Book Bling-Elizabeth Alsobrooks

Weekend Writing Warriors #SnippetSunday Osiris & Isis One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever Told

7/24/2016

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I've been sharing from my current WIP The Tree of Life. When we left off, Rio, in Shapeshifter form, had managed to escape from one of the Vargas clan.We will be opening on a new chapter and in a new setting-- Egypt, in a hidden pyramid, headquarters of Osiris...

Isis & Osiris--One of the greatest love stories of all time!

“One of yours was there, in the jungles of Brazil.”
“One of mine, my queen?” Osiris pushed back his chair and rose from the matching carved and gilded desk at which he had been working. His gaze, as he cornered the desk, swept his wife’s shapely form with a familiar appreciation that separations and millennia had never dulled. “A bit more specific perhaps?” he coaxed and swooped in to capture her mouth and take advantage of the parted lips attempting to comply with his previous request.
Behind them, Andrew cleared his throat. Seeing that his father had every intention of ignoring him, he rolled his eyes and shrugged his shoulder against the door jamb to wait. Luc walked over to a small table and filled a glass with lightly spiced, heavily chilled tea. He held it up, gesturing toward the dispenser. Kirin shook her head, declining his offer, and continued across the room to sit cross-legged on the wide, plush couch tossed liberally with overstuffed pillows.

I hope you enjoyed this week's snippet as much as I enjoyed posting it for Elizabeth. Be sure to read all the other nice Weekend Writng Warriors posts, and the #SnippetSunday authors so you can find some other fun reads too!--Hudson, signing off to take a well deserved nap on my fluffy pillow right by the patio door so I can keep an eye on my tweetie birdies!

38 Comments

Jessica E. Subject link

7/24/2016 06:49:28 am

The "One of yours" leaves me very curious. A lot going on, but I'm hung up on the first half of this snippet.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:20:24 pm

Oh, good, Jessica! I wanted that to nag at the reader, so I'm glad it's working!

Veronica Scott link

7/24/2016 07:23:38 am

Interesting take on the old myths. Enjoyed the snippet...

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:21:56 pm

Thanks, Veronica. I have had so much fun manipulating time/legend. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Christina Ochs link

7/24/2016 07:31:43 am

So this is what a god-hangout looks like! And I'm glad Osiris still has the hots for Isis after all these years.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:23:51 pm

LOL! No reason not to adopt creature comforts while hanging on to the old school traditions they pick and choose, eh? Yeah, he's a bad boy, but she's got him on lock down pretty much these days...

Joyce Scarbrough link

7/24/2016 08:32:35 am

I have so many questions from this snippet, so I hope you're continuing with this story for a while so I can get answers! :-)

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:25:58 pm

Thanks, Joyce! You're what's keeping me at the keyboard late at night, grinding away at my word count! I really appreciate the help!

Amy Braun link

7/24/2016 09:09:53 am

Great snippet! I love Egyptian mythology, so this was awesome for me. :D

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:26:58 pm

Thanks, Amy! Me too!

Botanist link

7/24/2016 10:28:32 am

I don't know enough about the setting to understand what's happening, but this has the feel of gods playing games with each other in the mortal world through their agents on the ground. Intriguing.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:28:21 pm

Thanks, Botanist! I'm glad you're getting the feel for it!

J. Rose Allister link

7/24/2016 11:11:07 am

Oooh...what does she mean by "one of yours?" Intriguing! Can't wait to see how this plays in!

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:29:27 pm

Oh, yes, yes, yes, J. Rose! Exactly so...

P.T. Wyant link

7/24/2016 11:31:45 am

Something tells me he's not overly interested in the answer to his question. Or at least, not urgently so.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:30:25 pm

LOL! Good observation, P.T.!

Linda Nightingale

7/24/2016 01:28:16 pm

I'm a fan of Egyptian mythology. My interest was immediately engaged!

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:32:06 pm

Thanks, Linda! I'm so glad you're a fan of it too!

Heather Fowler link

7/24/2016 01:44:12 pm

Oooh, I love the myth of Isis and Osiris! I have a stunning print of Isis holding Osiris whose original artist I've long forgotten name of (sadly) that's been hanging on my wall forever.

Great snippet!
Heather

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:33:51 pm

Thanks, Heather! So cool about the print! I love the mythology too, of course. I think sometimes people forget it's a love story!

Caitlin Stern link

7/24/2016 03:13:14 pm

Hey, flirting is important for a relationship, too. Even when it's your parents. :)

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:36:46 pm

Oh, yes, Caitlin, especially when it's your parents! LOL! And these siblings are well used to their parents' turbulent relationship. They're probably just glad they're speaking at the moment and nothing is being thrown around in a jealous rage due to Osiris' previous wandering eye!

Ed Hoornaert link

7/24/2016 03:51:53 pm

Oh, those lascivious gods. I guess they don't care who's in the room with them..

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:38:33 pm

LOL! You're right, Ed. These gods are pretty much used to omnipotent supremacy and doing whatever they want, whenever they want..

Alicia Dean link

7/24/2016 04:42:14 pm

Nice! Very tantalizing snippet. Makes me want to read more!

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:40:28 pm

Oh, thanks, Alicia. That's very sweet of you to say! I need the encouragement to keep my writing...as I seldom sleep as it is...LOL! I will live off kind words! food for the writer's soul.

Teresa Cypher link

7/24/2016 04:59:57 pm

"One of yours?" Lovely intrigue, Elizabeth!

One thing jumped out at me. Door "jam" should have a b on the end of it. "Jamb" :-)

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/24/2016 07:45:54 pm

Thanks, Teresa! Ack! You will have my Beta Readers screaching! I'm as bad as Alicia! No way can I avoid going back and correcting that and then I will revise the entire chapter! LOL! Thank you, thank you though! I have been Beta Reading a Rock Band Promoter romance novel and jamming is much more fun than door jambing. Then too I just made a writer wonder if he was going to be able to do a Foreword, moving Forward....

Elaine Cantrell

7/24/2016 07:51:01 pm

One of the teachers at the school where I taught took myths and had her students rewrite them. I love your take on it.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/25/2016 06:23:51 pm

What a fun activity! Thanks, Elaine!

Karen Michelle Nutt link

7/24/2016 11:20:42 pm

Love mythology and look forward to reading your spin on the ancient tales.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/25/2016 06:26:31 pm

Thanks, Karen!

Gem Sivad link

7/25/2016 09:16:07 am

So much passion between them they are oblivious to the others in the room. Nice.

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/25/2016 06:27:35 pm

Thanks, Gem. That's exactly how I picture them.

M.J. Schiller, Romance Author link

7/25/2016 11:13:18 am

There is so much going on in this book, and all of it interesting! Can't wait to read more!

Elizabeth Alsobrooks

7/25/2016 06:28:30 pm

Thanks so much for your kind words, MJ!

Linda Hamonou link

7/26/2016 06:06:23 am

I agree with his demand to be more specific. I wonder "one of his" WHAT she is referring to.

Daelyn Morgana link

8/2/2016 11:24:43 pm

Something tells me they might be waiting a bit on those details. LOL. I love this line, by the way! "His gaze, as he cornered the desk, swept his wife’s shapely form with a familiar appreciation that separations and millennia had never dulled."