Category: The Dragon's Devotion

Rainbow Snippet August 19-20

8/19/2017

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 snippets from The Dragon's Devotion today, leading up to release day on September 4th. Last week, I shared the snippet of Bastien first seeing Corentin. Today, I thought I would give you Corentin's perspective on the moment. He noticed Bastien and has been watching him for a couple minutes.

Suddenly, the other man’s gaze collided with Corentin’s, and everything seemed to freeze for a moment as the connection held. Corentin couldn’t make out the color of his eyes from the distance—something dark, he thought. But he could see them go wide, a bit startled, and Corentin smiled, slow and sure. He had no idea why this man had captured his interest in one look, but he dearly wanted to find out if longer exposure would bear it out, perhaps deepen it.

He gave himself a stern mental shake. What was he doing, thinking of starting an affair with anyone? He had to leave, not become more deeply enmeshed in Tournai and its people.

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion or to preorder, you can find it here. There's also still time to enter my Birthday Giveaway for a chance to win a backlist book of mine (go enter!). Thanks for stopping by!

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Three Weeks Until The Dragon's Devotion!

8/14/2017

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Read an excerpt and find a preorder link here.

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Rainbow Snippet August 12-13

8/12/2017

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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+.

The Dragon's Devotion will be out on September 4th (yay!), so I thought I'd start doing some more snippets from it to lead up to the release date. In this snippet, we have the first time Bastien sees Corentin. They're both guests at a wedding, and Bastien is people-watching (because he annoyed his sister and she's ignoring him for the moment!).

As Ligeia continued her conversation with Mathis, Bastien let his gaze wander over those he didn’t recognize. He assumed some were Tristan’s friends and family—a few he picked out as potential siblings because of the strong resemblance—but Tristan came from a merchant family, so Bastien wouldn’t have met any of them previously. Some of the other faces Bastien didn’t recognize were probably Etan’s friends from the university. Etan was a scholar at heart and still remained devoted to his studies and work there, lecturing at the university when he could.

He let his gaze pass over the crowd, not really focusing on anyone in particular. Until he was arrested by a pair of intense violet eyes. Bastien’s breath caught in his throat, and for a moment he couldn’t look away.

Find more about The Dragon's Devotion and a preorder link here. Also, all of my books at Dreamspinner are 30% off this weekend, if you need some weekend reading. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

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The Dragon's Devotion Cover Reveal!

8/9/2017

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I'm thrilled to share the cover of The Dragon's Devotion with you. You'll see this cover is different from the covers of the earlier books in the series. A new publisher meant a new cover artist (the talented Natasha Snow) and a new direction, but I'm so happy with the result. I think it is gorgeous, and I hope you'll agree.

Corentin is a scholar with a secret—his magical Talent allows him to turn into a dragon, and he isn’t alone in that ability. Long ago, dragons were hunted fiercely, until they went into hiding, becoming things of legend. Corentin has traveled the world with one aim—to protect his people and keep their secret safe. Drawn to the principality of Tournai by news of someone close to discovering that secret, he hopes to avert suspicion. His attraction to the too-serious Bastien isn’t convenient for his purpose, but it isn’t something he can ignore either.

Lord Bastien, Earl of Ardesia, inherited his title unexpectedly when his parents were killed in a sailing accident along with the parents of his cousin, Prince Philip. Since then, Bastien has devoted his life to the obligations of his family and estate—so much so, that it has caused tension between him and his siblings. His world is further shaken when he receives an anonymous letter informing him that the tragic boating accident may, in fact, have been murder. Bastien throws himself into investigating whether the allegations are true and finding out who killed his parents.

As Corentin and Bastien become closer, the mystery of Bastien’s parents’ death draws him further into danger. Corentin feels compelled to protect Bastien, but the threat is closer than they know. Now, Corentin must decide whether preserving his secret—and potentially his people’s safety—is more important than saving the man he loves.

The Dragon's Devotion will be out on September 4th. For now, you can preorder at NineStar Press. I'll get you links for other retailers as soon as they become available. I'm so excited for you to get to know Corentin and Bastien!

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Rainbow Snippet July 22-23

7/22/2017

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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+.

The Dragon's Devotion is through proofreading and turned in and on track for publication in September, so I thought I'd give you just a little more of it this week. Last week, I shared the first six sentences of the first chapter, which introduced you to Corentin. Here is a bit more of chapter one, when we see Bastien for the first time.

Bastien propped himself up on his arms in the open window of his study and took a long, deep breath. Fresh air filled his lungs, fragrant with grass and horse and a hint of woodsmoke—the familiar scents of home. He liked this time of year, this shift of season when the trees changed color and the estate was awash with gold and red, before the weather turned colder and the gray of winter set in.

He didn’t want to leave, didn’t want to miss all that color, but he likely would this year. It was absurd to feel so wrong about leaving, especially for so short a time. Just a trip to Jumelle for a month, maybe two. It wasn’t as if he would never return.

Still, the trip would be the longest he’d be away from home since his father died and he inherited the title and the lands that went with it.

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

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Rainbow Snippet July 15-16

7/15/2017

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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 thought I would share a bit from The Dragon's Devotion today since I was working on copy edits for it last week. I'm so excited for this story to be out in the world—just a couple more months! These are the first six sentences of Chapter 1.

In the privacy of his small office, Corentin circled his neck and rolled his bare shoulders and back, trying to loosen the stiffness there—impossible because his muscles weren’t really stiff. But he did it anyway. It was just that he hadn’t changed and stretched his wings in far too long. Whether real or imagined, it had always been this way if he didn’t use his Talent regularly. Only how was he to accomplish that in this place?

There wasn’t anywhere in the capital city where he could change unseen, and few places close to Jumelle where a large dragon would go unnoticed.

No cover yet, but if you want to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find the (probably final) blurb over here. Thanks for stopping by today!

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Rainbow Snippet May 20-21

5/20/2017

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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've been working on the first round of edits for The Dragon's Devotion, the next book in the Chronicles of Tournai series, over the last couple of weeks, so I thought I would share a snippet of it with you.

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

“Corentin, what—?”

Bastien 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. Corentin could have yanked him close, could have crushed his lips to Bastien’s, but he hadn’t. His mouth was gentle, seducing. Warm, smooth lips moving over Bastien’s, coaxing him to kiss back, to relax into Corentin.

And Bastien gave in to their persuasion, let himself melt into Corentin’s larger frame.

If you'd like to know more about The Dragon's Devotion, you can find the draft blurb here. It should be out this fall. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

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Rainbow Snippet March 4-5

3/4/2017

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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 March already? February seems to have flown by! I didn't know what I wanted to snippet for you this weekend, so I finally decided to give you the six sentences that follow last week's snippet from the forthcoming fifth Tournai book, which is titled The Dragon's Devotion.

Bastien made a small sound in his throat, and Corentin feared that he might pull away, but he only stepped in closer, one hand coming up to clutch the front of Corentin’s jacket. Corentin put his hands lightly on Bastien’s hips and continued the caress of his lips over Bastien’s, coaxing reactions out of Bastien with delight and drowning in the sensations himself. When was the last time he’d indulged in such slow, sumptuous kisses? He wanted them all the time now, but only with this man. He wanted more as well, so much more. Despite the fire building slowly inside him, he didn’t push for more because these kisses were perfect.

If you want to catch up on any of the other Tournai books, they're all 25% off at Dreamspinner this weekend. Thanks for stopping by and reading today!

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Rainbow Snippet August 19-20

Three Weeks Until The Dragon's Devotion!

Rainbow Snippet August 12-13

The Dragon's Devotion Cover Reveal!

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