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Happy Ace Week! I'm going to share some book recs for Ace Week in a separate post, but I wanted to do a quick post letting you know about my books with ace spec main (and supporting) characters. While I don't use the words demisexual, asexual, etc on page because these are fantasy worlds, the main characters' orientations are explained on page. With supporting characters, it isn't always as clear but I've explained what to expect with them below. 
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 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. To Love the Dragon King is the first book of my Dragons of Ivria series (I promise I'm working on the second book and it will be out as soon as possible!). King Lysander has discovered a treasonous plot against his country and himself and, with the help of his most trusted confidantes, is trying to find all the conspirators before they can put more people in danger. Along the way, he meets Sascha, a beautiful man who is being used as a pawn in the plot against Ivria. Lysander is immediately attracted to him, but can he trust someone connected to traitors? I've skipped ahead briefly in the scene I've been sharing snippets from to give you the first time Lysander sees Sascha.  Alan’s sharp knock sounded at the door before it opened. He stepped aside and ushered a younger man into the room. And everything else faded away. Objectively, Sascha—for this had to be Sascha—was beautiful. His hair was a rich, deep red and his skin a flawless ivory. Lysander couldn’t see much of his body because he was huddled in a white fur-trimmed cloak, but his face... His features were so perfect Lysander couldn’t believe it possible, and his large eyes were a blue that brought to mind the finest sapphires. Lysander’s first thought was that he wanted to shower Sascha in the gems. His second was that too much fear filled those eyes. Sascha held himself tensely as if he were poised to flee. The realization acted as an icy douse of water, extinguishing the flame of his wayward desire. You can find out more about To Love the Dragon King here. Thanks for reading!
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. Life got in the way and I missed a couple of weeks of posting Rainbow Snippets, but I'm starting up again and switching over to snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which came out one year ago this month.To Love the Dragon King is the first book of my Dragons of Ivria series (I promise I'm working on the second book and it will be out as soon as possible!). King Lysander has discovered a treasonous plot against his country and himself and, with the help of his most trusted confidantes, is trying to find all the conspirators before they can put more people in danger. Along the way, he meets Sascha, a beautiful man who is being used as a pawn in the plot against Ivria. Lysander is immediately attracted to him, but can he trust someone connected to traitors? This week's snippet follows directly after last week's.  He allowed himself be ushered into a small room off the entry, likely where unexpected guests were left to wait, with Kirill and Romilly and two soldiers at the door. He paced to one side of the small, sparely decorated room, then turned to pace back. Kirill and Romilly remained standing. Neither would sit before he did. “Sit, both of you. Just because I don’t want to doesn’t mean you have to be uncomfortable.” Romilly was the first to move. They glided over to one of the chairs and sat gracefully, then wrinkled their nose. “It’s probably more comfortable to stand, Your Majesty.” Kirill only shook his head. You can find out more about To Love the Dragon King here. To Love the Dragon King is $1.99 in ebook at all retailers, through Monday August 26th—don't miss out on a great sale! Thanks for reading!
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. Life got in the way and I missed a couple of weeks of posting Rainbow Snippets, but I'm starting up again and switching over to snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which came out one year ago this month.To Love the Dragon King is the first book of my Dragons of Ivria series (I promise I'm working on the second book and it will be out as soon as possible!). King Lysander has discovered a treasonous plot against his country and himself and, with the help of his most trusted confidantes, is trying to find all the conspirators before they can put more people in danger. Along the way, he meets Sascha, a beautiful man who is being used as a pawn in the plot against Ivria. Lysander is immediately attracted to him, but can he trust someone connected to traitors? This week's snippet follows directly after last week's.  “Your Majesty, if you and Master Kirill and Honorable Romilly would please come with me?” Alan gestured toward the left. “Jannik has been located, but some of his guards are fighting back, and it would be safer for you to not be in the open.” “We’re hardly defenseless, Commander.” He, Kirill, and Romilly all had the dragon Talent in sufficient strength to allow them to transform into dragons—which was how they’d all come here. “I’m aware, Your Majesty, but as the king, you should not take unnecessary risks.” Alan stared at him levelly. “Let us do our work.” He’d been king long enough to know there were times when risk was avoidable and times when it wasn’t. This situation wasn’t one where he had to go charging into battle. His part would come after. “Fine.” You can find out more about To Love the Dragon King here. Thanks for reading!
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. Life got in the way and I missed a couple of weeks of posting Rainbow Snippets, but I'm starting up again and switching over to snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which came out one year ago this month.To Love the Dragon King is the first book of my Dragons of Ivria series (I promise I'm working on the second book and it will be out as soon as possible!). King Lysander has discovered a treasonous plot against his country and himself and, with the help of his most trusted confidantes, is trying to find all the conspirators before they can put more people in danger. Along the way, he meets Sascha, a beautiful man who is being used as a pawn in the plot against Ivria. Lysander is immediately attracted to him, but can he trust someone connected to traitors? This week's snippet directly follows last week's.  “The commander seems to have the situation well in hand.” Someone sighed softly behind him, the sound almost inaudible—and probably meant to be—among the noise echoing in the room. Likely Kirill, but Romilly was behind him too. Neither was a soldier or fighter, but they were two of his best negotiators and diplomats and they had discovered the treasonous plot that brought them here today. They were also both leaving Ivria soon, and though they would be well placed, he would be sad to lose them here. But he would use their skills and minds for the time they remained in Ivria. The soldiers were imposing order rapidly, herding frightened but cooperating servants in one direction, coming and going with reports for Alan. Faint sounds of conflict came from somewhere beyond the entry hall, and Alan dispatched more soldiers in that direction before returning to Lysander. Thanks for reading today!
