Category: The Dragon's Devotion

Rainbow Snippet May 26-27

5/26/2018

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's snippet is from The Dragon's Devotion. Bastien has caught Corentin's attention at a wedding, but he's trying to ignore his interest (see how long he manages that!). Alexander is a cousin of Bastien's cousin (and twin brother to Faelen, whose book The Merchant's Love will be out next month). I've just started to write Alexander's story, but he's already a lot of fun. (I went a bit over the six sentences for this one. Sorry!)

Bastien tried to ignore the sudden prickling on the back of his neck, the feeling of being watched. Somehow he knew who would be watching if he turned. He refused to turn. He focused so hard on refusing to turn he barely followed the conversation going on around him, unforgivable in this setting. Yes, he was with family after a fashion, but he was also at court, and he couldn’t be distracted at court. Yet he couldn’t help being distracted. Why was he being watched? How had he caught this man’s interest?

Alexander leaned toward Bastien, a gleam in his eye, and spoke in a voice low enough to reach only Bastien’s ears. “Who is he?”

“Who is who?”

“The rather attractive man with the unusual eyes who keeps watching you.” A knowing smile curved Alexander’s lips.

“I don’t know what you mean.”

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Also, the first four Tournai books are 30% off at Dreamspinner through the 31st in case you've missed one. Thanks for stopping by!

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Rainbow Snippet May 5-6

5/5/2018

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Bastien looked up into Corentin’s eyes. The concern there warmed him in an odd way, but it wasn’t what he wanted at the moment. “Distract me.”

Corentin watched him closely for a moment before his lips curved slowly once more. Bastien felt the force of it straight to his gut. “I take it you’re not looking for an engaging conversation.”

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Thanks for reading!

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Rainbow Snippet March 10-11

3/10/2018

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They cut across a small, deserted square. Their footsteps were loud on the paving stones, the only other sound the peaceful burble of the fountain in the center. As they came up beside the fountain, Corentin stopped. Bastien took a couple steps before he realized and turned, their arms stretched between them, hands still linked. Corentin’s face was in shadow, and Bastien frowned.

“Corentin?”

Corentin gave Bastien’s hand a gentle tug, pulling him a step closer, and then another.

“Corentin, what—?”

He came up against the solid muscle of Corentin’s chest. He let out a little huff of air, and then Corentin’s lips were on his.

The Dragon's Devotion is 50% off right now at Smashwords (today is the last day!), and you can find out more about it here. Thanks for reading today!

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Rainbow Snippet February 3-4

2/3/2018

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Bastien could have stayed exactly where he was forever. Corentin lay curled around him in the nest of blankets they’d made in the middle of the bed, and Bastien drowsed, warm and sated and comfortable. He’d moved as far into Corentin’s embrace as he could, burrowing down into the blankets, and it was as close to perfect as he could imagine. Certainly it was the most relaxed, the most...protected, perhaps, that he’d felt in a very long time. An odd thought. He let it slip away as he drifted, eyes blinking slowly but taking in little of the fire-lit room. Every so often Corentin laid a soft kiss on his hair, and that was lovely too.

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Also, today is the last day to paperbacks of my Dreamspinner titles 30% off. If you're a paperback lover, don't miss out! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Rainbow Snippet December 30-31

12/30/2017

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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 can't believe it's the last weekend of the year! Here's a snippet from The Dragon's Devotion to round out 2017. It's a playful little snippet from a bit further on in the scene when Bastien first sees Corentin as a dragon (I shared a snippet from earlier in the scene here).

“You are amazing like this.” Bastien let the words out on a breath of air and felt his cheeks flame.

“Only like this?” Corentin’s half-closed eyes danced as he teased. He lowered his head to be level with Bastien’s.

Bastien let out a huff of laughter and shook his head. “You’re impossible.”

“But amazing.”

If you'd like to learn more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here, and through January 1st, The Dragon's Devotion is 50% off at Smashwords. Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!

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Rainbow Snippet December 16-17

12/16/2017

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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 have a snippet from The Dragon's Devotion for you. Corentin's magic allows him to change into a dragon, and he's just shared that secret with Bastien. This is Bastien's first look at Corentin as a dragon. (I went two sentences over because I thought they were necessary. Sorry!)

Where Corentin had stood only a moment ago was a large dragon.

Bastien stared, his gaze traveling over the astonishing creature sitting in front of him. The dragon—Corentin, the dragon was Corentin, and he had to remember that or he might be as terrified as he was awed--Corentin was a magnificent sight. He was enormous and sinuous, with a powerful body and a long neck and wings folded over his back. His body, except for his wings, seemed to be entirely covered in scales that glistened in the light from the lantern. In the near dark, Bastien couldn’t tell what color the scales were, and he very much wanted to know. Because Corentin was beautiful, and Bastien wanted to see all of him, to remember this sight forever. This first time he saw Corentin as a dragon.

