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Rainbow Snippet July 20-21

7/20/2019

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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+.

​Today, I'm sharing a snippet from A Harmony of Fire and Earth. The main characters, Rhys and Gaz, have known each other for a few years at the beginning of the story...and Rhys has been pining a bit for Gaz for most of that time. Here's Rhys remembering the first time they met. (I went a little over the sentence limit, but I thought it was necessary. Sorry!)
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Rhys had thought he was beautiful from the first moment they met. He and Briallen had been on the lands of a count not far from town so Briallen could do some work for him when she’d encountered something that called for the help of a Fire wielder. Someone had suggested Gaz, and since Rhys hadn’t been needed for anything else at the moment, he’d offered to fetch the man. He hadn’t expected to knock on the door of the modest cottage and nearly swallow his tongue when it opened to reveal Gaz.

Rhys didn’t remember exactly what he’d expected but, from the descriptions, some sort of older semi-recluse. Certainly not someone so young and striking. Rhys had managed to convey the reason for his arrival on Gaz’s doorstep articulately enough, and Gaz had gone with him, even if he’d been a bit taciturn as he did. Rhys had taken his manner in stride, and Gaz had been polite if not overly friendly. Gaz had taken care of the problem Briallen had discovered and worked with her to finish up. Rhys had been captivated by that too. He hadn’t seen many magic wielders who worked as effortlessly as Gaz did, obviously controlling a vast power. He hadn’t been tired when he finished; in fact, he’d looked exhilarated, and Rhys had been knocked back again at how alive and alight his face had been.

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They said everything and everyone who came into contact with Fire came out of it changed. Rhys could attest to that. 


If you'd like to know more about A Harmony of Fire and Earth, you can find it here. And A Harmony of Fire and Earth, along with three of my other books (A Dance of Water and Air, The Dragon's Devotion, and The Merchant's Love), is 50% off this month at Smashwords. Thanks for reading today!
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K.S. Trenten link
7/20/2019 02:49:34 pm

Intriguing...

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P.T. Wyant link
7/20/2019 06:38:19 pm

Great bit of world-building in this. Love Rhys' reaction when he first saw Gaz.

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Louise Lyons
7/20/2019 09:49:55 pm

Rhys obviously got a nice surprise when he saw Gaz!

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Addison Albright link
7/25/2019 01:57:46 pm

I love it when preconceived notions get shattered! ❤️

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Jeanne GFellers link
7/26/2019 05:53:23 pm

The unexpected can lead to great change. I suspect that's what'll happen here.

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