Cliff Hanger Saturday is a place where you can post your favorite "cliff hangers" of all time or just good writing at the end of the scene. (if not your own work, please give credit to the author and the book.) We all know, a scene should not end with anyone going to sleep. YAWN. But sometimes we see this. If the characters go to sleep, so do we.
So share favorites or write one here.
I have been posting excerpts for advertising and Rogue Phoenix Press. If you are writing an excerpt for something make sure that excerpt ends making the reader turn the page and read on. Do we want the reader up all night? Of course we do.
From my soon to be released, the revised Rebel Heart first book in the Earth and Wind series.
"What lesson is that?" Savage's deep masculine
voice rose on the intercom. "Deceit?"
"Damn..."
Nessa swiftly leapt to the computer, flipping off the
intercom. "Damn..." Nessa echoed.
Tori closed her eyes and said a silent prayer. "What do
you suppose he heard?"
"Everything--nothing. But you can be sure he's curious
and he's going to make sure he finds out why the intercom suddenly went
dead."
"He will think it was an electronic failure."
"I doubt that."
"He'll believe it. It's a reasonable enough explanation."
"I suppose you're right," Tori agreed. The silence
that followed was all that was needed. They both understood. They understood
because Cameron Savage should not have been able to tap into the top-level
security unannounced, and somehow he had.
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