There was no #ThursdayThreads prompt last week so I’m doing something a little different for words this Wednesday. Y’all know how much I hate writing blurbs, right? I mean like burn-my-tongue, stab-myself-in-the-eye-with-a-fork, hit-my-funny-bone HATE writing these suckers. I have a good friend who is good at it and helps me edit mine. Since I was too lazy to either write a new scene or scan through previous scenes for something interesting, I’m opting to share the rough draft of the blurb for HARD TARGET: CROSSFIRE. What do you think?

A rag-tag group of orphans caught in the crossfire…
When the war breaks out in Ukraine, the Russian Army doesn’t care where their bombs landed. An orphanage and a hospital are destroyed and thirteen chilrend are left behind.

A woman determined to save them…
Meghan Muir is a wildlife biologist volunteering at a wolf sanctuary in Ukraine when the hostilities break out. Trying to get to Kyiv and to either the American or British embassies, she stumbles across a man playing Pied Piper to a group of orphans. Her mission immediately changes from flight to fight. Rescuing the children is all that matters.

A Black Ops team on a mission…
The daughter of the British NATO attaché is missing in Ukraine. NATO can’t get involved and neither can the US military. When secrecy is the only option, the Hard Target team gets the assignment. They discover the missing girl but their rescue mission is complicated when they find her and an old man shepherding a herd of orphans.

A Wolf in the crosshairs…
Fraser “Kin” Kincaid carries his scars deep inside. He’s lost friends to war. And he’s lost himself along the way back from the battle. He’ll do his job, even if it means walking away from the one woman who could heal his heart—Meg Muir. His mate. Who will win this very personal war?

Don’t hold back. I need honest feedback. If it sucks, say so and tell me where. If you can improve on it, do so. I’m serious! I’ve long since passed the phase of “Oh no! Don’t you ever criticize my precious baby!” I want people to be intrigued enough to buy the dang book. First impressions, y’all! I think the cover is going to be eyecathcingly cool and I need the blurb to match, so go for it! Can’t end without a questions, right? Writers, how do you feel about writing blurbs? Readers, what makes you want to grab a book and read it?: