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Rainbow Snippet September 14-15

9/14/2019

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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 The Merchant's Love, the book I always think of as a warm hug in book form. It's the story of Faelen, a bookish royal and linguist, and Maxen, the merchant who is awkwardly, endearingly besotted with him, as they fall in love over books and baked goods. 
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​Maxen took Faelen's hand as they strolled through the streets. After all their teasing and flirting earlier, Maxen had thought he’d be in a rush to get home, but he just wanted to savor the time with Faelen. The night air was cold, but it was clear and dry, and Faelen seemed just as happy to walk with him, hand in hand.

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When Maxen let them in the house, the maid appeared to take their coats and disappeared just as quickly, leaving them alone again in the flickering candlelight of the entry. Maxen turned to find Faelen watching him. He blushed at being caught and let out a breath that was almost a laugh. The urge to kiss him was almost overwhelming because he was just so adorable. 


You can find out more about The Merchant's Love here. Thanks for reading today!
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Addison Albright link
9/14/2019 09:52:44 am

Aww, so sweet! 💖🌼

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Jeanne GFellers link
9/20/2019 08:46:12 am

This is quite lovely. The anticipation is thick in the air.

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Jana Denardo
9/21/2019 07:06:45 pm

You do such great sweet scenes

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