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Rainbow Snippet August 11-12

8/11/2018

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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, I'm sharing a snippet from The Artist's Masquerade. It's a little longer than it should be, but I thought it was necessary for context. This is when Flavian learns about the secret of Cathal's magical Talent.
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“What am I about to see?” 

“A demonstration of the royal family’s Talent.” Cathal’s smile was a bit smug, a touch gleeful, as if he was enjoying Flavian’s reaction or perhaps anticipating what it would truly be. 

“What kind of demonstration?” 

“I’m going to show you what I can do.” Cathal stepped back several paces and stood facing Flavian. He smiled. “You’ve read the legends. Don’t be afraid.” 

Cathal was enjoying the whole thing far too much, which did not alleviate Flavian’s confusion or his rising annoyance. “Why would I be afraid? And what legends? Do you mean the cat legends? What do they have to do with—?” 

Cathal hushed him and laughed quietly. “Just watch.” 

Flavian folded his arms over his chest and glared at Cathal, which only made him laugh more. Not the reaction Flavian had hoped for, but before he could say anything else, Cathal closed his eyes and a shimmering amber-gold light surrounded him, swirling, sparkling, obscuring Cathal from view. A moment later, the gold faded away. Cathal wasn’t there anymore.

You can find out more about The Artist's Masquerade here. Right now, The Artist's Masquerade and my other Dreamspinner books are all 30% off. Thanks for reading!
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K.S. Trenten link
8/11/2018 11:02:31 am

Intriguing!

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Addison Albright link
8/11/2018 11:31:25 am

Good thing Cathal gave Flavian that warning not to be afraid, although I'm not sure the words would be enough to convince me. ;-) <3

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Darla M Sands link
8/11/2018 11:38:18 am

Cool! You've got me intrigued. More, please. ~grin~ Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!

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P.T. Wyant link
8/12/2018 09:52:14 am

I think Flavian's right -- Cathal is having entirely too much fun with this... (But so was I -- I really enjoyed the light-heatedness of this snippet.)

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Louise Lyons
8/17/2018 09:52:06 pm

Wow, Cathal has an intriguing talent. I'm interested to see how he uses it.

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