Snippet Saturday - Character Sketch

Today’s snippet theme is Character Sketch. It is long so placed behind a link. Enjoy a look at the characters from one of my books.

An snippet from Onyx Moon Rising …

First I have to start with how the story Onyx Moon Rising came to be. I wanted to create a world where supernatural beings were known to humanity. A world where they had right like everyone else. In this world they needed a force to keep order. Thus the Nefer Investigation Force was created. It is an elite group of agents who work to keep order. Onyx Moon Rising is an intricate world with lots of twists and turns. I wanted the plot to have a mythology behind what my characters were and the world they inhabit. The world of Onyx Moon Rising, will lead my chacrters - Tashana and Sanjay - on a path that will make there destiny or destroy the world. The passion and intrigue around them go hand in hand. The surprises enrich their adventure. Each has their own things they must face.

Onyx Moon Rising, leads you on a path of not only a passion but redemption. There are a few other surprises thrown in.

Tashana Rennix – The Heroine

Tashana Rennix - my heroine - is powerful and takes no prisoner’s. Tashana is part of a world where supernatural beings are known to humanity. A world where they had rights like everyone else. In this world they needed a force to keep order. Thus the Nefer Investigation Force was created. It is an elite group of agents who work to keep order.

Tashana is a Nefer Agent and she is used to making life or death decisions on a daily basis. These decisions can change the delicate balance of the world. In her latest assignment Tashana had to face many obstacles that will test all her will and beliefs. It will be emotional, sensual and surprising to Tashana all she will go through.

Tashana has withstood a tragedy that shaped her life. Now she is forced to confront what has happened. The outcome will not only shape her future but the future of the entire world. Tashana is kick ass take no prisoner’s personality made her fun, challenging and frustrating to write. She broke all barriers and knocked down the walls. She was demanding with what she wanted in her story.



Tashana brought life and vitality to the pages. She took Sanjay Callens, a man with secrets and mystery surrounding him and made him respect, admire and desire her.

Tashana is on an adventure that will shape not only her but those around her.

Sanjay Callens – The Hero

Sanjay Callens - my hero – is a man with secrets and mystery surrounding him. Sanjay is a shadow dragon and is part of the elite Marltes- dragon warriors. He has a mission which he cannot allow anyone to stand in his way. Yet when he is paired with Tashana he finds all his beliefs tested.

Sanjay is accustomed to control and order. Tashana challenges all that. This warrior woman makes him desire, respect and admire her strong will and take no prisoner’s attitude. He will want to claim the warrior woman as his own.

Sanjay although he is part of a world where supernatural beings are known to humanity and they had rights like everyone else. His race tends to keep to themselves in dragon home world. They have secrets and codes they live by.

Working with Tashana he must decide how much to trust her with the secrets he carries. The secrets that could destroy all worlds’ and realms. The interaction between him and Tashana will be emotional, sensual and surprising.Sanjay just as Tashana was fun, challenging and frustrating to write. He played by his own code of honor. He knew what he wanted in the story.Sanjay breathed sensuality into the page. He took Tashana Rennix, a warrior woman and made her feel feminine without losing her attitude.

Sanjay may have set out to follow his mission but he was taken on a journey that will change all he knows and his conceptions of the world.

Now an excerpt of the adventure of Tashana and Sanjay as they fight to save the world and find each other.

Excerpt of Onyx Moon Rising

His gaze went silver then crimson. “You’re wrong, Tashana. There will be no more you or me. There will only be us.”

Her eyes narrowed at his arrogance. Turning her back, she walked toward the door. “Screw you.”

“That will come later.” His voice was a silken promise.

“You wish.” She fired back.

“No. My pleasure.” His hand gripped her, spun her around dragging her into his body.

His head dropped swiftly. She could have moved away but she wanted to taste him. His lips settled over hers, but not with aggression as she was bracing for. The aggression she could have taken and walked away. He liquefied her with tenderness. It was soft and gentle. Breaking down her defenses. He bit her on the lip and gasping, she let him in. His tongue delved into her mouth. He stroked gently against her. Murmuring, he pulled her tighter into his body. She felt all of his packed muscular body in delicious detail. She shuddered.

He ran his hand down her side leaving a trail of heat in his wake. Sinking deeper into his arms, she locked her hands in his hair. Sanjay dragged her up and then his lips became demanding, kissing her with the heat she expected. It was a sensual assault of unadulterated, unbridled lust.

Copyright © Taige Crenshaw, 2007.
All Rights Reserved, Liquid Silver Books.

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