Sunday Snippet: Dawn of the Sun

Ohio weather istripping on some kind of psychedelic drug right now. We're in our third winterat the moment, so hopefully actual spring will happen in about two weeks. Ofcourse, we'll have to give or take a month because who knows how long the statewill be under the influence.

Had a crazy week ofwork, a mom crisis mode occurrence, and of course the weird weather, whichwreaks havoc on my sinuses.

I didn't get muchtelevision watched this week. Too many things going on to really pay attentionto my shows.

I did get an episodeof Death in Paradise watched and enjoyed it. I hadn't seen any of thisone and ended up really liking the mystery.

I also started anepisode of Elementary and should finish it up today. I love the fundynamic of Holmes and Watson after last week's near miss with Watson's life.

Other than that, Imight be back on track this week, but I won't hold my breath. My brain is doingweird things and having a very hard time staying focused on more than one thingat a time. It's driving me batshit.

That's pretty muchit for the life update this week. Tonight's post is from Dawn of the Sun,a novella that launches a couple on a journey to save their people.

Here's theminiblurb:

Apollo and Aurora aren't supposed to get together, butthe Universe has other ideas. When everything starts to go sideways, twomortals personify the ancient deities and balance is restored.

And a preview snippet…

Alston fought the hands keeping himfrom being at Aleina's side. "Let me go, you assholes." He had totell her … so many things.

Like how much he needed her. Hedidn't care if they argued all the time. She made him think and feel andchallenged him to change his perspective. She drove him beyond insanesometimes, but also sent him to dizzying heights. He didn't want to be in a worldthat didn't have her. What the hell would that even look like?

Aleina breathed in a sharp gasp ofair and the medical team went into action getting her stabilized. Alstonshrugged off the restraining grip of the orderly and relaxed when the healergave the all clear. Everyone stepped back from the gurney and Aleina slowlyopened her eyes.

The healer clasped Aleina's palm."You're finally on the road to recovery. You need some rest, and we'llevaluate you overnight." She eased away and nodded for the physician to assessthe patient.

Aleina glanced around, her gazelanding on Alston. His shoulders hunched and he tried to shrink into thebackground. Now that she'd stabilized, he didn't need to be here. And sheprobably didn't want him to be. He'd been so happy she came back from the brinkand didn't think about leaving as soon as she'd opened her eyes. He thoughtabout heading out now, though.

When she didn't look away, her gazecompletely inscrutable, Alston started to head for the door.

She called him back. "Alston,wait." Her voice rasped and she cleared her throat before nodding towardthe healer. "Can we have the room? I want Alston to stay so we can talkfor a while." She shuffled a little on the bed and the physician propped apillow behind her back.

The healer frowned. "Not toolong. You'll need rest to recover." Her lips quirked. "I realizethat's a big ask, but I'm not taking any chances with you." With a pointedlook, she left the room and called for everyone else to follow her.

Alston moved forward, standingbeside the bed. "Thank the universe you're alive." He reached for herhand and squeezed it between his.

She smiled. "Grab a seat. Ihave a lot to tell you." Her eyes flashed with excitement.

He tilted his head, not quite surehow to take her almost jubilant mood. But he pulled a chair around and settledbeside the bed. He didn't care about anything else but spending time with her.

Until she launched into somethingabout a between life and death thing. The she shared a vision of the futuregranted by Pythia—a glorious future, where their children would rule or shapethe world for generations to come.

And he had no idea what to do withthe onslaught of information except try to absorb the words and make sense ofthem later.

I like how thisstory is shaping up. There should be two more books following this one and Ican't wait to see how they go.

 

That's it for thisweek.

Cheers!

Skye