Category: The Envoy's Honor

Rainbow Awards Runner-Up

12/7/2021

The Envoy's Honor won runner-up in two categories in this year's Rainbow Awards: Best Bisexual Book and Bisexual Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. I was excited just to have received an honorable mention and was just thrilled and honored to learn of the runner-up awards tonight! Here's what was said by judges about The Envoy's Honor: "Wonderful fantasy world building and characters. The author weaves reality into an alternate world of magic and dragons, and course, love. Kirill and Griffen, and indeed all the characters involved in this slow burn romance are well drawn and likeable and deserve their HEA." Those words just made my day! If you'd like to learn more about The Envoy's Honor, you can do that over here.

Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up, and honorable mentions in the Rainbow Awards!

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Rainbow Snippets November 13-14

11/13/2021

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“Do we need to fully trust each other for that?” Griffen asked finally. He ignored how little he wanted another meaningless affair or tumble with someone he didn’t know well, didn’t see a future with. He ignored how much he wanted more than he’d had in the past. Because he wanted to feel Kirill against him again more than anything at that moment.

“To kiss? Maybe not.” Did something wistful flit over Kirill’s face, or was it only a trick of the dim light? Griffen wanted to ask, to find out somehow what Kirill was feeling behind the mask he wore, but he couldn’t. Kirill had said he didn’t entirely trust Griffen. “Maybe not.”

Kirill went quiet again and watched Griffen for another moment. Then it seemed he came to some sort of decision. He stepped forward, closing the remaining distance between them. He hesitated a fraction of a second, as if checking to make certain Griffen wouldn’t object, and then brought his lips to Griffen’s.

You can find out more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well!

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Rainbow Snippets November 6-7

11/6/2021

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“I still don’t entirely trust you,” Kirill said abruptly.

The words hit Griffen with the force of a sharp blow, and he only just managed to keep himself from wincing. But was his reaction truly fair? Did he entirely trust Kirill? No...but he wanted to, and he wanted Kirill to trust him even more. Which was probably the most ridiculous part.

“I don’t entirely trust you either.”

Kirill didn’t flinch. In fact, he only nodded slightly, and Griffen expected him to turn and go right then, but he didn’t do that either.

“I shouldn’t want to kiss you again,” Kirill said.

“But you do.” Griffen didn’t make it a question. “I want to kiss you too.”

They stared at each other for another moment in the deepening shadows of the garden.

You can find out more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today and I hope you're all staying safe and well!

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Rainbow Snippets September 11-12

9/11/2021

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Another man who entered the room behind them with Ligeia on his arm wasn’t quite so emotionless. Something smoldered in his eyes, some emotion hastily banked.

But that wasn’t what made Kirill utterly freeze where he stood.

The man did that on his own.

He was watching Kirill, stare intense out of rich brown eyes. His bronze hair was thick and wavy, framing an incredibly handsome face of chiseled features. Kirill gritted his teeth. He’d never let it happen before and he could not afford to get turned around by a handsome face now of all times. He had no time for an affair on this trip and certainly not with someone connected with the royal palace--and to Corentin, too,considering this man’s close resemblance to the earl Corentin was going to marry.

You can find more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well.

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Rainbow Snippets June 26-27

6/26/2021

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Griffen’s day had been utterly normal--boring, even--until the dragons arrived.

The only mildly interesting thing that had happened was Bastien for once being convinced to attend a family dinner at the palace. Griffen didn’t delude himself into thinking his persuasion and prodding had anything to do with his older brother’s decision. No, Philip’s order had gotten Bastien and Corentin, the man he would soon marry, here. The prince rarely ordered his family about--and never in this type of situation, so Philip’s edict had probably been at least half joking--but Bastien was too dutiful to ignore it, despite his preference to be something of a hermit.

You can find more about The Envoy's Honor here. Until the end of the month, The Envoy's Honor and the rest of my books are 50% off at NineStar Press with code PRIDE2021. Don't miss out on a great sale!

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Rainbow Snippets April 24-25

4/24/2021

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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 on with first kisses today with Griffen and Kirill's first kiss in The Envoy's Honor. The Envoy's Honor is an adversaries to lovers romance between two men whose devotion to family and country is putting them on opposites sides of a dispute that it will take careful diplomacy to get everyone out of safely. Unwitting attraction complicates matters, of course, and just when they might be getting closer, someone is murdered. But at least they know neither of them could've done it since they were...together...at the time. And there are dragon shifters...which is where all the trouble starts, really.

Griffen and Kirill's first kiss happens in the middle of an argument. (These two do a fair amount of arguing, dancing around each other, and being distrustful before they get it all together...) It certainly is one way to end an argument, though.

Griffen surged forward and kissed Kirill. As soon as he did it, he regretted the action. Kissing Kirill was a bad idea, and kissing Kirill when Kirill hadn’t invited him to was even worse. Still, it was a moment before he could tear himself from those soft lips.

Once he did, he stared into Kirill’s eyes. Kirill seemed frozen in front of him, and Griffen froze too. How would Kirill react? Was Griffen about to be hit? He wouldn’t blame Kirill if he did.

But Kirill didn’t hit him. He shook his head and muttered Griffen’s name, before snaking a hand behind Griffen’s neck and pulling him against his body. And into another kiss.

You can find more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well!

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Read an Ebook Week Sale!

3/7/2021

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All of my books are 50% off in the Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale through March 13th. You can find them all here. Go grab some books!

