Snippeting: Wild Thing
Oh, a Wild Thing snippet! I had such a good time with this one–short and fast, and since I had already written the first two Sentinel books before tackling this prequel (prequelette?), it was vast fun to write. I already knew all the gleeful little details!
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Watch her, Nick Carter had told Mark Burton, and sent Mark into the night after Tayla Garrett—into the sporadically lit Phoenix park she patrolled this night. Watch her patrol, watch her stalk the night greenways—a little sideways jog to avoid a loose dog, so casual and then all her attention back on the night, on the people within the park and only Mark’s excellent warding keeping him from her scrutiny.
Watch her. As if Mark had been doing anything but watching Tayla Garrett since his recent reassignment had them crossing paths in Sentinel field activity. Not to mention in the Phoenix brevis regional office, in the hallways…in the damned security lot where she sometimes parked a scooter and sometimes parked a bike. But she’d made it clear enough she still—after all this time—preferred to keep her distance, and he’d reluctantly, achingly, respected her wishes. In spite of the restlessness, the aching, and the tendency to offer her name at intensely inappropriate moments in his personal life.
Not that he’d expected to see that particular date again, anyway.
She’d always done that to him. As an awkward fourteen-year-old, growing into impossibly long legs, learning to hide her natural speed from the world and to finesse her cheetah shift, while Mark, a much more mature and worldly eighteen year old, learned that he was indeed human-bound in shape, regardless of his parentage and obvious peripheral shifter skills—the physical prowess, the tracking skills, the prescience…
She runs the Phoenix city parks at night…
Tags: Nocturne, reading, Sentinels, Wild Thing
April 7th, 2010 at 13:34
Speaking of knowing all the gleeful little details… “Wolf Hunt” was the first Sentinel book I read. I sensed there was quite a bit of backstory I’d missed, but there were enough details dropped into the story that I was able to follow the action (and get a feel for the secondary characters).
I very, very much enjoyed your writing style (<3!) so I immediately looked up the other Sentinel books, then downloaded and read "Wild Thing" only minutes after finishing "Wolf Hunt." I had a Cheshire grin on my face throughout the entire thing, especially all the bits with Nick Carter. Ha!
Looking forward to reading the other 2 novels, and I must know…will you be writing more? (Hee, I would love to see a certain tiger and a certain tech together. Just sayin'. ^_~ )
April 7th, 2010 at 13:50
My golly, you have totally made my day! Thank you! And I’m glad you were able to follow the Wolf Hunt logistics without feeling too left out.
I hope there will be more, too; I’m currently waiting to hear. (Pesky business details) And yep, Maks’ story is definitely up for grabs. ;> I don’t want to be misleading, though…all I can say about Marlee is that like Annorah, she has some mojo to earn back before she has a chance with someone. I think you nailed it, though–Maks is opening her eyes somewhat. Heh heh.
April 7th, 2010 at 18:50
THis book sounds great!!! I will have to read it. I must get all of the Sentinel books. Thanks. FFC
Julie
April 7th, 2010 at 19:08
I haadn’t heard of The Sentinel series before, but now that I have, I have to wonder how I missed them! I have to hunt them down and read them from the first one!
April 7th, 2010 at 19:09
Julie, I hope you like them! FFC!
April 7th, 2010 at 19:16
Gosh, you have no idea what glee it gives me to hear those words!
April 8th, 2010 at 09:50
The Sentinel series sound great. Will have to start reading them. I like your wandering web form contest.
April 8th, 2010 at 10:26
Joan–I hope you like the series!
I’m glad you like the wandering web form contest. I don’t have it running right at the moment, but I do plan to bring it back.