#Fridayspark #queryingsoon #thriller #thrillerbooks #writing My heart breaks for Veronica. Follow along for more updates!

Zak holds up a gift-wrapped box. I gasp. “You shouldn’t have—” “Open it!” He grins, his eyes sparkling. I rip off the tissue paper to reveal… a very expensive perfume. “Zak… I can’t accept this.” This is the most expensive perfume I’ll ever own. The most expensive gift I’ve ever received by a long way. “Jina, it’s just perfume.” He takes the box and plucks the fancy bottle from within.“Smell it.” Zak brings the bottle to my nose. I sigh and close my eyes. This scent is heavenly. A MOST improper MARRIAGE

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Improper Marriage’ with five images. 1: young woman in a floral white dress and hijab smiling at a young man standing next to her. 2: a gravestone with red flowers. 3: a young man sitting down, his face in his hands as if crying. 4: a close-up of a bride and groom’s entwined hands. 5: a close up of the faces of the man and woman from image 1. 6: a cafetiere, a glass cup of coffee, ans a rose-shaped spoon on a wooden tray. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: The last thing Rujina expected a few weeks after her talaq is a marriage proposal from single dad Zakaria. She’s known Zak since they were teens; he’ll definitely be a better husband than her ex ever was. Quickly, she realises that marrying a widower comes with its own heartbreak.

my characters do gift each other stuff other than jewellery; here’s proof😉

#FridaySpark prompt on IG: ‘box’
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Zane stops me with a finger to his lips and a motion of his eyes.  “Adorable toddler on your four o’clock. Watch.” He leans back against a stack of bagged potatoes, arms crossed.  “Is this what you do when you’re not accosting women?” I whisper, watching the mother of a toddler negotiate over a box of cookies the tiny boy brought over from the bakery. He shoots me a scowl at my accusation. “Socializing, not accosting. Grocery stores are the perfect microcosm of life. I find inspiration in watching people.”  The mom lifts the little boy and lets him set the cookies into the cart. I can’t stop smiling. At the scene in front of us, and that Zane would be interested in such things. This man has way more layers than I first suspected. “Okay, that was adorable.” 

#fridayspark | box

A little grocery store fun this Friday:)

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Her daughter was in a little oak box... It took all Dagmar's focus to picture the young woman as anything but a burning, shrieking husk. To see her face, soft and smiling, eyes sparkling like the sea. Dagmar had stolen so many smiles from her.

No romance this week. But there was a spark involved.

Prompt: box

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#FRIDAYSpark “Please just call me Maya.” “You don’t like the name Amaya?” He tilts his head to the side. “My parents used to call me Maya and when people call me that, it feels like they’re still with me.” I shrug, smile. Ashraf flicks his eyes to mine and holds my gaze for a long moment. “I’m not sure I want your parents to be with us all the time, Amaya.” I’m taken aback by the smirk he flashes me. I never had him down as someone that smirks. A MOST inconvenient ARRANGEMENT

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”

no one asked but here’s why Amaya prefers to go by Maya✨

#FridaySpark prompt on IG: ‘name’
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Hot pink border decorated with fun squiggles and circles. Secrets We Keep Text: “Wait. Aren’t you going to tell me your name?”  Halfway down the store aisle he’s at my side, his interest obvious. This time I offer him no polite smile with my answer, just a withering glance that says go away, along with a stern “No.” He stumbles to a stop, confusion clouding his expression. I pause for only a moment, then head toward the front of the store. The sooner I’m out of here the better.  “But… but I told you mine.”

#fridayspark | name

Poor Zane. This meetcute isn't going the way he planned.
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He smoothed her hair. “Be still, naughty girl. No more fighting.” Thrashing and growling like a trapped wildcat, she tried to sink her bloodied teeth into him a second time. “Get off me, demon!” “My name is Glaucus. And I’ve told you what I am.” Hells spawn. She bucked, strained, clawed, kicked—rabid for escape. Until his fingertips found her bare skin again. Then she stilled for him. Softened. A tingling warmth rippled from his touch, filling her with sweetness. Momentarily tamed, she leaked a groan.

If she didn’t want him to feed on her, she shouldn’t have raided his village.

Prompt: name

From Daughter of the Northern Night. Coming this fall!

