 Can you believe it? Etan and Tristan have been out in the world for two years today! Happy anniversary, guys! If you haven't read my estranged friends to lovers fantasy romance story, you can buy it 30% off at Dreamspinner for the next couple of days.
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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 in from The Scholar's Heart, and it's a kiss on Etan's birthday.  Etan shifted in the shadows and lifted a hand to the back of Tristan’s neck. Tristan opened his mouth but was only able to suck in a startled breath as Etan jerked him forward into a kiss. A fiery kiss, as their others had been. The pressure of the hand on the back of Tristan’s neck anchored him to Etan. As if Tristan would ever try to escape the kiss—he’d been arguing for this. He lifted his hands and gripped Etan’s waist. Then he let Etan have his way, let him kiss Tristan however he wanted. And Tristan reveled in it. If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by today!
 The Scholar's Heart is only $2.99 at Dreamspinner today in their Daily Deal. It's a great time to pick up this book if you haven't yet. Don't miss out! (The Scholar's Heart also has the first appearance of Maxen, one of the main characters in the upcoming Tournai book, which will be out in June. You don't have to read this one to pick up the new one because each stands alone, but if you want to meet Maxen a little early...) 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 Scholar's Heart.  Griffen looked up when Philip called his name. “Yes, Philip?” “Where’s your brother?” “I assume you’re referring to the antisocial one here in the city and not the antisocial one back on the estate?” Griffen grinned as Philip laughed. “I tried to convince him to come along, but he’d rather spend time with his books than with actual people.” “Sounds like someone else I know,” Cathal said and looked pointedly to Etan. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Etan had a look of blatantly false innocence on his face. “And books can be far more interesting than people anyway.” If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by this 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+. This weekend, I thought I'd give you a little snippet from The Scholar's Heart. (I might have actually managed to stick to the sentence limit too!)  Letting one palm come to rest on Etan’s cheek, Tristan kissed Etan again, then again. Quicker, lighter kisses, but no less filled with passion. “You came here to kiss me?” Etan asked, his breathing ragged as well. “I came here hoping to do more than kiss you.” He stole another kiss anyway. “But it’s a good start.” If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, 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 thought I'd give you a little snippet of The Scholar's Heart today. I've been finishing up revisions on the next Tournai book (which I just signed a contract for with NineStar Press. Yay!), and Maxen, one of the main characters in that story, is the brother of Tristan, one of the main characters in The Scholar's Heart. So I thought I'd give you a little snippet of the brothers.  He was halfway through his meal when Maxen stumbled into the room, looking rumpled and half-asleep still. He poured a glass of juice and handed the sweet liquid to Maxen, who had never been a morning person, especially not after such a late night. Maxen grunted his thanks, something he wouldn’t have been able to get away with had their mother been present, despite his being an adult, and dropped into a chair next to Tristan’s. After a moment spent gulping juice while Tristan looked on, Maxen reached for his food. Tristan refilled Maxen’s glass before turning back to his own plate. They ate in silence, something Tristan remembered well from their shared breakfasts growing up. But in those days there were often others at the table to fill some of the silence left by Maxen’s inability to manage complete sentences when he first woke up. Tristan rather pitied whoever married Maxen someday—the person was doomed to mornings of incoherence. If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it 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+. I switched over to The Scholar's Heart this weekend and found this snippet for you.  “I’ll light some candles,” Etan said. “Wait. I can do it.” He could just see a branch of candles on the bedside table and another on the fireplace mantle. With a thought he lit them both. The flames flared high, but settled quickly. They shouldn’t have flared in the first place, but he was somewhat distracted by Etan’s hand in his, Etan’s presence at his side, by the thought of what they would do soon. Any of that was enough to make his control over his Talent slip just a little. Etan wrapped his arms around Tristan’s waist from behind, pressing his chest to Tristan’s back. His breath was hot on Tristan’s neck. “I almost forgot you could do that.” Tristan shivered again and leaned back into Etan, pushing himself into the planes of Etan’s body. “It comes in handy.” If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by and 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+. The Scholar's Heart will have been out one year on May 30th, so this weekend seems like a good time for a snippet from it. Here's a little of Etan using his Talent, the magic that allows him to change into a large cat.  Closing his eyes, he let out a long, slow breath and pulled up the magic that rested deep inside him. He felt it swirl up and through him, tingling and fizzing in his veins, along his skin. He loved it, the feeling, the magic. The thrill of it, the exhilaration. Always had. When the feeling died away, he stood on four legs instead of two. He turned his head back and forth, loosening his neck muscles, and then arched his back into a long stretch, digging his front claws into the dirt of the clearing. He shook himself as he came out of the stretch and yawned, something that probably would’ve looked somewhat fearsome if anyone saw him. His fangs were not small. Thanks for stopping by and reading! If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it here. And if you'd like to enter the Goodreads giveaway for another book in the Tournai series, The Sorcerer's Guardian, you can find more about that here.
Hope you have a lovely weekend (long weekend here in the US!) with lots of time 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+. This week I have a snippet of conversation between brothers from The Scholar's Heart for you. I enjoyed exploring the relationship between brothers in Etan and Cathal and also in Tristan and his brother Maxen in this book.  Etan had taken a few steps away when Cathal called him back. “Etan?” “Yes?” “If what you did with Tristan... if it makes you happy, even a little, for a little while, you can let yourself enjoy it. Let yourself be happy.” “And if I end up hurt at the end of it?” “Maybe you won’t be.” Cathal shook his head when Etan opened his mouth to speak. “I know. You said Tristan doesn’t want anything more than to pass a little time enjoyably. But you said you wouldn’t want to try to build anything with him anyway. So if you know at the beginning what it is, why shouldn’t you allow yourself to enjoy it for however long it lasts?” You can find more about The Scholar's Heart here. Thanks for stopping by and 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+. I'm continuing with sort of random snippets this weekend. This one is from The Scholar's Heart. Tristan's infant daughter has been kidnapped, and Etan is doing all he can to support and comfort Tristan.  Etan loosened his hold enough for Tristan to pull away, but Tristan didn’t go far, keeping his hands on Etan’s chest. “How are you feeling?” It was a stupid question to ask, but confronted with Tristan’s pain-filled face, Etan didn’t know what to say. “Not well. You?” “Not very well either.” He smoothed Tristan’s hair back from his face. “Do you want to try to sleep some more?” Tristan shook his head sharply almost before Etan finished asking the question. “Can’t. I don’t like the dreams." |
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