Category: Elemental Magicae Duology

Rainbow Snippet June 8-9

6/8/2019

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 enjoying revisiting first kisses in my books, so I'm continuing today with Rhys and Gaz's first kiss in A Harmony of Fire and Earth. (I went over the sentence count! Sorry!)

Rhys turned to him as they stopped near the stables, just outside the circle of lantern light near the door. He watched Gaz for a moment, nerves making his stomach churn. Could he do this? “And what if what I want to do is kiss you?”

Gaz’s indrawn breath was sharp and loud in the quiet of the night. “Do you?”

“I do.”

“It might not be a good idea.”

“I know. But it might be a very good idea too.” Laughing a little, Gaz shook his head.

“Do you not want me to kiss you? If so, just say, and I’ll never mention it again.” He silently recited every prayer he knew that Gaz wouldn’t say it.

“It isn’t that I don’t want you to. It’s just—”

Rhys didn’t let Gaz finish, and maybe that was wrong. He didn’t even consciously make the decision to close the distance—only a step or two—between them and press his lips to Gaz’s. It was a whisper of a kiss at first, light and soft. But Rhys was stunned to be kissing Gaz after all this time. Just that fact was glorious.

If you'd like to know more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth, you can find it here. And through June 30th, you can buy Harmony and my other NineStar Press titles (and lots of other great books too!) at NineStar with code PRIDE. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet May 25-26

5/25/2019

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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 continuing my first kisses theme and moving on to Edmund and Arden in A Dance of Water and Air. Edmund has been falsely accused of trying to murder the queen and thrown in the dungeon. Arden stages a rescue, which results in an unexpected kiss.

“Edmund,” Arden gasped. “Are you all right?”

“Arden—”

Arden rushed forward and pulled Edmund into a kiss, a kiss that tasted of fear and desperation and a brilliant sweetness underneath the rest. The suddenness of it, the impulsivity of Arden’s kissing him in front of others—in a dungeon of all places—froze Edmund for half a second, but then he was kissing Arden back, and he never wanted to stop. Edmund brought his hands up and held on to Arden’s arms with chilled fingers, anchoring Arden’s slim, strong body to his. The feel of it went a long way toward warming Edmund through.

You can find more about A Dance of Water and Air here. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

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Rainbow Snippet May 4-5

5/4/2019

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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 decided to share a snippet from A Dance of Water and Air, the first Elemental Magicae book, today. Edmund and Arden are princes from neighboring kingdoms, and Edmund is supposed to marry Arden's older sister in an alliance marriage. Which is a problem as the two princes become closer. (This is a little more than six sentences. Sorry!)

Arden took hold of the curtain and tugged it from Edmund’s hand. He let it fall back across the window, shielding them from the sight of the fog. Edmund finally looked at him, blinking owlishly. But something in Edmund’s eyes made Arden melt just a bit. He put a hand on Edmund’s arm, biting back a gasp at how good it felt to touch Edmund, even so innocently. Edmund’s eyes widened, but he didn’t move. “I don’t think you’re being ridiculous, Edmund. Not at all.”

They stood like that for—well, Arden wasn’t sure how long. Just looking at each other, their only contact Arden’s hand on Edmund’s arm. Arden wanted so much to kiss Edmund, ached with the want of it, but he couldn’t. He couldn’t move away either.

You can find more about A Dance of Water and Air here. NineStar Press has another coupon code for 50% off a purchase through May 17th (use Narrative0503), including on A Dance of Water and Air and my other books and lots of others. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet April 13-14

4/12/2019

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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 have more from A Harmony of Fire and Earth for you today, though I may start mixing it up and snipping from other things again next week. This snippet follows not long after last week's. I went a little over six sentences—sorry!—but I thought it was necessary with this one.

“I don’t want to stop kissing you,” Rhys gasped out.

Gaz’s breath hitched. He buried his face in Rhys’s neck. “We have to.”

Before Rhys could begin to tense, Gaz continued, “You left your sister in there, and sooner or later, she or Meraud will come looking for us. I’d rather neither of them caught us doing what we know will follow if we keep kissing. I’m trying not to think about the risk we’ve taken already. Just imagine it.”