#FridaySpark #DarkRomance #DarkRomantasy #MonsterRomance #Horrormance

“Zane. Brody.” Her lips twist into something unpleasant, pulling me out of my fantasy. She gives me her back, her attention shifting to Grace. “Is this a joke? Some kind of setup?” “What?” Grace frowns, her eyes darting between us. “He’s tequila guy.” She points a finger at me, her glare hot enough to melt me to the floor. “What?” Grace lets out a quick, sharp laugh that morphs into a cough, shooting me an accusing scowl. Aaron shakes his head in a silent I told you so. Secrets We Keep

#fridayspark | sharp

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#fridayspark Greens Smoothie Shop is the place to be on a hot summer day after a hard workout where you can dish with your besties and plot some good old fashioned revenge #WIP #THRILLER #QUERYINGSOON #PSYCHOLOGICALTHRILLER

“What is it about you? I just can’t stay away,” he whispered before angling his lips against mine in a kiss that erased all thoughts of work and the kids and pools and the damned divorce. Trent was like the brightest star in the sky. Everything else dimmed in his presence. Separation Game

#fridayspark | bright

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I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve dreamed of pinning her to the wall behind me and sinking into her hot flesh. The temptation to do just that is powerful, but I have other plans. Plans that include tasting every inch of her body, making her scream my name over and over while I discover all the ways to make her come. To worship her body properly on a soft mattress, not against the shower wall. At least not the first time.   #fridayspark Secrets We Keep

#fridayspark | power

I went a little naughty with this prompt

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“Damn men.” Ava squeezed my hand and huffed. “Isn’t it always the way? Never good enough what they have at home. I’m so sorry. How can I help? I know a few good lawyers. Are the kids okay?” I laughed at her outpour of concern. It felt good to have another person on my side.

#fridayspark | home

From my debut Separation Game.

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Friday spark snippet from Blaze in the City by Jessica E. Subject. The keyword is home. I wiped my face with my napkin then stood, holding out my hand for Ladon. “Why don’t I take you home then? If you only live a few blocks away, we can walk there and talk some more. If you want, you can even phone now and check in.” He stood but shook his head. “I don’t think I need to phone. They should be okay for a little bit longer. I haven’t heard any firetrucks go by yet.” The background image shows a café.

Here's my #FridaySpark snippet from my WIP, Blaze in the City, a MM MPreg Shifter Romance. The keyword this week is "home." This is at the end of Blaze and Ladon's first date.

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"Your husband finally left you alone, then?" Navid asks cheerfully as he walks up to me at the bar. I'm sipping a fancy mocktail, allowing myself the treat seen as I skipped dessert. "His mum called during dinner. He's gone outside to call her back." "A mummy's boy and a devoted husband—a rare combination in cultures like ours." He nods, impressed. I swirl my drink. I'm so laid back and blasé it feels weird. I used to come alive whenever Navid talked to me, especially if the others weren't around. "I got lucky." "Did you? I know you hoped to marry for love." I sit up straight, surprised he's going there. "When I was a teenager." I roll my eyes. "You never wanted an arranged marriage." A MOST INCONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”

this week’s #FridaySpark prompt on IG is ‘LUCK’.

This moment with Navid is from Amaya’s work Christmas party where she and Ashraf pretend to be a happily married couple aka “faking love”✨

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Pink square, abstract leafy background, text: I certainly wasn’t in a rush to let him know I’d never got my degree, was divorced, a single mom and still living at home. I’d have been surprised if he thought much about me, but I didn’t want to see him realize how lucky he was to have got away. Friday Spark - luck

Does he really think he's lucky, though?
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“I have a name,” she said with as much force as he’d heard out of her yet. Benton didn’t want to believe her, despite how pretty it sounded. “Yeah, sweetheart?” He finished his drink as she glared at him. She was going to be fun. “All right… Lucky for you I got just the cure for handsy, lorkai horseshit.” She crossed her arms. “Is it ale?” “Yup.” He shook his empty cup. “Cures everything.

Classic Benton banter.
Shockingly, the ale helped no one.
 
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#FridaySpark "I told you to keep your heart out of it.” "You should have taught me how," I snap. "You're so good at it." A MOST INCONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”

#FridaySpark prompt over on IG this week is ‘TEACH’. Went with ‘taught’ because I’ve wanted to share this moment for a long time.

