Six Sentence Sunday #8: We Bring Good Words To Life

This week I return to my Regency paranormal romance WIP, A Woman of Proper Accomplishments. This takes place far earlier than my previous sixes. In this scene, Mr. Morgan, a visiting gentleman from London, demonstrates for Helena and her sister spiritus, a rare talent that allows someone to literally breathe life into inanimate objects and command them. He's chosen a book for his demonstration:

Helena had just opened her mouth to comment on how amusing she found the whole affair when the novel  rolled onto its side. With a snapping of covers and a fluttering of pages, the book scuttled along the floor in a hurried manner like some frightened paper creature. As it opened and closed, it pulled itself toward the wall with a surprising swiftness given it lacked legs, wings, or anything resembling an efficient means of propelling itself. In a matter of moments, the book had scampered to the wall. After a final spurt of its self-turning pages, it fell forward and produced a quiet thud.

Helena blinked several times, her heart pounding. 






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