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+.

​Today, I'm sharing a snippet of Cathal and Flavian's first kiss in The Artist's Masquerade. Flavian is an artist who is on the run disguised as a woman. Cathal, an overly proper duke's heir, has no idea Flavian is actually a man at this point. This is from Flavian's perspective.

You can find out more about The Artist's Masquerade here. Thanks for reading today!

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+.

It's Kiss a Ginger Day, and Dreamspinner has The Artist's Masquerade on sale for 99c because of its redheaded hero, Flavian. In honor of that, I thought I'd share a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade today. 

​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.” 

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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!

The Artist's Masquerade was released three years ago today. It feels like forever ago and yesterday at the same time. I hadn't intended to write a book for Cathal, the cousin who is overly proper and too concerned with duty in The Prince's Consort, but as I wrote that book, I learned more and more about Cathal and who he is and why he behaved as he did. So he had to have a book and a HEA of his own. And who better to pair with him than a sharp-tongued artist in disguise and on the run? I feel kind of bad having favorites of my own characters (sort of like a parent shouldn't have favorite children), but Flavian is one of my favorites. I adore these two together. So, happy anniversary, Cathal and Flavian!

As the first-born son of the Duke of Tournai and cousin to the prince, Cathal has always tried to fulfill his duty to family and country, including following through with an arranged marriage to Velia, cousin to the emperor of Ardunn. But it’s Velia’s companion, Flavia, who fascinates Cathal. Cathal doesn’t know that Flavia is really Flavian, a man masquerading as a woman to escape Ardunn, a restrictive place in which Flavian’s preference for men is forbidden.

Even when Cathal discovers Flavian’s true gender, he cannot fight his attraction to him. Flavian is intrigued by Cathal, but Cathal is still betrothed to Velia, and Flavian worries Cathal is more taken with his feminine illusion than the man beneath it. While both men battle their longings for each other, spies from Ardunn infiltrate the capital, attempting to uncover Tournai’s weaknesses. They are also searching for Flavian, who possesses a magical Talent that allows him to see the truth of a person just by painting their portrait—a skill invaluable to Ardunn’s emperor.




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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+.

Today, I'm sharing a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade. It's a little longer than it should be, but I thought it was necessary for context. This is when Flavian learns about the secret of Cathal's magical Talent.

You can find out more about The Artist's Masquerade here. Right now, The Artist's Masquerade and my other Dreamspinner books are all 30% off. Thanks for reading!

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+.

Today's snippet is from The Artist's Masquerade. Cathal has just found out that Flavian has been disguising himself as Lady Flavia, and he wants to know why and if Flavian is a danger to Tournai. (I went a little over six sentences this week—sorry!)

​Flavian was still watching him, but he glanced past Cathal too, toward the door. “I thought the guards were going to come drag me away.”

He realized that Flavian always spoke in a low whisper, probably to disguise that his voice wasn’t feminine, only now that he didn’t. The difference was disconcerting. Everything about it was disconcerting.

“I thought I’d wait on that for a little while. Until I know more.” Cathal stepped farther into the room. “You say you haven’t done anything wrong. You’re going to prove it to me.”

“And how am I going to do that?”

Cathal held up the small vial filled with vivid blue liquid. “This is a truth potion. You’re going to drink it, and you’re going to answer my questions.”

“Am I?” Flavian snapped and folded his arms across his chest. “Why would I agree to that?” 

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If you'd like to know more about The Artist's Masquerade, you can find it here. The Artist's Masquerade and my other DSP titles are 35% off this weekend. It's a great time to give one a try! Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend!

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+.

Today, I have a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade for you. Cathal and Flavian are sharing secrets.

If you'd like to know more about The Artist's Masquerade, you can find it here (and if you'd like to add it to your paperback collection, it's 30% off at Dreamspinner this weekend in their paperback sale). Thanks for reading today!

​The Artist's Masquerade is $1.99 at Dreamspinner today (February 27th) only in their Daily Deal! If you haven't read this opposites attract romance between a sharp-tongued artist in disguise and the too-proper son of a duke (with spies and intrigue and family drama and magic too), today is a perfect time to get it and give it a try.

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+.

Today, I decided to share a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade.

Flavian slipped inside, and Cathal shut the door behind him. Cathal turned back to look at him, the surprise on Cathal’s face giving way to pleasure and then concern. “What’s wrong?”

“What do you mean?”

Cathal hesitated. “You look upset.”

Flavian just looked at him for a moment. Cathal standing there, somehow more handsome in the loose shirt and breeches than in his court finery, with concern for Flavian softening his features. “I am upset. I shouldn’t have bothered you though.”

“Yes, you should. You can always come to me.”

The quiet, simple statement stunned Flavian and left him floundering for words. 

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If you'd like to know more about The Artist's Masquerade, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by today!

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 a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade for you today. Yesterday was Kiss a Ginger Day, so I thought I'd give you a bit with one of my favorite redheads, Flavian. (Cathal speaks first in this snippet)

​“You’re beautiful.”

Flavian’s head snapped back around so sharply Cathal winced. But Flavian just stared at Cathal, eyes wide. “I’m not.”

“You are. Just as you are.” He emphasized those last words and watched Flavian, waiting until he saw something dawn in the cerulean of Flavian’s eyes. Cathal stepped forward, closing the few steps between them. Taking Flavian’s face between his hands, he kissed him. 

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If you'd like to know more about The Artist's Masquerade, you can find it here. Also, The Artist's Masquerade and my other Dreamspinner titles are all 25% off there through January 17th. Thanks for stopping by!

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+.

This week, I'm snippeting from The Artist's Masquerade. Flavian is thinking about Cathal and reminding himself (again) that's a bad idea to be interested in Cathal at all.

If you'd like to know more about The Artist's Masquerade, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by today!