Kindle, by Julia
Title: Kindle
Author: Julia, k_julia
Pairing: D/M
Why this must be read:
I wish Julia had written more Highlander. So far, she's given us two stories, both absorbing reads.
Kindle is a plotty story set in eastern Europe, five years after Duncan was separated from Methos and went into hiding. The setting and circumstances, the minor characters, and especially the tautly maintained suspense are engrossing and memorable. I love Julia's clean writing and graphic descriptions, a style that carries through evenly from action to sex scenes without losing a beat.
A taste:
He started to bend down to retrieve his spare gun only to remember that he'd taken the holster off earlier and given it to Mac. If they came up the stairs now, and quickly, he'd be defenseless. But he had to hear what was being said. He judged the distance to his room; he might make it there in time if they decided to come up, but it was narrow.
Then he heard the waiter again, louder now, and a chill crept into his bones at the panicked words. "No, please! Don't-there's money! At the desk! You can take-" An almost silent click, and then a dull thud; he thought he heard some rasping pants, mumbling, but maybe he was imagining it- No, there was another soundless shot, they'd had to shoot the waiter twice… They would be coming up now.
He heard a door open with forcefulness and a woman's voice call out, "Vincent, I'm done here. Can I go-" He didn't know who she was; a maid, the cook-he just heard her body hit the floor.
There was silence for a moment. Methos' legs felt numb; he found it hard to move. But then nobody was rushing up the stairs, nobody was coming for him. He heard footsteps, unhurried, and the soft jingle of the bell as the door to the street was opened and closed.
They had decided to wait.
Kindle
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Author's website: Entenpotential
Author: Julia, k_julia
Pairing: D/M
Why this must be read:
I wish Julia had written more Highlander. So far, she's given us two stories, both absorbing reads.
Kindle is a plotty story set in eastern Europe, five years after Duncan was separated from Methos and went into hiding. The setting and circumstances, the minor characters, and especially the tautly maintained suspense are engrossing and memorable. I love Julia's clean writing and graphic descriptions, a style that carries through evenly from action to sex scenes without losing a beat.
A taste:
He started to bend down to retrieve his spare gun only to remember that he'd taken the holster off earlier and given it to Mac. If they came up the stairs now, and quickly, he'd be defenseless. But he had to hear what was being said. He judged the distance to his room; he might make it there in time if they decided to come up, but it was narrow.
Then he heard the waiter again, louder now, and a chill crept into his bones at the panicked words. "No, please! Don't-there's money! At the desk! You can take-" An almost silent click, and then a dull thud; he thought he heard some rasping pants, mumbling, but maybe he was imagining it- No, there was another soundless shot, they'd had to shoot the waiter twice… They would be coming up now.
He heard a door open with forcefulness and a woman's voice call out, "Vincent, I'm done here. Can I go-" He didn't know who she was; a maid, the cook-he just heard her body hit the floor.
There was silence for a moment. Methos' legs felt numb; he found it hard to move. But then nobody was rushing up the stairs, nobody was coming for him. He heard footsteps, unhurried, and the soft jingle of the bell as the door to the street was opened and closed.
They had decided to wait.
Kindle
(You might want to look at the index page for this story for an alternative format, if your browser has problems with some letters.)
Author's website: Entenpotential