You've got the "Look" challenge

Here’s the challenge: search the word LOOK in your current WIP (work in progress), pick your favorite, and post three paragraphs around the word.

From my time travel romance novel, "Anna in the Portrait"

Nate held the drawings to his chest and closed his eyes. A feeling of intense joy ran through his body, causing his heart to expand in his chest and beat wildly. In his mind a vision appeared of the Sunken Garden as it looked in the early 1900’s. Climbing Rose bushes on arbors, iris in tall clumps thriving in the background, dahlias with their blooms of different colors and shapes, and pastel colored tulips standing tall at the front of each section. Between bushes of lavender, peonies grew with their full pink blossoms. He could smell the fragrance of the flowers and feel the warm breeze of the early afternoon.

         In his vision, a girl with long dark hair walked up the stone steps from the garden. She held a  bouquet of freshly cut flowers and turned to talk with the man coming up behind her. The expression on her face was of pure elation, echoing the feeling he just experienced when he held the drawings  close to his heart.

When he saw the face of the man he sucked in a huge breath. The man looked just like him. Nate knew immediately it was his great-granddad Nathaniel. Nathaniel's gaze locked on Nate standing in the dormer window and at that instant Nate sensed their souls connect. He felt what Nathaniel felt, the wild tumble of his heart for the girl.

 

Luck Seven Meme Tag (Hey Shaddy, Gully - you're it)

I’ve been tagged for the Lucky Seven Meme by Dana Mason. If you don’t know Dana, go check out her chosen seven at http://dayner.wordpress.com/. I'm excited for the upcoming release of her new novel Dangerous Embrace in October.

Here are the rules of the game:

1. Go to page 77 of your current manuscript or WIP.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy down the next 7 sentences and post them as written.
4. Tag 7 authors.
5. Let them know.

I’m using 7 sentences starting at line 7 on page 77 from my work in progress with the trial title of "Anna of the Portrait." Diesel is Hugo's guide dog.

He heard Diesel barking and looked up to see the dog bounding down the driveway towards him. He looked behind Diesel for Hugo but he wasn’t there. Diesel stopped in front of him and he grabbed a hold of the dog’s lead and held on as he pulled him towards the cottage. 

When he arrived he found the front door wide open and Hugo inside, slumped on the couch. He reached toward him and shook his arm. Hugo groaned and grabbed his head. "Oh man, someone conked me good."

I'll pass this on to a couple of my blogger buddies to see if they are interested in playing along.

       Cheryl (Shaddy)     http://papercutscreams.blogspot.com/

       Gullible     http://gullible-gulliblestravels.blogspot.com/

        

          

Hillside the Novel

Alexander wiped the sweat from his eyes as he searched frantically in the old desk for the worn envelop. He knew had to be there, but it wasn't where he had put it. The phone call he'd just received caused his stomach to roll and his heart to race.

 “If you don’t deliver the information to the mailbox at the Old Mill in an hour, you wife will be in grave danger.”

Elizabeth was nowhere to be found, and he knew the gravelly voice on the other end of the line meant business: bad business.

His chest hurt; he took short quick breaths trying to quell his nausea and concentrate on the task. It had to be here somewhere. When his vision blurred and his head started to spin, he knew he was in trouble.

Nate; he had to pass the information on to his son. Why hadn’t he done it before now? Nate was the last hope for Anna. He grasped his chest as he slowly fell to the floor.