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RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU by Jennifer Talty

March 19th, 2007 at 08:55am Jen-t

Hi all!

Thanks so much for the support, it is so nice and a bit of a surprise.  I honestly had no idea that BCB would do such a sweet and nice thing for someone else.  Snort.  Okay, so she does a lot of nice things, but for me?  Geez, damn near gave me a heart attack.  But seriously, when I sent her and a few other writers the link it wasn’t to have them post, but just to share an OMG!  Am I really an author?  Yes, I am.  It’s really happening.  Still in a bit of shock here and since I’m in good company I don’t mind telling you that I have pre-ordered a few books myself.  When the rest of the CB writers get published I will be first in line.  I also don’t mind admitting I go to those sites on a daily basis, just to look.  It’s a weird feeling to see your name on a book cover.  I so can’t wait to get that book in my hands.

I know I’ve been a bit absent these days and I wish I could say it was because I was so busy with good stuff, but that isn’t the case.  However, I refuse to let all the crap get me down.  I just needed a bit of time to absorb all that was going on with me and give me and my family a chance to deal with it.  Now things are starting to look up.  Well as up as they can be with two teenagers under foot and one 9 year old that thinks he’s freaking Wayne Gretzky.  Oh, and lets not forget the fourth child I didn’t realize I had until last night at the dinner table, geez.

Anyway, I debated long and hard if I should give you all an excerpt or not.  I kept telling myself, you didn’t really care.  Okay, so you care but what I mean is that, this isn’t about me.  Really, I get that.  It’s about a world that got created out of total whackyness.  A group of peope who gathered together for one purpose, but no one actually knew the purpose – or did you and you just didn’t fill me in.  Whatever.  But I’ve decided to share a short excerpt.  It’s unedited so the final product may vary slightly since I haven’t done my final edits yet.  I should get them soon.

The excerpt comes about halfway through the book and I just thought you all would like it.  It’s very short.  And if you never want to see an excerpt again, just let me know and then on my next post I’ll pick on you.  If you hate it, I don’t need to know, lie and tell me you love it, but buy the book anyway.  If you love it, feel free to send general praise my way.

Enjoy – JenT

            “Take a deep breath,” Jared whispered in her ear.
            She swallowed and peered around the corner.  Her heart pulsed, then stopped for a brief moment, before it began to flutter in inconsistent beats.  Both of her hands instinctively clamped down over her gaping mouth, muffling her scream.
            Blood was smeared across what remained of her bed.  The mattress had been pulled to the side, half sitting on the floor with the insides exposed by each tear.  Four men, all with gloves and masks on stopped what they were doing and stared at her, before going back to taking samples and pictures.
            “Where did the blood…” she gagged, “blood come from?”  The muscle on Jared’s bicep didn’t even flinch when she grabbed it for support.
            “We don’t think it’s human,” someone said.
            “Little Jimmy Henderson said his dog didn’t come home last night.”  Jared looped his arms around her, but it didn’t stop her body from trembling.  “But we don’t know anything right now.”
            Turning her head, the bright red writing on the wall caught her attention.  The letters where dripping down like the title in the book Helter Skelter.  “Oh, God.”  She stared at the words ‘Die Bitch’.  The empty contents of her stomach lurched up.  “I’m going to be sick.”
            A thud, followed by a few curses fell faint in her ears as she pushed everyone and anything aside that stood in her path.  The bathroom seemed so far away.  Not bothering to shut the door, she dropped to her knees and gagged.  Then gagged again.  But the only thing that came up was a foul taste.
            Her entire body broke out in a cold sweet.  Shaking her hands out, she stood up, panic gripping her good judgment.  Her pulse hurt as it pounded loudly in her head.  She paced in the tiny bathroom unaware of her surroundings.  Unable to cope.  “Damn it!”  She swiped her hand across the sink, knocking everything to the floor.  “I won’t be afraid!”
            “You have to be afraid.”  Jared’s voice rang out strong and confident.  He yanked her by the shoulders and heaved her to his chest with steady arms.  “This guy, whoever he is, has snapped.  We need to believe he’ll stop at nothing–”
            “To kill me?”  She pounded on Jared’s chest.  “Why me?  What the hell did I ever do?”

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