“I’d rather not.” Rhys laughed at Gaz’s dramatic shudder. “And you’re probably right. But...we can find time to keep kissing later, right?

Find out more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth here. Thanks for reading today!

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Rainbow Snippet April 6-7

4/6/2019

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Gaz stared at him, his brown eyes serious and intense, as if he were weighing something. He was silent for so long that disappointment crept over Rhys. He began to drop his hand from Gaz’s cheek and step back, but Gaz’s hand came up. It closed over Rhys’s and held it in place as he stepped in close and wrapped his other around the back of Rhys’s neck, pulling him into a kiss. Rhys made a soft sound of surprise that was lost in the kiss and then closed his eyes and let himself sink into it.

Find out more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet March 30-31

3/30/2019

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Rhys lifted a hand hesitantly and brushed a lock of Gaz’s fiery tipped hair behind his ear. A fine shiver went through Gaz’s body. Rhys didn’t think it could be because of the cold in the snug, warm stable. “Gaz...”

“We shouldn’t do this.”

“You’ve said that before.” He cupped a hand around Gaz’s cheek, gently, and a rush of warmth spread through him when Gaz leaned into it just slightly. “I won’t touch you again if you don’t want me to. I would never do anything you don’t want. Do you want me to kiss you?”

You can find more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth here. Thanks for reading today!

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Rainbow Snippet March 23-24

3/23/2019

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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 have another snippet from A Harmony of Fire and Earth for you this week. I've switched to a snippet about Rhys and Gaz, the book's other couple, today. Here, Rhys and his sister Briallen have arrived at Gaz's home with a request.

She nodded and went to the door while he walked their horses around the side of the cottage to the stable where Gaz and Meraud’s horses were housed. Though small, the building should have room enough to at least get their horses out of the weather. It was icy cold, and the flurries were likely to turn into heavier snow before night fell. He pushed open the door of the neat little building and stopped short when he was confronted with Gaz.

Gaz’s eyes widened, and his full lips parted just a fraction, the only indications of his surprise. Rhys had never known anyone who could conceal their emotions so well; he’d think Gaz felt nothing if he hadn’t learned to notice those little indications.

“Rhys?” A wealth of puzzlement infused the one word, as if Gaz couldn’t quite believe Rhys was in front of him.

“Gaz.” He smiled, charmed a bit by Gaz’s befuddlement.

You can find more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth here. Thanks for reading today!

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Meet Gaz from A Harmony of Fire and Earth

3/20/2019

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Meet Gaz:

-semi-reclusive (just let him draw and study, he'll be fine)
-powerful wielder of Fire magic
-with a BIG secret
-has been trying not to fall for Rhys for years (...because of that big secret...)

Get to know him in A Harmony of Fire and Earth.

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Rainbow Snippet March 16-17

3/16/2019

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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 have another snippet for you from A Harmony of Fire and Earth, which came out on Monday. (Yay!) I was going to check in with the book's other couple today, and then I decided to give you another snippet of Arden and Edmund first. They've survived the royal wedding and everything associated with it, and they're finally alone on their wedding night.

In their bedchamber, the curtains were already closed, candles providing a soft light, a fire in the fireplace warming the room. He went to the bed and pulled back the blankets. Arms wound around his middle, and he went willingly as Edmund pulled him back against his chest and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

And found himself turned and tossed among the pillows. Arden let out something close to a shriek in his shock, but it turned to laughter as Edmund climbed into the big bed with him. Arden opened his arms and drew Edmund close, welcoming his familiar weight, curling one leg around Edmund’s thighs to keep him close. They were smiling as they kissed, smiling still when Edmund leaned back enough to look into Arden’s eyes. “What do you want tonight? What would make you happy?”

Find out more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth here. Thanks for stopping by!

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Meet Rhys from A Harmony of Fire and Earth

3/14/2019

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Meet Rhys:
-Bisexual wielder of Earth magic with a talent for plants and healing
-He'd really rather be in his greenhouse
-Or probably knitting
-A little in love with Gaz from the first moment he saw him

Get to know him in A Harmony of Fire and Earth.

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