Friday, August 28, 2015

Maxx Fragg, V.P.I. - The Other Syde is Waiting

Guess what time it is? Yes, it's the end of summer. Yes, it's also back to school time. Okay, it's NFL pre-season. I know, Labor Day is next weekend. But more importantly, it's a new Science Fiction and Fantasy Saturday! That special time of the week to kick back and enjoy some of your favorite authors and their writing snippets. Don't believe me? Just head on over to the main site by clicking HERE and find out for yourself. This week, I decided to share the opening from my upcoming novel Maxx Fragg, V.P.I. since it's releasing this coming Thursday through my publisher Ink Smith Publishing. Enjoy!
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Tucked between the shadows and the night, standing in a darkened corner of the room, Maxx Fragg watched the young couple huddled on the couch. They had no idea what he had in store for them. He almost felt sorry. Almost. He watched as Travis stroked Debbie’s hand and whispered something in her ear. Maxx locked eyes with her as he moved across the apartment. He saw the desperation mixed with fear in her eyes and he grinned. He liked it that way. Pulling a pair of gloves from his belt, Maxx cinched them around his wrists. The rush of adrenaline rose up from his chest. This was far from his first job but he still got a thrill each time. He clicked off the lamp and the room went black.
Debbie gasped. “Can’t we leave a few lights on?”
           “I prefer to work in the dark,” Maxx said.
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What exactly is Maxx doing there? Is he a guest...or something else? Check out the blurb for the book over on my web page SACheck.com .Here's a link for the video book preview MaxxFraggTrailer. You can pre-order the book now by clicking HERE. Stop by and "like" the Maxx Fragg Facebook Page. Thanks for following along. Oh yeah - check me out on the first wave of my world wide web blog tour for the book running from September 1rst through the 5th. You may see some familiar faces along the way.  I'll be posting updates and links to the sites. I think I'm all linked out - this was longer than my snippet. I hope you check out the book. See you in seven!

9 comments:

  1. Quite the teaser snippet. Good stuff!

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    1. Thanks, T.M. I'm really looking forward to the book's release. Thanks for the support!

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  2. Something wicked this way comes, and I think we're about to find out what it is. Good start!

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    1. Thanks, Patrick. First chapters are always the hardest, trying to nail it down the best you can to hook the reader. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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  3. A thoroughly disquieting opening - grabs the reader (this one, at least) who needs to know what in blazes is going on. This is good - can we have some more? And congratulations on the upcoming publication!

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    1. Thanks, Peter. I'll take disquieting as a description any day. And...yes, I'll be posting more from Maxx Fragg in the coming weeks as the book is released. Thanks again for the support.

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  4. Congratulations on the new release!
    Great opener.

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  5. Congrats on the new release! Awesome hook you've got going here. Not sure whether Maxx is a villain or just has a twisted sense of humor. I'll be scurrying off to pick up my copy!

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  6. Congrats on the new release! Awesome hook you've got going here. Not sure whether Maxx is a villain or just has a twisted sense of humor. I'll be scurrying off to pick up my copy!

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