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Also, today is the last day to get The Sorcerer's Guardian ebook for $4.50 at Dreamspinner (all of their other 2017 Rainbow Award winners/runners up/finalists are on sale too!). Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Rainbow Snippet October 28-29

10/28/2017

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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+.

How is it the last weekend in October already? I don't have anything Halloween appropriate, so I'm just going with one last snippet from The Dragon's Devotion before I start mixing in some other things. For now though, here's a little more Bastien and Corentin.

“I don’t even get a kiss hello?” Corentin’s smile turned slightly wicked as he stood and came around the desk, without bumping into any of the furniture. Bastien thought it quite a feat, or perhaps he was just trying to distract himself from the sound of that deep, smooth voice washing over him. “I think I deserve that, don’t you?”

“If we kiss now, we won’t make it to lunch in a timely fashion.” Snatching quick kisses always seemed to turn into something far more. He smiled up at Corentin, a bit surprised at the flirtatiousness he put in it. “And I’m hungry.”

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Through Halloween, The Dragon's Devotion is 50% off at NineStar Press (only $3.50!). Lots of other great books are on sale there too if you're looking for some weekend reading.

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In Case You Missed It (And a Sale)

10/27/2017

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I've been so focused on getting to the end of Tournai 6 (so close...) that I've been less than good about keeping you updated about everything else! Sorry!

So, in case you missed it, last week, I visited Jackie Keswick's blog with a post about The Dragon's Devotion and an excerpt, and this week, I visited Kim Fielding's blog to participate in Interview Roulette.

And for the sale part, The Dragon's Devotion is 50% off (along with lots of other great books) at NineStar Press through Halloween. $3.50 is a great price for the ebook, so if you haven't given Bastien and Corentin's story a read, now may be a good time.

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Rainbow Snippet October 21-22

10/21/2017

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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 going back to The Dragon's Devotion for another snippet this weekend, but I'll probably start mixing in some other stories soon, since I've been snippeting The Dragon's Devotion for a while now. We're in Bastien's point of view in this snippet. (I think I actually hit six sentences without going over this time!)

Corentin’s pursuit—was that the word? was he being pursued?—was, if nothing else, a novel distraction from his recent frustrations and the growing tension between him and Griffen. But it was more than a distraction; Bastien had to admit that, even if it was unclear exactly what it was or what it could ever be.

He’d assumed after the play—after Corentin had spent much of it tormenting him in quite a pleasant way—that Corentin would invite him home, but he had only asked if Bastien wanted to have a drink somewhere. He’d agreed, rather dully, and they’d sat together in a quiet tavern sharing a bottle of wine and talking, about the play—what they remembered of it—and others they’d seen, books they’d read. It was a rambling and enjoyable conversation, and there had been a few long kisses in shadows on the walk back to Bastien’s house, which left him feeling rather warm.

He wondered if Corentin was trying to make him crazy.

You can find out more about The Dragon's Devotion here. Thanks for stopping by and reading this weekend!

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Rainbow Snippet October 7-8

10/7/2017

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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's snippet is from The Dragon's Devotion again and follows not long after last week's. Bastien agreed to go to the theater with Corentin, and they're watching the play from a private box. (I really went over the sentence limit this week. I'm sorry! I'll get back to six sentences next time. Promise.)

With a small smile, he waited a few moments as they watched the actors on stage and then began to play with Bastien’s fingers—running his fingers over each of them, drawing slow patterns on the back of his hand, caressing his palm with deliberate provocativeness. Neither of them looked away from the stage below, but Bastien’s breathing sped up. Corentin loved that small indication of Bastien’s interest, that he wasn’t indifferent to his attention.

Everything blurred except the warmth of Bastien’s hand in his, Bastien’s presence at his side as he kept up his slow exploration of Bastien’s hand.

They were still sitting that way when the play ended and applause exploded from the audience, swelling to an almost deafening sound. Corentin jumped; Bastien did as well, and they looked at each other and laughed. Corentin reluctantly released Bastien’s hand so they could add their appreciation to that of the rest of the audience. His only consolation was that Bastien seemed disappointed, perhaps as disappointed as Corentin.

As the curtains closed on the stage and the theater brightened, Bastien leaned over, closing the distance between them. He whispered, “I shouldn’t admit this, but I have no idea how that ended. Do you?”

Corentin laughed. “I like that you admitted it. And I have no idea either.”

Bastien huffed out a laugh. He looked out over the theater as people began to move around again and shot Corentin a quick glance out of the corner of his eye. “We may have to see it again.”

“Perhaps we will.” Corentin paused for a moment. “I can’t promise that the same won’t happen again.”

“I would be very disappointed if you did.”

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find it here. Thanks for reading!

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