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Rainbow Snippet May 7-8

5/7/2016

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Happy weekend, everyone! It's dreary and rainy here (and has been for most of the week), but I hope the weather is better where you are. Since it's weekend, it's time for 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.

My snippet this week is from The Scholar's Heart which will be out from Dreamspinner on May 30th. Last week I gave you a snippet of Cathal reacting to his brother Etan's heartbreak after Etan finds out Tristan is getting married. The Scholar's Heart begins a little before that moment, so I'm skipping back and giving you a happy Etan this week. Then maybe some of how he finds out Tristan is marrying someone else. So here's a little snippet of Etan and Tristan out for a ride one morning, Etan not knowing that his happiness isn't going to last much longer.
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​Once they were through the trees, the view opened up before them, with fields dotted with wildflowers and a rocky precipice tumbling down to the vivid blue of the sea. He’d rather walk along the cliffs or picnic at the top so he could better appreciate the view, but riding was exhilarating too. Well, any ride with Tristan was. Tristan was a skilled and fearless rider, who ended each ride flushed and smiling. Etan always wanted to grab him close and kiss him when he saw Tristan that way, to see if he could make Tristan breathless for another reason entirely. 

Maybe today he would.

Here's the description of The Scholar's Heart:
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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.

Preorder at Dreamspinner.

Have a great weekend!
11 Comments
P. T. Wyant link
5/7/2016 10:33:50 am

So... will he? Come on, you tease! Don't stop there!

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Addison Albright link
5/7/2016 10:35:20 am

"Maybe today he would." -- Yes, do! :-)

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Lila Leigh Hunter link
5/7/2016 10:44:07 am

I hope he does.

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K.S.Trenten
5/7/2016 11:24:19 am

Lovely, romantic moment! I love the image of your boys as well! It's got a beautiful touch of the manga-esque! :)

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Heloise West
5/7/2016 12:24:59 pm

Very lovely :D

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AM Leibowitz link
5/7/2016 05:51:07 pm

I sure hope he follows through on that!

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Louise Lyons
5/7/2016 11:07:21 pm

Wonderful description of the setting. I hope he gets that kiss!

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Rebecca
5/8/2016 12:34:53 am

Something about charging about on horseback that gets the juices flowing ;)

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Alexa MIlne
5/8/2016 06:00:32 am

So what will he do?

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Jana Denardo
5/8/2016 07:29:25 pm

That's the spirit. I'm betting he does.

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Amy Rae Durreson
5/14/2016 06:18:48 am

Lovely romantic yearning.

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