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Question: What are some of your favorite lines/excerpts in Only Bad Options?
Answer: I’ve talked before about how much I like coming up with opening lines and how they can set the tone for the entire book. I really like this opening line of Only Bad Options, said by Vesper Quill:
“Sometimes in life, you have only bad options.”
I think this is one of the better opening lines I have ever written, and I hope that it makes readers wonder what kind of options Vesper has and why she thinks that they are all bad.
I also tend to like lines/excerpts where the characters talk/think about themselves, their personalities, and their abilities – before they go kick someone’s butt. LOL. Like these lines, also said by Vesper:
“Once again, I was in a situation where I had only bad options. Sometimes I thought that was the sad story of my life. No good, easy, simple choices, only those that ranged from bad to worse to catastrophic. I firmed up my shooting stance. Well, let’s see how catastrophic I could make someone else’s day.”
Another example of a little self-reflection is this line by Kyrion Caldaren:
“Things were simpler, easier in the dark, especially when no monster was worse than the one that lurked inside you.”
And I really like this line because it sums up Kyrion’s arrogant, Mr. Darcy space assassin confidence:
“I am the weapon.”
So those are some of my favorite lines from Only Bad Options. I hope you all enjoyed this sneak peak at the book. Thank you for reading.
What are some of your favorite lines in the current book you are reading?
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This is book #1 in my Galactic Bonds series. Basically, the series is science fiction fantasy — magic/powers mixed with spaceships, planets, technology, etc. Yes, there are blasters, and yes, I put a “Pew! Pew! Pew!” line in the book. 😎
Only Bad Options also features:
- Space opera
- Soul mates
- Enemies to lovers
- Pew! Pew! Pew! action scenes
- A boiling lava planet of doom
If Only Bad Options sells well, then I will keep going with the series. Right now, I would like to make it a trilogy, but it does depend on the sales of book #1. So if you are interested in the book, please pre-order it, share with your friends, ask your local library to order a copy, etc.
This is very much a book of my heart, so I hope y’all buy/read/enjoy it. Thanks!
ONLY BAD OPTIONS DESCRIPTION:
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Reylo, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice.
A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . .
Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in the new line of Kent Corp spaceships, everyone knows who I am—and wants to eliminate me.
I might be a seer with a photographic memory, but I don’t see the trouble headed my way until it’s too late. Suddenly, I’m surrounded by enemies and fighting for my life.
I don’t think things can get any worse until I meet Kyrion Caldaren, an arrogant Regal lord who insists that we have a connection, one that could be the death of us both.
A MAN WHO CAN’T FORGET HIS PAST . . .
The name Kyrion Caldaren strikes fear in the hearts of people across the Archipelago Galaxy. As the leader of the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite fighting force, I’m used to being a villain, as well as the personal assassin of Lord Callus Holloway. Even the wealthy Regals who live on the planet of Corios are afraid of me.
But everything changes when I meet Vesper Quill. I might be a powerful psion with telepathic, telekinetic, and other abilities, but Vesper sees far too many of my secrets.
Thanks to an arcane, unwanted quirk of psionic magic, the two of us are forced to work together to unravel a dangerous conspiracy and outwit the deadly enemies who want to bend us to their will.
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