Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. Snippets of ten sentences or less are yours for the reading!
This scene comes from HERO’S END which releases this week!!
Surveillance is never easy, especially when you’re alone and cold.
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Bo reached into the bag on the passenger seat and pulled out a scanner. With fingers made clumsy and numb from the cold, she turned it over in her hand and switched it on, keying it for the right frequency. The display flashed as it booted up, then cleared and settled into a pattern. Bo set the scanner on the dashboard and settled in to wait.
The minute sensor she’d hidden in the grip of her Capre sprang to life and began transmitting data. Flexing her fingers, Bo cupped her hands and blew into them, then rubbed them together. She had to keep the blood flowing. This was the hard part, especially when she was uncomfortable. She had to wait patiently for Rex to move.
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That’s the snippet for the week. Thank you for stopping by.
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Sound like wherever she is is cold, even if it has a passenger seat.
She’s in a ground cruiser. It’s funny, but in surveillance it seems like vehicles make good duck blinds from which to watch the subject.
Congrats on Hero’s End release. The cover looks awesome! Surveillance and comfort just don’t go together – do they? Can’t turn the car on – the exhaust draws attention. Bo’s a tuff gal, she’ll manage.
Thanks! The cover is another Tomomi Ink masterpiece.
You’re right, Bo is a tough one!
Ditto on the congrats!! Woo hoo…finally, right? And ditto too on S.A.’s comment about surveillance. Yep, spying’s a barrel of fun!
Thanks, I was beginning to think I’d NEVER get this one finished.
Waiting sucks, but I’m sure it’ll pay off. Go Bo!
P.S. Congrats on the release! Only 4 days to go…
Waiting is bad enough, but I’m from Florida, I can’t stand being cold, too!!
Thanks, I can hardly wait. The pre-ordered paperbacks have already started going out and the comments from the first readers are trickling in.
Congratulations on the release! Is it surreal? 😀 I love this snippet and the little details you give about what she’s doing with her hands. I could picture this scene in my mind.
Thank you! Surreal is a very good word for it! I wanted to post a snippet that didn’t have any dialog.
She should have a coffee and bagel – essential lurking equipment.
She should have looked for a Starbucks first, shouldn’t she?