Novel Teasers

I like to provide novel teasers.  These are a snippet of what you may find in a full length novel.  These are all my own original ideas and if you think they need improvement in plot or character, please let me know.  I would like any novel developed to be one that the reader really wants.  I am using this page as a guide to the wants of my fellow dreamers and to improve upon myself.  Every great author needs feedback.  I encourage all to leave a comment without shame.  Good, bad, neutral, I need it all.  Just remember in leaving a comment that there is no need for language or to belittle.  Constructive criticism is what is needed here.  If you find a teaser you especially like, let me know that too.  If it is popular I will share a chapter page and I will provide more to the teaser to sate your curiosity.   No, there will not be a full novel on here, you will have to buy that one.  As always, read on dreamers, read on.

Alexandria

The night was dark and dreary.  The trek through the forest has been long and arduous.  The next town was still another hour away at this slow pace.  Alexandria had to be careful and pick her way through the trail.  She didn’t want her horse to become lame from twisting an ankle.  This storm has been relentless for the last two days.  At least right now the driving rain had subsided for the time being.  Alexandria’s clothes were soaked through and her hair had become disheveled from the braid she had put it in.  Another hour and she could find an inn to rest for a few hours. 

           

What she didn’t know was where she was exactly or what town lay ahead.  She had only found out that there was a town by a traveler that she had meet on the road.  It was an old man that appeared to be returning to his farm.  He didn’t offer much in detail, just that the next town was about three hours away.  Judging by when the sun had set after she had spoken to the man, she had to have been on this road for at least four hours.  Of course, unknown terrain and the current storm made traveling slow.  She hadn’t stopped for more than a few minutes to feed and water her horse and stretch her legs.

         

A breeze brought a chill to her and she shivered and then she sat bolt upright.  There was the scent of wood smoke lingering in the wind.  If she could smell it now then she must be very close.  As she ascended a rise and went around a bend in the road she could make out small specs of light filtering through the tangle of the forest.  By the size of the lights she was still at least a half hour away from her target.  Just knowing there was civilization put her mind a little at ease.

        

Alexandria hasn’t really had a warm welcome in to many places.  She tries to just pass through.  This is a foreign land to her with customs she is not familiar with.  The people in this land aren’t educated about extraordinary people and so she is viewed as trouble.  As long as she keeps her biceps covered and her manner quaint she should have no problem.