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Rainbow Snippet December 7-8

12/7/2019

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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+.

It snowed quite a bit here earlier this week, so in honor of the first snowfall of the season, I thought I would snippet from this little snowy scene from The Merchant's Love. I haven't written a holiday story yet, but The Merchant's Love is a warm, cozy fantasy romance set partly over Tournai's winter holidays, so it feels sort of appropriate this time of year. In this snippet, Faelen and Maxen are out together one night. Faelen said earlier it felt like it was going to snow. (I went a little over six sentences—sorry!)
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​When they stepped out onto the street after their meal, Faelen’s breath caught in his throat, and he stopped dead just outside the door, looking up in wonder. Maxen walked right into him, knocking them off-balance. He caught Faelen by the waist to steady them as they both wobbled.

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“Sorry!”

“No, it’s my fault,” Faelen said, covering Maxen’s hand with his own. “But look. It’s snowing.”

​It was little more than flurries, but there was something magical about them nonetheless. The tiny flakes danced in the air, glistening in the glow of the streetlights. Faelen turned his face up to them and laughed as another little bubble of joy burst inside him.


“I guess you were right,” Maxen whispered. His arms were still around Faelen, holding him back against his chest. Faelen made a little noise of contentment and snuggled into Maxen’s solid warmth. Despite the chilly night, he could’ve stayed right there until morning, just him and Maxen and the snow flurries.

If you'd like to know more about The Merchant's Love, you can find it here. Thanks for reading this week!
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Louise Lyons
12/7/2019 10:16:00 pm

Nice snippet, I could picture them pressed together with snowflakes landing on them :)

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K.S. Trenten link
12/7/2019 11:57:51 pm

Sweet!

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P.T. Wyant link
12/8/2019 12:33:44 pm

Sweet snippet. And there is something magical about being out in a snowfall.

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Addison Albright link
12/8/2019 05:33:53 pm

Nice imagery. And very timely, at least for my part of the world. 💖

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Dianne Hartsock link
12/12/2019 10:49:18 pm

Lovely imagery and what a sweet moment between them <3

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JL Merrow
12/13/2019 12:55:47 pm

Lovely scene! :)

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Jana
12/13/2019 09:20:37 pm

Loved Faelen's joy at the snow

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