that Liam seems to recognize Axel – Looking forward to reading this when it comes out.
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quite intriguing. I want to read it 🙂
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Sounds like it’s about to get interesting….great snippet
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This is wonderful, Alexis. I not only saw the surprise on Axel’s face, I felt the surprise. That’s damned good writing that does that!
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I really enjoyed this. The sentences flowed naturally, and it sounds like a cool setup for next week!
Keep smiling,
Yawatta
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The reading has a wonderful flow. Congrats on your upcoming release.
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Great response from him when he saw the thief. The sentences flowed nicely, too.
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