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Rainbow Snippets December 18-19

12/18/2021

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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 have more from The Merchant's Love for you today. I haven't written a holiday book yet, but The Merchant's Love begins in autumn and runs through the winter holidays in Tournai. I often call this book—the story of a bookish royal and the merchant who is besotted with him falling in love over books and baked goods—a warm hug in book form, so I thought I'd share some snippets from it. In this snippet, Faelen is walking through the city on his way to meet Maxen, thinking about the holiday.
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​He strolled into the city as dusk fell, coat fastened and gloves on against the cold. The streets were bustling even now, some people rushing in and out of the shops finishing their errands for the holiday. He’d purchased gifts already—little things, as that was what his family had agreed upon. Maxen’s gift had been difficult for him to choose, but he hoped Maxen would like it.

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He bought a bag of roasted chestnuts from a cart on a corner and kept walking. The bag warmed his hand even through his glove, and the chestnuts were as delicious as he remembered. They didn’t grow in Teilo, but he used to eat them practically by the pound during the winter when he was a child. The treat warmed him inside and out, at least partly from the glow of pleasure and nostalgia

When he approached the theater, Maxen was coming toward him from the other direction, and Faelen smiled. He kept walking until he and Maxen met, until only inches separated them, and looked up into Maxen’s twinkling eyes.

“Hello.”

“Hello.” A ripple of something—pleasure, amusement, happiness—ran through Maxen’s voice before he dipped down and stole a kiss.

You can find more about The Merchant's Love here. The Merchant's Love and my other books are all 50% off in the Smashwords end of year sale through January 1st, so it's a great time to grab them. Thanks for reading today, and I hope you're staying safe and well.
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Jeff Baker link
12/18/2021 09:48:12 pm

Love it! Happy Holidays!

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K.S. Trenten link
12/19/2021 12:04:43 am

Sweet!

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Jana Denardo
12/20/2021 04:54:36 pm

Now I want some roasted chestnuts, love the description

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Aldrea Alien link
12/28/2021 12:27:40 am

Loving the atmosphere.

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