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Rainbow Snippet November 18-19

11/18/2017

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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+.

I thought I'd give you a little snippet of The Scholar's Heart today. I've been finishing up revisions on the next Tournai book (which I just signed a contract for with NineStar Press. Yay!), and Maxen, one of the main characters in that story, is the brother of Tristan, one of the main characters in The Scholar's Heart. So I thought I'd give you a little snippet of the brothers.
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​He was halfway through his meal when Maxen stumbled into the room, looking rumpled and half-asleep still. He poured a glass of juice and handed the sweet liquid to Maxen, who had never been a morning person, especially not after such a late night. 

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Maxen grunted his thanks, something he wouldn’t have been able to get away with had their mother been present, despite his being an adult, and dropped into a chair next to Tristan’s. After a moment spent gulping juice while Tristan looked on, Maxen reached for his food. Tristan refilled Maxen’s glass before turning back to his own plate. They ate in silence, something Tristan remembered well from their shared breakfasts growing up. But in those days there were often others at the table to fill some of the silence left by Maxen’s inability to manage complete sentences when he first woke up. Tristan rather pitied whoever married Maxen someday—the person was doomed to mornings of incoherence.

If you'd like to know more about The Scholar's Heart, you can find it here. Thanks for reading today!
9 Comments
Kari Trenten link
11/19/2017 12:22:59 am

Heh...great last line.

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Kai Tyler link
11/19/2017 12:43:49 pm

Hahaha. I'm sure there are so many people who can identify with Maxen.

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Jackie Keswick link
11/20/2017 03:22:40 am

I don't really like to talk first thing, so I loved this snip. Glad he has an understanding brother.
And congrats on the contract! :-)

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josexpressions link
11/20/2017 11:33:59 am

Sounds like me first thing! I stumble, mumble and grunt until reality kicks in, and I'm awake.

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Addison Albright link
11/21/2017 06:07:34 pm

<i>Tristan rather pitied whoever married Maxen someday...</i> — This cracked me up considering you just gave Maxen his own book. Sounds like it'll be a fun story! 💕

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Louise Lyons
11/23/2017 10:39:20 pm

Hehe - doomed to mornings of incoherence. That sounds like me - I'm not much of a talker until I've at least had 2 coffees.

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Jeanne GFellers link
11/24/2017 07:35:33 am

I am married to someone who suffers from morning incoherence, so I absolutely identify with that last line.

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Jana Denardo
11/24/2017 06:57:44 pm

Killer last line. Ha.

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P.T. Wyant link
12/3/2017 03:37:51 pm

As a morning person, I can't relate to Maxen, but it's fun watching him.

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