Welcome. As part of the Weekend Writing Warriors and Snippet Sunday groups, I’m going to start posting very short excerpts from my writings.
Today it’s the opening of my Western romantic suspense book, WYOMING ESCAPE. Hope you enjoy it.
The gunsh
ot reverberated through the cool morning air and jolted Mikela Richards to a halt. At a second ear-splitting crack she plunged through the button bushes to hide behind an old hickory tree. Breathing hard, she scanned the wooded trail but saw nothing. Who the heck was shooting in the park? She’d spent enough time on the firing range with her grandfather to know that it hadn’t been someone plinking at a tree with a twenty-two. Those reports had come from a large hand gun, probably a nine millimeter. Her heart rattled her rib cage while she listened for another blast.
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Conversations with Horses and Others by Kate Wyland 
Really nice excerpt.
Patti
She’s going to be doing some detective work I think. Great snippet, Kate!
Thanks, Patti and Ryan.
So happy to see you here, Kate! 🙂
Great excerpt–looking forward to reading more.
Thanks for setting up Snippets. Great idea!
Wow, straight off to an exciting start! My favorite kind of openers. 🙂
What a great hook. I love how much information you were able to provide about the character in just a few sentences. Nice, concise snippet. Great job!
I’m assuming this won’t bode well for Mikela—or for the target!
Great opening, Kate! Right into the action – I love it.
I like to start with a bang. 🙂
thanks for taking a look.
Oooh! Exciting! Can’t wait to read more! 🙂
Thanks. I had fun with it.
Her heart rattled her rib cage. Whoa, only a perfect description! Love it. And I’m a sucker for a western, contemp or otherwise. Sweet 8.
Glad you like it. I’ve got a couple more in process too.
Completely new to gun stuff here…what is a twenty-two? A kind of gun? Nice snippet!
Yes, a 22 is a small caliber gun, either a rifle or handgun. The handgun is often used for competitive shooting and the rifle for hunting small animals and target shooting. It’s a good beginners gun.
Loved it! Esp love the way you weave the gun info throughout. 🙂
Thanks. The first couple of paragraphs are always the hardest because they have to so much work.
Fantastic opening here. Now I want to know who’s shooting.
That’s the idea. Hope others feel the same way. 🙂
Great descriptions of how she’s feeling–I feel like I’m right there with her! 🙂
Thanks. Emotions are the key, aren’t they?
Gets us right into the action and the adrenalin pounding! Terrific snippet, will be looking forward to reading more.
Thanks! I’ll be adding more next week.
Tense moment. Excellent descriptions. I was right there with her.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh man, I’d totally be doing the same thing with my heart in my throat. Great snippet, Kate. 🙂
Gunfire in the middle of the quiet woods really does get your pulse going. 🙂
Thanks for commenting.
Very strong opening. So looking forward to more!
Thanks. More coming.
She obviously knows a bit about guns. Could she hear the direction of the shot, so she’d know which side of the hickory to get on?
Sure, she’d hear the general direction of the shot. Mainly she was just getting out of sight.
Pushes us straight into the action. Nice 8.
Thanks. This snippet blog is fun.
Yikes! Hope she’s not in any danger.
Of course she is. Wouldn’t be any fun otherwise. 🙂
Talk about starting off with a bang!
I like to make things exciting. 😉
Great 8 ~ and I love the cover!
Thanks! I’m pretty proud of the cover because I did it myself.
You’re really starting this one with a bang, in all regards. Great beginning.
Thanks. It’s more interesting that way. Right?