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Rainbow Snippet March 12-13

3/13/2016

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I'm a little late posting my snippet this week because I've been immersed in the last set of edits for The Scholar's Heart, which will be out from Dreamspinner in a couple of months. Since I've been concentrating so hard on the edits for this book, I decided to give you a sneak peek of The Scholar's Heart and then return to more of something else next week. Here is a snippet from the beginning of the book:

“There you are!”
Tristan’s musical voice made the simple sentence something special, or perhaps Etan’s feelings made it seem so. Etan smiled as he looked up from his book, a glow of warmth and welcome lighting him up inside.
Tristan strode into the small room that Etan had claimed for his own in the palace’s labyrinthine library. He sat there, book forgotten as he watched Tristan, the morning sun streaming in through the window and glinting off Tristan’s bright gold hair. Tristan seemed to bring the sunshine into the room with him, brightening what had been an ordinary morning until that moment.


I don't have a cover yet, but here is the blurb for The Scholar's Heart:

Youngest son of a royal duke, Etan is a scholar at heart who juggles his work for the prince with his studies of the history and legends of Tournai, something of particular interest to him because he shares the magical Talent that runs in the royal bloodline. Etan’s peaceful world turns upside down when his best friend—the man he secretly loves—unexpectedly marries a woman. Though Tristan values his friendship with Etan and has always been attracted to him, he is a dutiful son, raised to shoulder responsibility for the family business one day. That day comes far sooner than anticipated, and he makes a deathbed promise to his father to marry the woman his father chose and become head of the company and family.

A year later, Tristan is a widower with an infant daughter and a mother who demands he marry again quickly—something Tristan resists. Circumstances throw Etan and Tristan together, and even as they succumb to the desires they’ve always harbored, Etan battles his feelings, wary of being cast aside again. When Tristan’s daughter is kidnapped, Etan and Tristan must come together to find her, find the person responsible, and support each other through the ordeal… and maybe beyond.


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14 Comments
Louise Lyons
3/13/2016 09:25:44 am

Lovely snippet and great description of Tristan

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Antonia Aquilante
3/13/2016 08:01:35 pm

Thank you, Louise!

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AM Leibowitz link
3/13/2016 10:37:22 am

Oh, lovely snippet. I can just feel Etan's pleasure at simply being around Tristan.

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Antonia Aquilante
3/13/2016 08:01:10 pm

Thank you! That's exactly what I wanted to come across here. :-)

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JL Merrow link
3/13/2016 11:00:23 am

Lovely imagery. :)

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Antonia Aquilante
3/13/2016 08:00:30 pm

Thank you!

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Addison Albright link
3/13/2016 04:32:47 pm

Beautiful scene. It leaves me wondering if it's set before or after Tristan leaves him to keep that promise to his father.

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Antonia Aquilante
3/13/2016 07:59:53 pm

Thank you. This happens before (and not long before).

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P. T. Wyant link
3/14/2016 10:51:15 am

Etan doesn't seem to mind having been interrupted from his books. Great description and emotion.

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Antonia Aquilante
3/14/2016 01:13:16 pm

Not if Tristan is the one interrupting anyway. :-) Thank you.

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Dianne Hartsock link
3/14/2016 06:52:19 pm

I believe Etan is smitten! :)

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Antonia Aquilante
3/15/2016 07:35:50 am

Just a bit. :-)

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jana Denardo
3/15/2016 08:57:56 pm

Sounds like an interesting story. Really liked the snippet.

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Antonia Aquilante
3/16/2016 08:51:26 pm

Thanks, Jana!

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