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Rainbow Snippet August 6-7

8/6/2016

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It's weekend (the first weekend in August! How did that happen?) 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 weekend, I gave you a snippet from the beginning of the fourth Tournai book, The Sorcerer's Guardian, which is in edits now. I was going to switch back to something else this weekend, but then I thought that since I gave you something with Loriot last week, I should give you a snippet with Savarin, our other hero, this week. So here's a snippet, also from the beginning of the book, that gives you a look at Savarin.


He pushed himself out of his chair. He’d slept in the chair before, more than once when he’d been too tired or drained to get any farther, but it would never be comfortable or his first choice, if he had one. Savarin climbed the stairs to the next floor and his bedchamber with slow steps, lifting each foot and setting it on each stair carefully. The thick carpet running along the center of the corridor muffled his slow steps as he made his way toward the back of the large house. At the time he’d bought it, he’d liked the architecture of the house and its conveniences, and yes, how large it was. Larger by far than the home where he’d grown up. Larger, perhaps, than he needed, but he regretted it only when he was too tired to get from one end of the house to the other.

The door to his bedchamber was finally in front of him. Savarin stumbled inside and closed it firmly. No one would disturb him here, unless the house caught fire or Prince Philip summoned him. And the house was spelled against fire and other catastrophes. He’d have to hope for no royal summonses.


The Sorcerer's Guardian
will be out later this year, and I post some more snippets as we get closer. Here's the blurb if you'd like to know more:

Savarin, the most powerful sorcerer in Tournai, has honed his Talent through years of study and made magic his life. Among the wealthy and noble circles he moves in, no one would suspect the handsome, refined, and arrogant sorcerer’s humble beginnings, which is how Savarin prefers it. Tournai’s princes task Savarin with studying and strengthening the spells that protect the principality from magical attack. They are complex, centuries old, and exactly the type of puzzle Savarin is eager to solve. To his annoyance, the princes insist Loriot accompanies him.

Loriot worked his way up the ranks of the royal guard to captain and takes pride in his service. He must obey the princes’ orders to protect Savarin, despite believing his skills would be best used elsewhere. And despite his wariness of magic. UnTalented himself, he has learned not only the benefits of magic but also its potential for harm—and how to counter it. Loriot and Savarin clash during their journey, but there’s another reason for the tension between them, and passion develops into feelings neither expected. But Savarin must still fortify Tournai’s magical barrier, and his only solution endangers both him and the royal family.


Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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Lila Leigh Hunter link
8/6/2016 11:03:03 am

Tournai & Savarin seem to be pretty well matched. Nice setting description.

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K.S. Trenten
8/6/2016 09:50:48 pm

I love the poetic cadence you've brought to the setting of this scene. It's beautiful.

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P.T. Wyant link
8/7/2016 09:43:30 am

I can feel how tired he is.

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Renee Stevens link
8/7/2016 02:01:08 pm

You've really shown us how tired he is, and I hope he doesn't get disturbed!

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Jackie link
8/12/2016 08:10:23 am

Wonder what benefits he got from all the extra space in his house.

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