Response from the last Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday was so overwhelmingly positive that I decided to post a total of three snippets from the same scene from BARRON’S LAST STAND for this week and next week’s installments. As you may recall, the idea is to feature a snippet of your work for others to enjoy.
Our heroine Bo Barron, has just taken her ship into hyperspace following a successful prison break that she was hired to manage. Unknown to her, along with her paid passenger, her estranged husband, Blade Devon, (a government operative also being held at the prison,) followed her and stowed away aboard her ship. Last time, she had just discovered him in her engine room. He has offered to pay her for his passage. Knowing that she has him between a rock and a hard place, Bo sees an opportunity for payback.
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He gaped at her. “One point two mill?” he said, incredulously. “For an extra passenger?”
“For an ex-husband.” She smiled. “If you don’t like the price, you’re welcome to leave. I will be happy to escort you to the airlock.”
He shook his head. “You’re a pirate, you know that?”
“You’re a stowaway,” she shot back. “I’m within my rights if I shoot you now.”
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You can find a brief summary of BARRON’S LAST STAND, along with a link to a longer excerpt on the Works In Progress page. It is, as the page suggests, a work in progress
Love the dialogue. 🙂
Bwhaha! You tell him girl!
Great snippet. This is already on my TBR pile, heh.
Thank you!
Great stuff. Lots of fun. Glad you came back for more!
Great dialogue! Reminds me of a space pirate I know… 🙂
I love the banter between them. Great selection!
Loved the humor, great snippet made me grin.
Love the interplay between then. Awww…you can tell they still lurrrve each other!
Great dialogue! I wonder if it would have just been one million if he wasn’t an ex-husband! 😀
Nah, she’d only have charged him six hundred thousand. 😉
I think she’s got something against him.
Yes, and it’s a doozy!
Thank you all for your supportive comments! You make me want to work all the harder to put it on your shelves (or Kindles)!
I like the chemistry between these two! It promises lots of fun later. 😉
This snippet gives a strong feel for their relationship. Good dialogue. 🙂