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.
As much as I've been enjoying snippeting from The Spymaster's Secret—I sometimes forget how much I love that book and Alexander and Marcus's dynamic!—I decided to switch over to The Prince's Consort for March, since this is the month the book was rereleased four years ago. The Prince's Consort was my first published book, which means I look at things sometimes I think that I would've written them differently. But I still love the story and the characters. It's a prince/commoner romance between Amory, whose horrible merchant father basically tries to trade him to the prince for more favorable treatment and business, and Philip, the crown prince of Tournai who absolutely agrees that Amory's father is horrible. He also has some very big secrets. Last week's snippet was Philip's first sight of Amory. This week's snippet follows directly after.
Arnau gestured at the beautiful mystery man. He was Arnau’s son? Philip never would have guessed. Amory looked nothing like his father and brother. They were bulkier in build and darker in coloring. And there was something else, something less definable, separating Amory from the rest of his family.
“It is an honor to meet you, Your Highness,” Amory said. His voice sent a shiver down Philip’s spine, even as he noted the sincerity in the words. Another difference between Amory and his father. Arnau never seemed sincere.
“And you, Master Amory,” he said before turning quickly to Arnau. He couldn’t get lost watching a beautiful man. “Master Arnau, I assume you have a good reason why the chandelier I ordered from you is now a week late.”
Amory’s eyes widened, shock and annoyance swirling in their depths, as Arnau began to bluster.