​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 skipped Rainbow Snippets last week...mostly because I completely forgot to put a post together in all the chaos surrounding my move at the end of last week. But, I'm now in the new house, and though there are still boxes everywhere, I'm settling in enough to know what day it is and get a snippet up.

Today, I'm sharing another snippet from The Sorcerer's Guardian, which is now back out in the world with a gorgeous new cover by Natasha Snow. (But I may switch over soon to snippets from my upcoming new release, The Envoy's Honor, which is currently with the proofreader.) The Sorcerer's Guardian is an opposites attract fantasy romance between an arrogant sorcerer and a loyal guard captain sent on a mission for the crown. They spend a lot of time clashing with each other and manage to tumble into love along the way (and at one point, they are stuck at an inn with only one room left and only one bed...). This snippet is set a little further along in the same scene as the last one I posted. Savarin has informed the princes that they have a problem with Tournai's protection spells and that he plans to go investigate them more.

You can find more about The Sorcerer's Guardian here. It's also still 30% off at NineStar Press, along with all my other books. Thanks for reading today, and stay safe and well, everyone!

I've been mostly absent from social media and the blog for the last couple of weeks due to a move, but I'm slowly getting back to normal, even though it feels as if there are about a million boxes left to unpack, including all the books—which then need to be reorganized and put onto shelves (I'll be excited to have them back on the shelves, not so much about the actual getting them there). I didn't get a lot of reading done in September, but there are a few books I wanted to share about.

The Sugared Game by KJ Charles: Book 2 of the Will Darling Adventures was maybe even better than book 1 (though definitely read book 1, Slippery Creatures, first—it's really good and you need it to understand this second installment). Lots more relationship growth, lots more insight into why Kim is the way he is, and a fast-paced, suspenseful story. Also, Maisie and Phoebe are wonderful. I'm looking forward to the third book.

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall: Luc and Oliver agree to be fake boyfriends even though they don't much like each other at the beginning—some great tropes right there. This book is fun and funny (I laughed so much!) and lovely. It deals with some serious topics too, and there are some deep feelings and wonderful chemistry between the main characters. 

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas: A trans boy is determined to prove he's a brujo to his traditional Latinx family, so he summons a ghost...and ends up falling in love with him. This was seriously delightful. There are some heavy things here, but oh my gosh, it was lovely and left me smiling so much. And since I listened to it while packing and hauling boxes around, that it got me smiling so much was really something! The narration is also excellent.

​What did you read and love in September?