I’m 14,000 words into the first draft of Feathered #2 (still a bit of an uphill slog to go) but I’m feeling good about the direction the novel is going.
There isn’t as much ‘actiony’ stuff going on, as there was in the first novel. I wanted to focus more on the relationship between Zan and Ruby in this. You also get to see more of Zan’s point of view as well – which we missed in the first.
The cover is all but done. The designer is just waiting for me to decide on the actual title first 😉 I’ve got a few ideas, although I need to narrow down my top three choices.
There’s no hurry for the title though, I’ve still got to finish writing the story first.
In the meantime, I thought I’d give a little sneak peek of some of the (VERY ROUGH) story.
So here’s 100 words to enjoy (taken from Chapter 1).
Desire burst through his body, and his breath quickened to match his already racing pulse. He pulled her close, his wing feathers swaying as his hand wrapped around the back of her neck … his lips crushed on hers, consuming her with such force that she nearly fell backward. But he wouldn’t let her fall.
His smooth chest beaded with sweat, making it slick and slippery as she slid her hands over his hard muscles and around to his back. Her fingernails were sharp and they bit into his side as she grabbed desperately.
He pushed the bedroom door open …
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