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.
For December, I'm sharing snippets from The Merchant's Love. I haven't written a holiday romance (yet), but this one is as close I have. It's a cozy story of a bookish royal and a sweet merchant who become friends and fall in love over books and baked goods as fall turns to winter and the winter holiday arrives in Tournai. There's a bit of magic gone wrong too, but it's honestly a warm hug in book form. This snippet follows directly after last week's.
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.
For December, I'm sharing snippets from The Merchant's Love. I haven't written a holiday romance (yet), but this one is as close I have. It's a cozy story of a bookish royal and a sweet merchant who become friends and fall in love over books and baked goods as fall turns to winter and the winter holiday arrives in Tournai. There's a bit of magic gone wrong too, but it's honestly a warm hug in book form. This snippet follows directly after last week's.
They were early, so they found an empty bench and sat close together, sharing the bag of roasted nuts between them and talking until it was time to go in. The play was absurd in the best way—a comedy with a holiday theme and some singing and dancing and an incomprehensible plot.
“What even was that?” Faelen asked through laughter.
Maxen took his hand as they were swept along with the crowd exiting the theater. The theater had been packed, perhaps with people beginning their holiday celebrations. Faelen was happy they’d taken a box when he saw all the jostling in the seats below. Maxen pulled him against his side as they were jostled now. Faelen huddled closer. He hated the pushing and shoving, but Maxen kept him close, making sure they didn’t get separated as the crowd surged toward the doors.
“I have no idea.” But Maxen was still laughing. “It was funny though.”
“Yes.” He wondered if he found it so funny because he just didn’t understand it, but the whole audience had laughed uproariously “I wish I knew why.”
Maxen laughed even harder, tears gathering in his eyes. Faelen liked seeing Maxen laughing with such abandon. Such a joyful, free sound.
“What even was that?” Faelen asked through laughter.
Maxen took his hand as they were swept along with the crowd exiting the theater. The theater had been packed, perhaps with people beginning their holiday celebrations. Faelen was happy they’d taken a box when he saw all the jostling in the seats below. Maxen pulled him against his side as they were jostled now. Faelen huddled closer. He hated the pushing and shoving, but Maxen kept him close, making sure they didn’t get separated as the crowd surged toward the doors.
“I have no idea.” But Maxen was still laughing. “It was funny though.”
“Yes.” He wondered if he found it so funny because he just didn’t understand it, but the whole audience had laughed uproariously “I wish I knew why.”
Maxen laughed even harder, tears gathering in his eyes. Faelen liked seeing Maxen laughing with such abandon. Such a joyful, free sound.
You can find out more about The Merchant's Love here. And The Merchant's Love and my other books are 50% off at Smashwords through January 1st, so don't miss out on a great sale! Thanks for reading today!
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