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Here is the second sneak peak from the upcoming second book of the Stitches Trilogy, Brushes! It will be available in August/September, 2013.
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| BOOK 2 of the STITCHES Trilogy Coming in August, 2013 |
This scene from BRUSHES is taken
from Chapter One.
After receiving the keys to the bungalow they've inherited from Mary Coulter, Jean and Spence Collins head over to the house to check it out. In this scene, Jean is doing her initial walk through of the empty rooms, hoping she might see the Mary Coulter as an immortal. So far, she's been disappointed. But then she gets to the kitchen . . .
The magic was like a drug. She still couldn't
believe it had happened -- and was still happening. Other types of magic crept
into their lives in unexpected ways, when they touched Mary’s things: flashes of Mary’s life. The fabric’s magic was
still inside of them.
Jean pulled herself from the window and
opened one of the doors of the two small closets. At the estate sale, Mary’s
husband’s clothes were still hanging inside this closet. Now it was empty. Mary
had held onto those clothes for over forty years after Jim Coulter’s untimely death. Time to check out the kitchen. She
descended through the tight turn of the staircase and inspected the plaster on
the walls and in the stairwell. No cracks.
Her steps squeaked through the dining room.
As she came around the corner to the
kitchen, Jean laughed out loud when she spotted the light-blue, rotary-style phone
on the wall.
“Look at that. God, I think my parents had one just like this.” She picked
up the receiver, weightier than she expected, and listened for a dial tone. Nothing. Then her hand went numb. An electrical
charge whooshed up her right arm. She
sucked in a breath and closed her eyes.
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Very exciting, Courtney, to begin book 2. Intriguing excerpt, and I'm looking forward to the release of Brushes ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, what happens next? Yikes, I don't think I'd like to have such a phone!! Great writing!
ReplyDeleteOoo, magic. I used to have one of those phones twenty years ago, and the neighbor kids had no idea how to use it.
ReplyDeleteI know, right? I grew up with one of those phones and had to work it in to my story some way, some how. They were magic back then too. More magic to come next Friday.
ReplyDeleteWe had a phone like that, but no magic! Excerpt is leaving me curious.
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
ReplyDeleteRuchika, thanks for the comment. STITCHES is currently available at Amazon.com and on Smashwords. I'm just putting the finishing touches on BRUSHES. It will also be available on Amazon and Smashwords. Look for it in September.
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