Category: The Prince's Consort

Rainbow Snippet June 10-11

6/10/2017

Amory looked up at him. “You’re sure you aren’t going to be bored?”

“Definitely not,” Philip replied. He laughed at the skepticism in Amory’s eyes. “Draw, Amory.”

With an eye roll, Amory turned away, back to looking at whatever had caught his eye in that part of the woods. Soon, he began to sketch, his long, graceful fingers making quick, careful strokes with the charcoal. No, Philip wouldn’t get bored. Amory didn’t realize how much Philip enjoyed watching him. He was awed at how Amory’s art came into being under his hands. He was awed at a lot of things about Amory.

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Rainbow Snippet May 6-7

5/6/2017

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He pulled Amory to him and held him, burying his face in Amory’s curls, breathing in Amory’s scent. He whispered, “Thank you.”

“For what?” Amory whispered back. But he held on just as tightly and let Philip snuggle in as close as he needed.

“For being you.” Only Amory could love so much, so completely, and Philip was grateful for it. After a second’s pause, he laughed a little. “That was horribly sentimental.”

“Yes, it was.” Amory said in a whisper, “But I liked it anyway.”

“Just don’t tell anyone.”

“Your secret is safe with me.”

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Rainbow Snippet April 8-9

4/8/2017

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“Amory.” Philip took his hands and squeezed them. “Please don’t let other people ruin this. Yes, there will be people who will be upset, but they will get over it. I will continue to rule this country the best way I know how, the way my father raised me to. And better, because you and I will be together, and having you with me makes me better.”

“Being with you makes me better too. Stronger.” He spoke quietly, but he knew Philip heard him because Philip’s eyes shone at his words. “I do love you. Which is why I worry marrying me will hurt you too much. I don’t want to be the cause of trouble for you.”

“If there’s trouble, we’ll weather it together.” Philip drew him closer and began feathering little kisses along his neck. “Marry me, Amory.”

He shivered at the feel of the words breathed against his neck. “Not fair. I can’t think when you do that.”

“Good. I don’t want you to think.”

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Rainbow Snippet March 11-12

3/11/2017

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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+.

My lack of advance planning for Rainbow Snippets continues this week! I'm pushing to finish my wip, and some things are sliding even though I'm trying my best to stay on top of everything. I wasn't sure what I wanted to give you, but since I've just signed a contract for the fifth Tournai book, The Dragon's Devotion, I thought I would give you a bit from the first book in the series (not that you have to have read the first book to read any of the others!). So I grabbed The Prince's Consort off the shelf and opened to a random page. Here's the snippet I found for you:

“You didn’t need to demand a healer quite so forcefully. I really am all right,” Amory said gently. But he winced when Philip helped him out of his sleeve.

“Imagine yourself in my position. You could have died, Amory. Today and a few days ago.” His voice broke, and he swallowed hard against the lump in his throat. “Right in front of me."

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Rainbow Snippet January 28-29

1/28/2017

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When he stood and held out a hand, Amory didn’t hesitate to take it and let the prince draw him to his feet. They were close together, so close Amory could feel the heat of the prince’s body. The prince leaned down the few inches separating them and brushed his lips over Amory’s.

The kiss was light and quick, but utterly stunning. Amory knew his eyes were wide as he stared at the prince, his breath coming faster, a tingle of warmth shimmering over his entire body. All from one chaste kiss.

Find more about The Prince's Consort here. Thanks for visiting and reading today, everyone.

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Rainbow Snippet January 7-8

1/7/2017

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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+.

This weekend I decided to share a snippet from The Prince's Consort with you. Prince Philip's uncle has been pressuring him to marry and produce an heir, but Philip is the happiest and least alone he's ever been with Amory. Here's a snippet of conversation between them about it. (And yes, it's a bit too long! Sorry! I'll do better next time.)

“What is it? Can I help?”

Philip shook his head and slumped back into the soft cushions. “They’re pressuring me about finding a wife and producing heirs.”

Amory had no idea what to say. It was what he feared. “What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to get married.”

“Oh.” A strange, yawning emptiness opened up inside him as he waited for Philip to tell him his fate.

Philip straightened in his seat and turned Amory to face him. He twined his fingers with Amory’s. “Marry me.”

He was so lost in his own sickening worries that it took him a moment to realize what Philip said, and then he couldn’t believe he’d heard Philip correctly. “What?”

“Marry me, Amory,” Philip repeated. He squeezed Amory’s hands tighter. “Marry me. I want you to be my husband. I want to be yours.”

Philip’s words, so genuine, so filled with heartfelt emotion, melted Amory, and for a moment, he reveled in warmth and joy. But still. “I can’t. We can’t.”

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

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Rainbow Snippet October 15-16

10/15/2016

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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+.

October 16th is the one year anniversary of the publication of The Prince's Consort, my first book. I can't believe it's been a year already since the book release and I became a published author. It seems appropriate to share a snippet of The Prince's Consort this weekend. How about a (slightly too long! sorry!) snippet of Amory's first sight of Philip?

