I’m excited to show off six sentences from my novel, A Prescription for Love, #3 in my Oklahoma Lover series. If I get my butt in gear and get my edits finished, I should have an October 17th release. Heidi, my heroine, is severely asthmatic. In this scene she is having an asthma attack after leaving a job interview.
Halfway through the second block, she reached out for a light post, and clung to it, bent over, gasping for breath. Black dots danced in her eyes.
Oh, no, don’t faint.
“Miss Lester?” A warm, familiar voice came from a distance. Heidi moved her head, and the dark dots merged into one large one, right before she collapsed into the arms of her new employer.
I hope you enjoyed this little snippet. Be sure to check out the other great authors and their Six Sentences.
If you’d like to hear more about A Prescription for Love, check out the blurb and excerpt here: http://calliehutton.com/?page_id=478
Great show of her passing out!
Thanks, Jessica. I appreciate you stopping by.
I have asthma – never passed out from it but I’ve had a severe enough attack to put me in hospital. Holding onto a lamppost sounds right, bending over makes it tougher to breath though. I had to lean against a tiny ledge on a storefront. My knees were giving way but I need to stay as straight as possible to breath.
On the other hand, I’ve passed out after getting hit on the head with a fall. Those black dots melding into one perfectly describe what I saw. It was as if my surroundings were breaking up and tunneling in at the same time. When I came to a moment later, the reverse happened. It was like a very slow slideshow transition.
This is what happens when you’re a writer. You don’t think “OMG, what’s happening to me.” You think “OMG, must remember this for later.”
Hi Alison. Asthma can be a tough thing to deal with. The hero (the employer) helps her quite a bit. I appreciate you coming by and sharing your story.
Such an awesome story!!
Thanks, Ceri. Good to ‘see’ you. Have to check out yours next.
Sure is!
HI Alison, Thanks for visiting.
Oh my. Poor woman, how embarrassing!
Hi Tory,
Yes, poor heidi does get into trouble a bit in this book. Thanks for saying hello.
How exciting! It goes on my, “To Read” list!!
Hi Larynn,
Thanks. I really enjoyed writing Michael’s story. I loved him from the first book, and he and Heidi called to me.
Delightful, Callie. And your Six Sentence Sunday works…I want to read more!
-R.T. Wolfe
http://www.rtwolfe.com
Black Creek Burning, September 24
Thanks Tanya,
I appreciate you stopping by.
Great six sentences!
Thanks, Meggan. Glad you stopped by.
Great 6! You seemed to capture the attack really well! Is the new employer the hero?
I have some experience with asthma. Yes, the new employer is the hero. He’s the oldest nephew from A Run For Love, the first book in this series.
Very nice. Great six!
Thanks Ella. Appreciate your visit.
Well done, Callie. Great Six!
-Cheryl
Thanks, Cheryl. Nice to ‘see’ you.
Very nice, and you’ve definitely engaged my own mildly asthmatic sympathies with your heroine!
Thanks Susanna. She does evoke sympathy. Appreciate your coming by.
Love this feature on your blog. Is it hard to find six sentences that produce a whole picture on their own? Or do you sometimes cheat and throw a couple of extra sentences in there?
Hi M.J., One time I added a two word 7th sentence, but otherwise I stick to the six sentences. Thanks for stopping by.
I felt so bad for Heidi and her asthma issues. But she’s got a great guy to lean on. Nice six!
Thanks, Calisa. As you know, Michael is her knight in shining armor, lol. Thanks for visiting.
Michael was one of my favorite characters from A Run For Love…can’t wait to read the entire story with him all grown up and finding love! Wonderful six Callie.
Thanks, Christine. Once I mentioned him and Heidi as a couple in A Wife by Christmas, they were calling me to write their story. I always liked Michael, too. Thanks for coming by.
I have asthma, too. I can relate. Excellent, Callie!
Get your edits in gear, woman! Enjoyed this snippet and look forward to this entry to the series.