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Rainbow Snippets February 5-6

2/5/2022

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​It's weekend, and time for more Rainbow Snippets! 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.

I'm sharing another snowy snippet because I'm still in a wintry mood, though I'm mostly just cold and thinking the remains of the snow look kind of sad while my characters have a bit more wonder about the whole thing. I picked a snippet from The Merchant's Love this week. It doesn't snow very often in Tournai, so Faelen and Maxen are enchanted by it (and each other).
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​When they stepped out onto the street after their meal, Faelen’s breath caught in his throat, and he stopped dead just outside the door, looking up in wonder. Maxen walked right into him, knocking them off-balance. He caught Faelen by the waist to steady them as they both wobbled.

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“Sorry!”

“No, it’s my fault,” Faelen said, covering Maxen’s hand with his own. “But look. It’s snowing.”
It was little more than flurries, but there was something magical about them nonetheless. The tiny flakes danced in the air, glistening in the glow of the streetlights. Faelen turned his face up to them and laughed as another little bubble of joy burst inside him.

“I guess you were right,” Maxen whispered. His arms were still around Faelen, holding him back against his chest. Faelen made a little noise of contentment and snuggled into Maxen’s solid warmth. Despite the chilly night, he could’ve stayed right there until morning, just him and Maxen and the snow flurries.

You can find more about The Merchant's Love here. Thanks for reading this weekend, and I hope you're staying safe and healthy (and warm, if it's winter where you are too!).
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My January Reading

2/4/2022

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The weather is dreary and nasty today—rain and ice and all sorts of unpleasantness—so it seems like a good day to talk about books (and curl up and read a book...). I read some wonderful books in January (and some that weren't so good or that just weren't the right book for me at that moment...I'll try those again some other time). I did some rereads of favorites in audio and read some new to me books I want to share:

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday: This contemporary royalty romance between a biracial American academic and a European baron was the first book I read this year and it was charming. I loved how their relationship became a solid and supportive friendship before it turned romantic. There were a few things at the end that I didn't care for, but overall, this was a delightful book.

The Missing Page by Cat Sebastian: I mostly just want to squee about this book—I loved it so much I'm not sure I can be coherent about it even weeks later. This is second (and long awaited, at least by me!) book in the Page & Sommers series of cozy, post-WWII mysteries with a romance between a semi-retired spy and a country doctor. I figured out bits of the mystery as I went along, but the part I loved so much was the relationship between Leo and James and how it continues to develop. The blend of mystery and romance in these books is wonderful—start with the first if you want to read the series, and let's all hope more are coming. 

A Marvellous Light by Freya Markse: This book was one of my Christmas presents, and I absolutely adored it. It's Edwardian fantasy romance—beautifully written with intriguing world building and a wonderful romance. Seriously, I love Robin and Edwin. I also loved the magic and the mystery, and I can't wait to see what happens next in this series. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait until later this year.

The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite: This is the final book in the Feminine Pursuits trilogy (though the three books work as standalones), and I've enjoyed each of them. They are all F/F historical romances with an emphasis on craft (music, embroidery, weaving, etc) and a focus on improving the community in which the characters live in some way. I loved Sophie and  Maddie's romance and Sophie's family and the resolution of the external plot as much as the romance. Another Christmas gift I'm quite pleased with and a series I would recommend. 

​What have you read and loved lately?
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    Antonia is a writer and a reader and a copy editor/proofreader. She loves books, travel, art, photography, baking, pasta, and shoes.

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