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Rainbow Snippets February 13-14

2/13/2021

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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+

For today's snippet, I'm sharing more from The Envoy's Honor, the newest book in my Chronicles of Tournai series, which is now out everywhere. The Envoy's Honor is an adversaries to lovers romance between two men whose devotion to family and country is putting them on opposites sides of a dispute that it will take careful diplomacy to get everyone out of safely. Unwitting attraction complicates matters, of course, and just when they might be getting closer, someone is murdered. But at least they know neither of them could've done it since they were...together...at the time. And there are more dragon shifters in this one!

Since it's Valentine's weekend, I decided to skip ahead in The Envoy's Honor and give you Griffen and Kirill's first kiss, which comes in the middle of an argument. (This is much longer than six sentences, but I thought it was necessary to set the scene—sorry!)

“I was hoping we could trust each other enough because of common interests,” he said stiffly.

“Common interests?” Kirill let out a short laugh. “What would those be?”

“Wanting the best for both our countries. Perhaps building a mutually beneficial relationship between them?” Griffen’s irritation was growing in the face of Kirill’s obstinacy, but Kirill’s flashing eyes had his desire growing too.

Kirill scoffed. “All you care about is Corentin.”

He was rapidly running out of patience at Kirill’s refusal to believe, even though he did, in some part of him, understand why. Nevertheless, his frustration won out, which he’d kick himself for later. “And, according to you, getting you into bed.”

Kirill lifted his chin a fraction. “Yes, and that.”

“Then I suppose I should get started on trying.” Griffen surged forward and kissed Kirill. As soon as he did it, he regretted the action. Kissing Kirill was a bad idea, and kissing Kirill when Kirill hadn’t invited him to was even worse. Still, it was a moment before he could tear himself from those soft lips.

Once he did, he stared into Kirill’s eyes. Kirill seemed frozen in front of him, and Griffen froze too. How would Kirill react? Was Griffen about to be hit? He wouldn’t blame Kirill if he did.

But Kirill didn’t hit him. He shook his head and muttered Griffen’s name, before snaking a hand behind Griffen’s neck and pulling him against his body. And into another kiss.

Find out more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well. Happy Valentine's Day!

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Rainbow Snippets January 30-31

1/30/2021

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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+

For today's snippet, I'm sharing more from The Envoy's Honor, the newest book in my Chronicles of Tournai series, which is now out everywhere. The Envoy's Honor is an adversaries to lovers romance between two men whose devotion to family and country is putting them on opposites sides of a dispute that it will take careful diplomacy to get everyone out of safely. Unwitting attraction complicates matters, of course, and just when they might be getting closer, someone is murdered. But at least they know neither of them could've done it since they were...together...at the time. And there are more dragon shifters in this one!

I'm picking up a little after last week's snippet. After Rozenn calmed the situation down (for the moment), the meeting broke up, and Kirill and Romilly went off alone to discuss the situation. Though Kirill's main question is "What is going on tonight?" (I went over the sentence limit...a lot...this time, but I thought it would be good to finish out this scene.)

Romilly held out a glass to him and then sat in the chair next to his once he’d taken it. “To answer your question, I have no idea what happened tonight. When Ederic began, I was hoping you and he had devised some sort of strategy and not told the rest of us, though I couldn’t imagine you would.”

“No, I wouldn’t. I would’ve told you—well, I wouldn’t have just made plans with him in the first place.”

Romilly pursed their lips as they stared down into their glass. “You and he are the most senior members of this expedition.”

“I don’t know about that,” he protested automatically. But he and Ederic were probably the most experienced. Romilly, Rozenn, and Galina ranked right after them with the others sent along as support in some capacity.

“You do, and it’s all right. What isn’t all right is that Ederic is letting his anger or whatever happened today carry him away.” Romilly waved a hand as they tried to come up with the proper words.

“I know. I’m just not certain what to do about it yet.” He took a long sip of the liquor in his glass.

“I’m feeling less hopeful and wondering what we can do, especially after that display just now.” Romilly raked fingers through their rich red hair. “Is he going to listen to any of us? He nearly pushed the princes past the point of listening to anything we had to say, and I don’t think he saw it.”

Kirill sighed. “Let’s hope after he gets some rest he’ll have calmed down, and we can all have a rational discussion about it.”

“Let’s hope so.”

You can find out more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well.

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Rainbow Snippets January 23-24

1/23/2021

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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+

For today's snippet, I'm sharing more from The Envoy's Honor, the newest book in my Chronicles of Tournai series, which is now out everywhere. The Envoy's Honor is an adversaries to lovers romance between two men whose devotion to family and country is putting them on opposites sides of a dispute that it will take careful diplomacy to get everyone out of safely. Unwitting attraction complicates matters, of course, and just when they might be getting closer, someone is murdered. But at least they know neither of them could've done it since they were...together...at the time. And there are more dragon shifters in this one!

I've skipped ahead a little from last week's snippet. Kirill tried to defuse the situation between the princes and Ederic, and now that the meeting has ended, Ederic is not pleased with Kirill—and is expressing his displeasure loudly. Kirill finally gets a word in to start this snippet.

“Ederic, I did as I saw fit,” he finally said. “I’m sorry you don’t like it, but the princes were not intimidated by you, nor were they going to surrender to your demands. At least this way they’re going to talk to us again. If they’d had us expelled from the city or even the country, what would we have done?”

“Come back and show them why they would do well to do as we want,” Ederic shouted.

Silence fell over the room, Kirill unsure what to say. Ederic wasn’t really suggesting...

“Let’s all calm down,” Rozenn said from behind him. Only she and Romilly were in the room with them, but Kirill wouldn’t be surprised if everyone in this wing--perhaps the whole palace--could hear Ederic.

You can find more about The Envoy's Honor here. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're all staying safe and well.

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