Busy Times

Ok.  I will admit it.  I missed the last two updates.  My real world job became a lot more time consuming than expected.  I have also had to spread thin what little spare moments I had left.  I had to wrap up editing on my new book and format everything to get it ready for publication.  I have also had to pick up supplies for my first solo sales in a booth during the upcoming Pioneer Days Festival.

With all that on my plate, I simply have not had enough in me to come up with new blog posts.  There hasn't been enough room in my brain for new stories to develop and start banging around.  With that in mind, I present a cheap dodge to coming up with something new today.  Here is an excerpt from my new novel, coming out very soon.

As they leave the system, Christian leaves his cabin and relieves Traylor in the pilot's cabin. She leaves the small space and climbs down to the otherwise empty galley to grab a bite to eat. She fails to notice as a figure appears out of nothingness behind her. The figure walks and stands directly behind Traylor as she is hunched over, eating. The new figure makes no noise or sounds. No breath fills the figure's lungs. No indications of soft footsteps on the hard deck. The figure simply stands directly behind Traylor, unnoticed.

Traylor continues to eat, looking up only when chewing to glance at the monitor displaying the relationship between the KRENNET and the other ship. She continues to eat, enjoying the peace and quiet of the galley with Christian piloting the ship and everyone else asleep or otherwise enjoying themselves in their cabins. She enjoyed being with the other members of the small crew, but sometimes being by herself was preferable.

As Traylor once again looks down at her food to get another bite, the figure behind her vanishes. Less than a second later the figure is sitting in the previously empty chair to Traylor's right, just at the edge of her peripheral vision when she eventually looks up again.

Traylor catches the edge of the figure in the corner of her eye. She jumps back in her chair, moving away from the table and preparing to defend herself from this sudden invader. Traylor finds her heart is racing faster than she thinks it ever has. She doesn't know where this other person came from or what their intentions may be. She only knows that her ship and the rest of the crew must be protected.

“Crystal! Alert the others, there is an invader in the galley!” Traylor yells up to the AI's audio pickup above the table. She keeps here eyes on the figure still seated at the table. The unexpected guest is a female human with long, blonde hair, smooth olive skin, and eyes of the deepest blue Traylor has ever seen.

Once things are finalized and the book is fully released, announcements will be made on Twitter and Facebook.  Until, then go, read, enjoy.