November was a...frustrating reading month for me. The stress leading up to the election and the upset after maybe? Who knows. In any case, I started and stopped reading a bunch of books, some because they weren't the right book at the time and some because they weren't for me at all. But I did read few new-to-me books that I enjoyed:
 The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ. For December, I'm sharing snippets from The Merchant's Love. I haven't written a holiday romance (yet), but this one is as close I have. It's a cozy story of a bookish royal and a sweet merchant who become friends and fall in love over books and baked goods as fall turns to winter and the winter holiday arrives in Tournai. There's a bit of magic gone wrong too, but it's honestly a warm hug in book form. I'm jumping in midway through the book for this snippet.  Happy Thanksgiving (a little early) to everyone celebrating! I've done recommendations of Thanksgiving romances in the past and I don't think I've read any new ones since my last rec post, but I still thought I would share some in case you're looking for a seasonally appropriate book to escape into for the long weekend and you didn't catch my posts in past years. And if you need something on the cozier side (which some of these are but not all) because of the holidays or *waves hands around at the world* all this, check out the cozy books recs I shared a couple of weeks ago. Today's list includes a variety of lengths and sub-genres and pairings, so I hope you can find something you enjoy. 
The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ. This month, I'm sharing some snippets from The Envoy's Honor, which is a adversaries to lovers, dragon shifter romance that is part of the Chronicles of Tournai series, though it can be read as a stand alone. In The Envoy's Honor, a delegation from Ivria comes to Tournai afraid the secret of their existence and of the existence of dragons has been revealed by Corentin. Kirill is one of them and wants only to protect his home and people. Griffen's brother is going to marry Corentin, and Griffen wants only to protect his family, putting him in opposition to Kirill. The two circle around each other, attracted but unable to trust—until there is a murder and they have to rely on each other to solve it and save both their peoples. This snippet follows directly after last week's.
The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ. This month, I'm sharing some snippets from The Envoy's Honor, which is a adversaries to lovers, dragon shifter romance that is part of the Chronicles of Tournai series, though it can be read as a stand alone. In The Envoy's Honor, a delegation from Ivria comes to Tournai afraid the secret of their existence and of the existence of dragons has been revealed by Corentin. Kirill is one of them and wants only to protect his home and people. Griffen's brother is going to marry Corentin, and Griffen wants only to protect his family, putting him in opposition to Kirill. The two circle around each other, attracted but unable to trust—until there is a murder and they have to rely on each other to solve it and save both their peoples. This snippet follows directly after last week's. When I started thinking about this post, I wanted to write something about comfort reads, maybe list a few of my own. Post-election here in the US, I (and so many people I know) are scared and horrified about what's happening and about to happen, and I think a lot of us are turning to books for comfort, as readers so often do. But comfort reading is an extremely subjective thing. It can be old favorites or angst-free fluff or horror or escapes into other worlds or anything that gives comfort to that particular person. I'll probably still write about my comfort reads at some point, but for now, I thought I would recommend some cozy books. Stories that wrap you up in a soft blanket and hand you a mug of your favorite beverage. That immerse you in warmth and hope and found family vibes. Or just cozy vibes, like a soft warm sweater! As always, I had a difficult time narrowing it down to a few books to list here—and while doing it, I found a bunch on my mountainous TBR that I think it's time I move up to the top of the list. 
The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ. This month, I'm sharing some snippets from The Envoy's Honor, which is a adversaries to lovers, dragon shifter romance that is part of the Chronicles of Tournai series, though it can be read as a stand alone. In The Envoy's Honor, a delegation from Ivria comes to Tournai afraid the secret of their existence and of the existence of dragons has been revealed by Corentin. Kirill is one of them and wants only to protect his home and people. Griffen's brother is going to marry Corentin, and Griffen wants only to protect his family, putting him in opposition to Kirill. The two circle around each other, attracted but unable to trust—until there is a murder and they have to rely on each other to solve it and save both their peoples. This snippet (which is longer than it should have been—sorry!) follows right after last week's. October had its ups and downs from reading-wise. I was really in the mood for a cozy, autumnal witch book, and I kept starting books and not finding what I was looking for. I reread a couple of favorites and enjoyed some new books too: 
The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ. This month, I'm sharing some snippets from The Envoy's Honor, which is a adversaries to lovers, dragon shifter romance that is part of the Chronicles of Tournai series, though it can be read as a stand alone. In The Envoy's Honor, a delegation from Ivria comes to Tournai afraid the secret of their existence and of the existence of dragons has been revealed by Corentin. Kirill is one of them and wants only to protect his home and people. Griffen's brother is going to marry Corentin, and Griffen wants only to protect his family, putting him in opposition to Kirill. The two circle around each other, attracted but unable to trust—until there is a murder and they have to rely on each other to solve it and save both their peoples. This snippet comes from a few chapters in. Happy Halloween, my darlings! If you don't know me well yet, I'm going to be completely upfront and tell you that I don't like super scary stuff. I don't spend this time of year (or any time of year) watching horror movies (I'm much more likely to watch Hocus Pocus or Practical Magic). But, I do love books that immerse me in autumn atmosphere and the paranormal and sometimes are a bit spooky too. Here are a few favorites:  A Little Familiar by R Cooper (M/M cozy witch romance) A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (M/F paranormal romance) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (YA Trans M/cis M paranormal romance) Hainted by Jordan L Hawk (M/M paranormal romance) Darke Passion by Rosanna Leo (M/F paranormal romance) Vespers by Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt (M/M vampire romance) Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper (F/F witch romance) Once Upon a Haunted Moor by Harper Fox (M/M paranormal romance) The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (M/F witch romance) What are some of your favorite books for spooky season?
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