Category: Rainbow Snippets

Rainbow Snippet March 16-17

3/16/2019

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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Rainbow Snippet March 9-10

3/9/2019

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They held hands and waved until the carriage arrived to take them back to the palace where they would receive well-wishers. Perhaps they could steal away for a few moments before that obligation. Edmund wanted nothing more than to be alone with Arden—he’d take a few moments if it was all he could get. As soon as the carriage door shut behind him, Arden pulled Edmund against him and pressed his lips to Edmund’s.

Edmund gasped, and Arden pushed farther into the kiss, clutching Edmund to him for a thorough kiss. He pulled away after another moment and smiled at Edmund, putting a gentle hand to his cheek, even as his chest heaved. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t wait.”

You can find more about about A Harmony of Fire and Earth, including preorder links and a longer excerpt, here. Also, the first book in the Elemental Magicae series, A Dance of Water and Air, is 50% off at Smashwords (along with two of my other books). It's a great time to pick it up and dive into both books. Thanks for reading today!

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Rainbow Snippet March 2-3

3/2/2019

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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+.

Somehow, it's March already, and A Harmony of Fire and Earth will be out in the world in a little over a week (March 11th!). I'm sharing another snippet from it today. When I was originally thinking about this book, I hadn't planned to write Edmund and Arden's wedding. But people asked about it, and I do love a wedding, and then suddenly I couldn't see the story without this piece of their lives on page. Here is Edmund and Arden's first look at each other on their wedding day (we're in Edmund's point of view in this one).

He turned, and everything stopped, everything faded away. He wasn’t even breathing.

Arden stood in a doorway watching Edmund. He’d managed to combine Thalassa’s current fashions with some from Aither into an icy blue and silver wedding outfit, flattering to his lithe frame, which would surely be copied by tomorrow. Edmund hadn’t had any doubts Arden could bend anything to his will, including this. His copper curls were crowned by a glittering tiara that had been in Edmund’s family for years and yet seemed made for Arden. Arden looked at him with a small, soft smile on his face.

He came to Edmund and took his hands. “Breathe, love.”

Edmund chuckled with Arden. “Not my fault. Look at you.”

“I’m too busy looking at you.”

If you'd like to know more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth, you can find it here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet February 23-24

2/23/2019

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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+.

We're getting so close to release day for A Harmony of Fire and Earth! It will be out on March 11th from NineStar Press. Harmony is Elemental Magicae book 2 and the sequel to A Dance of Water and Air. Dance was the story of two princes as they fell in love (even when they shouldn't have) and tried to save they're kingdoms. Harmony finds them getting married and still looking for a way to ensure the safety of their home. To that end, they need wielders of each Element to work together in magic no one has ever performed. And the Earth and Fire wielders, Rhys and Gaz, will have a romance of their own. Dance and Harmony have main characters who are demisexual, bisexual, trans, and gay. I've been sharing snippets for the last couple of weeks about Gaz and Rhys. I thought I would give you a glimpse of Arden on his wedding day. He's having a conversation with his friend Larkin (she speaks first).

“Are you happy?”

Arden stared at her for a moment.

Her smile gentled a little more. “I think you are. You look as if you are. You schemed your way into this marriage as a way to salvage an alliance between Aither and Thalassa and prevent a war or two—”

“And to be with Edmund,” he said firmly. The rest should have been the most important part. He was a prince, and his whole life had revolved around the good of his country, but in this, everything was secondary to finding a way to be with Edmund.

“Good. I wanted to make sure you remembered that.” She took one of his hands. “I know you’ll always do your duty, but you deserve happiness. Edmund too. He might just deserve you.”

Arden laughed. “He does, and I deserve him. It’s an excellent match.”

“There’s my Arden."

If you'd like to know more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth, you can find it here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet February 16-17

2/16/2019

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“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.

Gaz’s lips were soft and still under his. Then he made a little noise and stepped into Rhys, bent just a bit, and the kiss became something more.

