For my first attempt at "Six Sentence Sunday," here's the opening paragraph of Chapter 3 from my very first m/m romance, "Casa Rodrigo," which was published by Loose Id.
Bernardo stood on deck of the large galleon and looked out over a playful ocean. The salt air rushed at his face and ruffled his thick hair, still mostly black. Feeling exhilarated, Bernardo took a very deep breath and exhaled, as if exorcising his demons. There was a certain freedom that flowed through his veins. It was almost as if in the Caribbean, he could leave his life -- and the world he came from -- behind him. Here, he could be someone else.
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Nice description - I love ocean descriptions and you've really captured the feeling. Nice line: There was a certain freedom that flowed through his veins.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to SSS and I loved your tease and looking forward to more. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI liked the line about the freedom flowing through his veins.
ReplyDeleteYou set up the scene and his hunger for freedom very nicely. Is this a period piece? The mention of a galleon made me wonder. Great start at SSS.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to 6SS. Your 6 makes me want to keep reading to find out just what kind of a person he will become.
ReplyDelete@Liz: Thank you! I like that one, too. Then again, anyone who's ever been on the ocean, if they like it, understand the statement.
ReplyDelete@Sam: Thank you so much. Glad to have participated finally! I appreciate your welcome.
ReplyDelete@Ursula: Many thanks!
ReplyDelete@Jenna: A humble thank you for your comments. Yes, Casa Rodrigo is a historical; loosely. It takes place in the mid-1600s but I don't really go into detail about specific events.
ReplyDelete@Sondra: Thank you. I'm very glad to hear you say that. I must warn you, the book itself is not an easy read as it deals with slavery, but in the Caribbean. Still, it was my first book and I have a soft spot in my heart for it. I thought it was only fitting that for my first SSS attempt I resort to my first book.
ReplyDeleteWelcome! It's my first week, too. :-) And my WIP is called Swashbuckler. . .I smiled when I read your six. Looking forward to reading more of your words next week.
ReplyDeleteExcellent writing, you have a beautiful set-up here.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Six Sunday. What a fantastic premiere. Thank you.
ReplyDelete@Karysa: Welcome, and thank you! Sounds good. There were so many I still haven't finished reading the SSS. There are so many! Wow. Just, wow.
ReplyDelete@Liana: Thank you! I appreciate that.
ReplyDelete@romancingalix: Thank you so much. I hope I can continue.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Six Sentence Sunday! What a lovely description of feeling freed from the past. :)
ReplyDelete~Xakara
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@xakara: Thank you so much! I had a lot of writing about him even if there were many dark points in the story.
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