“Nothing you can do will ever make me ‘yours’.” He didn’t bother telling her how extraordinarily wrong she was. He’d teach her soon enough.

Dagmar’s in over her head. And she’s 6’11”.

From untitled, stand-alone prequel.

Prompt: Teach

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A pink background with pink carnations in the top left and bottom right corners. There's a white sheet of torn notebook paper that says "I stormed upstairs, ready to lay into who I presumed was the culprit (Will would never). Classic fucking Mae. How could she be so disrespectful? Did she not know some of us worked? Did she have any consideration for others? Of course not, this was Mae I was talking about. She did whatever she wanted, consequences be damned. Even in my anger, I knew I was being a little unfair. Mae could be a generous and kind person. But at that moment, all I could think about was how selfish she was." It's taped with a black piece of tape and a pink heart is on top of it. At the top of the page it reads #FridaySpark and the bottom reads @daphnemwrites.

#fridayspark

A contemporary romance between 2 former friends stuck under the same roof for one spicy summer. Will they realize they need the other?

I'm almost at 11k words in draft 1.2 and I've decided there needs to be more schizoaffective rep in this draft.

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Fat raindrops pelt against my head as I rush under the front porch. Unlocking the door, I let Sacha in and lock back up. A brilliant flash of lightning gives me a second’s warning before the loud crash of thunder shakes the house and the rain comes down in earnest. If only Zane Brody had come with a similar warning. Would I have been able to avoid him?

#fridayspark | storm
This quote comes from Secrets We Keep, which releases in two days!
Link in bio for those interested.

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Friday Spark snippet from WIP by Jessica E. Subject. The keyword is storm. As I helped him out and back to the ground, I was overcome with the smell of dragon. As soon as I had made sure the kid got back to his family, I turned around to figure out where the scent had come from. That’s when I saw Ladon being dragged by his son as they rushed in my direction. They had come. A storm of sparks from my dragon coursed through my veins. Background shows the side of a firetruck.

#FridaySpark snippet from my W.I.P., a MM MPreg Shifter Romance. The keyword this week is "storm." In this snippet, we're still at the 'Touch A Truck' event.

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Cold seawater couldn't combat her boiling blood. Pounding surf couldn't drown out her thundering heart. It would take the storm of the millennium for the ocean to match her rage. She had so many people to kill To destroy. Then kill.

Dagmar, grumpier than usual.
 
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Growling, she grabbed Kael by the throat. “I’m going to drink all your precious light, then fuck the pretty husk it leaves behind.”

When the paladin is on your last nerve, but he’s pretty cute…

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Today’s snippet is from chapter 21 of my fantasy novel, Beyond the Humming Downs.

It’s a key payoff moment in the love story. Mwah!

(Selected for #FridaySpark with the prompt of “guard”.)

#FantasyIndiesJanuary — 17
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️

Today’s snippet is from chapter 33 of my fantasy novel, Beyond the Humming Downs. It’s the moment when the proverbial $hit hits the fan… the beginning of the end.

Which makes it ironic I’ve chosen this for the #FridaySpark prompt of “safe”. 😆

#FantasyIndiesJanuary — 10
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️

Friday Spark from work in progress by Jessica E. Subject. The keyword is safe. By the time we reached Vista Park, our trucks loaded with our own turnouts in case of an emergency as well as stickers and coloring books for the kids and fire safety pamphlets for the adults, the line up had started. At least twenty people waited behind the barrier. Background image shows the back end of a fire truck.

Here's my #FridaySpark snippet from my W.I.P., a MM MPreg Shifter Romance. This snippet gives huge hints as to one of the main characters and which of my worlds it's part of. The keyword this week is "safe."

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I don't have time to participate in all three of the Friday author prompts that I know of, so I'm going to alternate between them each week.

#FridaySpark
#FirstAndLastFriday
#FridayFling

Today’s snippet is from chapter 14 of my fantasy novel, Beyond the Humming Downs. It’s a moment of some… consternation for Adehl, the MC.

Prompt inspired by #Fridayspark: “year”.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary — 3
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️

No matter how long they live, male lorkai can only turn one person. So if he picks you, you have to feel special.

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Benton’s still in crisis, and it doesn’t exactly bring out the best in him. Neither does Aldamon.

Prompt: sun

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