Isn't that cover beautiful? I'll have more soon about Harmony. In the meantime, check out book one in the Elemental Magicae duology, A Dance of Water and Air. Also, though unrelated to Harmony, the first four books in my Chronicles of Tournai series are 35% off at Dreamspinner right now. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

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Rainbow Snippet February 9-10

2/9/2019

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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.”

I'll have more to share (including the cover!) about A Harmony of Fire and Earth soon. For now, you can find out more about A Dance of Water and Air, book one, here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet February 2-3

2/2/2019

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After they finished eating, Rhys and Gaz bundled up against the cold night and left Briallen and Meraud chatting and finishing the wine. Gaz needed to retrieve his and Meraud’s horses from the stables. Rhys went along to check on his and Briallen’s and make sure they’d been made comfortable for the night. He could admit to himself it was just an excuse to spend a few more moments with Gaz. If the others knew, they kindly didn’t mention it.

“So we probably won’t be seeing you for a while, then,” Gaz said after a few moments. They were strolling, despite the chill. Rhys didn’t envy his friends their ride home in the dark. “Since you want to get home before the worst of winter sets in.”

“We don’t really want to have to travel then, so probably not.” As much as he regretted it. There was nothing to say they couldn’t travel, but Aither’s winters meant a lot of snow, even here in the foothills, and it wasn’t pleasant to try to get through it, even though he wanted to see his friends. “It’s best for us to go directly home from this last job.”

“And you miss your greenhouses.” Gaz was smiling when he said it, the look almost fond.

I'll have more for you about A Harmony of Fire and Earth soon. If you haven't read A Dance of Water and Air, you still have time before Harmony comes out. Find more info about it here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet January 26-27

1/26/2019

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But in that breathless moment, heat rushed through him from the one point of contact between them, and he wondered in what was obviously lunacy what it would feel like to turn and push Savarin up against the closed door, trapping him there with his body and kissing him. He wondered what Savarin would feel like against him, under him. Would he melt into Loriot’s kiss? Would he push back and fight for control?

He looked from the elegant, long-fingered hand on his arm up to Savarin’s eyes and saw something flare in the gray depths. Was it the same mad awareness Loriot was suddenly feeling?

You can learn more about The Sorcerer's Guardian here, and find the first our books in the series at Dreamspinner here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet January 19-20

1/19/2019

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The hour was late when their guests finally left. Amory was tired but not sleepy, his body humming with happiness and anticipation. He settled in what had become their usual place in the sitting room. Philip handed him another glass of wine and sat close beside him. Amory sipped the wine, a crisp white that night, and watched the play of firelight over Philip’s face and glossy dark hair. So beautiful. He gave in to overwhelming temptation and stroked his fingers through all that silky hair. Philip’s eyes closed, and he made a sound close to a purr.

Philip always did that, and Amory was secretly delighted by it. Philip nuzzled into his hand and pressed a kiss to his palm before leaning forward to press another to his lips.

If you'd like to know more about The Prince's Consort, you can find it here. The ebook is 35% off at Dreamspinner right now, and paperbacks of all my Dreamspinner titles are 30% off. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet January 12-13

1/12/2019

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Flavian froze, his mind going utterly blank the instant Cathal’s lips touched his.

Because Cathal was kissing him.

Cathal was kissing him. Flavian never, ever, expected it to happen, or for it to be like this. A passionate, uninhibited kiss with Cathal’s firm body pressing against his, pushing him into the unyielding surface of the door. Who would have thought that a man like Cathal would kiss like that? And for an instant Flavian drowned in it—the feel of Cathal’s smooth lips on his, the firm grip of his hands on Flavian’s waist—as Cathal devoured him.

But then reality came back in a flood. “We can’t do this.”

You can learn more about The Artist's Masquerade here. And if you're looking for more books about redheads for Kiss a Ginger Day, check out The Prince's Consort and A Dance of Water and Air too (I write a lot of redheads...). Thanks for reading!

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