As Amory took up a position slightly behind and to the side of his father, as he bowed, all of his focus was on the prince.

He had only ever seen Crown Prince Philip Alexander Stefan Mael at a distance. The representations of him, the drawings, his face on the coins, didn’t come close to showing how handsome the prince was. Tall, broad shouldered, and narrow hipped, the prince was well built, his physique obvious in his well-tailored clothes. His dark hair was perhaps slightly too long for fashion, but somehow that endeared him to Amory. The prince was only a couple of years older than Amory, but he looked more mature than that, probably owing to his ascension to the throne at such a young age. Amory let his gaze roam over the prince’s form while the man’s attention was on his father and Alban.

Then, with a shock that took his breath, he found his gaze caught by the prince’s. Embarrassment at being caught staring spread heat over his face, but he couldn’t look away. Those eyes drew him in, staring into his as if they were trying to discern everything about him. Outlined in a thick fringe of lashes, the mix of green, amber, and gold all swirled together reminded him of cat’s eyes. He supposed he was romanticizing plain hazel. Still, they captivated him, and it was a blow when the prince finally looked away.

Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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Rainbow Snippet September 17-18

9/17/2016

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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+.

This week I have a snippet of The Prince's Consort for you. It's another slightly random one. I flipped open the book to a random page (it landed on page 145 this time), and here's a bit of that page for you. This snippet takes place after Philip has just met Tristan for the first time. Philip and Amory are talking about Tristan who is Amory's friend and was slightly more than that before Amory met Philip. (Amory speaks first in the snippet.)

“I don’t know. I think more than anything he wants someone of his own.”

“As long as that someone isn’t you.”

He kissed Philip’s chest, the only place he could reach without moving. He was far too comfortable to move. “Definitely not me. I’m yours.”

“Yes, you are.” Philip rolled so he was on top of Amory, and started kissing and nuzzling Amory’s neck. “All mine.”

Amory shivered, at the kisses, but mostly at the words. “Yes. And you? Are you mine?”

Philip lifted his head and looked down at Amory, his eyes blazing. “Yes. All yours.”

Thanks for stopping by, everyone! Hope you enjoy your weekend!

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Rainbow Snippet August 27-28

8/27/2016

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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+.

Last week I gave you a randomly chosen snippet from The Artist's Masquerade, and since I'm no more on top of anything this week than I was last, I'm giving you another random snippet this week. Kind of random, anyway. Last week I flipped open The Artist's Masquerade to the random page 170. This week I grabbed The Prince's Consort and purposely chose page 170 to give you a snippet. As a bit of background, an attempt on Amory's life as just been made in which he was badly injured. The healers have done their work, and Philip is seeing Amory for the first time since it happened.

For a while, he stood in the bedchamber doorway, staring at the sleeping figure in the large bed. After a day spent wishing he could rush to Amory’s side, he was oddly hesitant. He could have lost Amory. Slowly, he walked until he was standing at the bedside looking down at the man he loved.

Amory’s skin, always ivory pale, was nearly translucent, and purple smudges darkened the delicate skin under his eyes. He looked exhausted even in sleep, but he was alive and well, and Philip couldn’t ask for more.

He didn’t want to disturb Amory. Even without Jadis’s warning, he could see Amory needed sleep. But Philip had to touch him, had to prove Amory was real and not the figment of his terrified mind. He brushed Amory’s tousled curls from his forehead, smoothing them back. Giving in to temptation, he trailed his fingers gently over Amory’s face, tracing the beloved features. He froze when Amory’s nose scrunched up.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope all have a lovely weekend!

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Rainbow Snippet April 23-24

4/23/2016

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It's time for Rainbow Snippets! The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to post six sentence snippets of their work each weekend. Visit the group page on Facebook to read all the wonderful snippets, and add some books to your tbr pile!

The Scholar's Heart, the third book in the Chronicles of Tournai series, will be out on May 30th (yay!), and I'll start sharing snippets from it soon. Each of the books in the series stands alone, but the main characters of The Scholar's Heart, Etan and Tristan, have appeared in both of the previous books. So I thought it might be fun to share snippets over the next few weeks involving Etan and Tristan in the previous books to introduce you to them before I dive into snippets from The Scholar's Heart itself.

This snippet (which is a little long again - I'm really am sorry! I promise I'll follow the rules next time!) is from The Prince's Consort and it's when Etan and Tristan first meet.

“I’m sorry I didn’t introduce you. Tristan, this is my cousin, Etan. Etan, this is Amory’s friend Tristan. They grew up together.”

“As we did.” Etan walked forward.

Tristan had an odd look on his face as he stood again and bowed to Etan. “It is an honor to meet you, my lord.”

“Etan, please, for a friend of Amory’s. And it is a pleasure to meet you, Master Tristan.”

Amory’s eyebrows flew up at the near purr in Etan’s voice and climbed farther as he took Tristan’s hand. They couldn’t go up any higher—not for lack of trying—as Tristan smiled a strange little smile, his eyes wary, but... interested?

“Then it’s Tristan, please.”

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! And don't forget to check out the rest of this week's snippets.

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