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. Life got in the way and I missed a couple of weeks of posting Rainbow Snippets, but I'm starting up again and switching over to snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which came out one year ago this month.To Love the Dragon King is the first book of my Dragons of Ivria series (I promise I'm working on the second book and it will be out as soon as possible!). King Lysander has discovered a treasonous plot against his country and himself and, with the help of his most trusted confidantes, is trying to find all the conspirators before they can put more people in danger. Along the way, he meets Sascha, a beautiful man who is being used as a pawn in the plot against Ivria. Lysander is immediately attracted to him, but can he trust someone connected to traitors? In this snippet from chapter one, Lysander has just arrived at the home of one of the conspirators to apprehend him.  It's time again for the Smashwords Read an Ebook Week Sale! From March 3rd through March 9th, you can get all of my books 50% off at Smashwords. This is a great time to try a new series or catch up on one you've started or to grab To Love the Dragon King before the second book in the series releases (date to be announced). You can find my Chronicles of Tournai and Elemental Magicae books here and To Love the Dragon King here. Happy Reading! 
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 month, I decided to share some snippets from The Envoy's Honor because it has an anniversary coming up soon. The Envoy's Honor is an adversaries to lovers dragon shifter romance in my Chronicles of Tournai series. Dragon shifter Kirill is an envoy sent with a delegation to Tournai to ensure that his people and their secret (about being dragon shifters) are safe, and Griffen is a diplomat trying to prove his worth and protect his family. From the beginning, they clash and have moments of connection, all with attraction simmering beneath. But there's a lot more going on that they're unaware of at first, and when someone is murdered, they decide to investigate together (because they know they didn't do it...because they were arguing and kissing in the garden at the time...). This is a snippet in Kirill's point of view from after the dragon shifter delegation meets with Griffen and a couple of others from Tournai (Ederic is the leader of the dragon shifter delegation). Also, if you've read To Love the Dragon King, you probably recognize Kirill and Romilly, though you don't have to read either book to understand the other.  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 currently sharing snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which is now out in the world. Yay! To Love the Dragon King is the first book in a new series, the Dragons of Ivria, which I believe will be a trilogy. In this book, dragon shifter Lysander, the king of Ivria, has come into the knowledge of a treasonous plot against him and the kingdom and has set out to discover the extent of it and its participants. When he arrives to arrest one of the conspirators, he finds Sascha. Sascha was not born with the magic to allow him to transform into a dragon, and therefore, to his (horrible) parents, his only purpose is to enter into a marriage or a contract as a concubine that will benefit his family. To that end, they've contracted him to Jannik, the man Lysander is about to arrest. Sascha has no knowledge of the plot, or that he's being used in it, or that he's about to be caught up in the orbit of the king and the scheming and danger that revolves around him. This snippet follows directly from last week's.  As he took the last step to the landing halfway up, he stopped abruptly and frowned. “Do you hear that?” “Sir?” The maid stopped and turned back to face him. Worry and impatience lurked in her eyes, but instead of saying anything, she frowned too. It was wings. The sound of many large wings beating at the air, flying closer. Landing, from the sounds in the courtyard outside. Then shouting. The doors to the entry hall burst open, and the room was flooded by soldiers wearing the uniform of the king. Someone was shouting orders, more than one someone. Sascha froze for an instant, then grabbed the maid and dragged her down with him. He huddled on the floor with the teary-eyed girl, scared and confused and unable to even speculate as to what was happening now. You can find out more about To Love the Dragon King here. Thanks for reading!
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 currently sharing snippets from To Love the Dragon King, which is now out in the world. Yay! To Love the Dragon King is the first book in a new series, the Dragons of Ivria, which I believe will be a trilogy. In this book, dragon shifter Lysander, the king of Ivria, has come into the knowledge of a treasonous plot against him and the kingdom and has set out to discover the extent of it and its participants. When he arrives to arrest one of the conspirators, he finds Sascha. Sascha was not born with the magic to allow him to transform into a dragon, and therefore, to his (horrible) parents, his only purpose is to enter into a marriage or a contract as a concubine that will benefit his family. To that end, they've contracted him to Jannik, the man Lysander is about to arrest. Sascha has no knowledge of the plot, or that he's being used in it, or that he's about to be caught up in the orbit of the king and the scheming and danger that revolves around him. This snippet follows directly from last week's.  She turned and made for the sweeping stone staircase at the other end of the room, and Sascha forced himself to move, to follow. He fisted his hands in the folds of his cloak to stop their shaking and willed himself to steadiness as he slowly climbed the stairs behind her. Something pushed him to move faster, cold dread of what could happen if he wasn’t exactly where Lord Jannik wanted him when he arrived, but if he moved any faster in his state, he’d tumble down the stairs. He needed to pull himself together. He was stronger than this. Wasn’t he? You can find more about To Love the Dragon King here. Thanks for reading today!
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