I’ve joined the Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook. From their description: “Rainbow Snippets is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction–a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).” Pretty cool, eh? Don’t forget to “Like” my Facebook page and/or my Facebook profile while you’re over there checking out this fantastic group!
I’m beginning a new thread from my upcoming short story/novelette, The Contingency Plan. This isn’t the first scene in the story, but you don’t need much in the way of context beyond the blurb.
Blurb:
A sheltered prince. A sudden death. An unexpected choice. How will Prince Marcelo react to discovering he’s The Contingency Plan?
For eighteen years, there has been peace between Sheburat and the kingdom of Zioneven. The untimely death of a princess throws the marriage arrangement—the final phase to complete the terms of the treaty—into disarray, and the contingency plan is put into motion. Now the Crown Prince of Zioneven gets to make his own choice from among the princess’s younger siblings.
As a rare royal son in the matriarchal sovereignty of Sheburat, Prince Marcelo grew up knowing he would never marry. Never. Royal sons did not marry. Period. Except, Prince Efren isn’t from Sheburat, and he has other plans.
Told from Prince Marcelo’s 3rd-person POV.
This Week’s Snippet:
Straightening his back, Marcelo stepped into place in the entryway. The servant proclaimed, “His Royal Highness, Prince Marcelo of Sheburat,” and Marcelo strode into the packed room.
The royal family and nobles of Sheburat lined one side, and the entourage from Zioneven flanked the opposite. Being male, he stepped into place at the lower end of the row of Queen Giselle’s offspring, rather than in age-order amongst his sisters.
Surprisingly, considering his whole life he’d heard whispers of what backward brutes the people of Zioneven were, they looked much the same as the people on the Sheburat side of the room. The ambassadors from Zioneven with whom he’d conversed at state dinners had been civilized enough, but he’d considered that an aberration—a skill and front that went with their position.
Title: The Contingency Plan
Author: Addison Albright
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Cover: Written Ink Designs
Release Date: April 14, 2018
Length: Novelette / 8,040 words
Heat Level: 3 flames – Moderate – While physical details are described, they are not graphically depicted.
Genres/Tags: Fantasy Gay Romance, M/M Pairing, Virgin, Arranged Marriage
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There is so much packed into those six sentences. I’m impressed! Be well. And happy Writing!
Thank you! ♡
No release date yet? How long is she going to make us wait?? 😁
Should be any day (or minute, even). I approved her mockup of the cover yesterday, and that’s what triggers the precise release date, too. If I get it soon enough I’ll update this post with them both.
Ah…just got it. The post is updated with the date (April 14) and cover. Now on to arranging a release blitz! ♡
Woot!! Look at that pretty thing! I’ll look for the release blitz and sign up! 🙂
Thank you, and yay! 💕
Intriguing setting you’ve depicted!
Thank you! It’s a fun story. ♡
Intriguing and complex settings and characters!
Thanks you! 💖
Ooh, what an intriguing situation. I can feel an epic culture clash coming on! 😉
Not too epic at just over 8k words, but I wouldn’t eliminate the possibility for future drama for this pair.
Color me intrigued. I want to know more.
Thank you! 💖
I love this already! Can’t wait to get a copy. 😀
Thank you! happy dance 🙂
There’s an awful lot to take in here. Nice writing!
Thank you! 💕
This really sounds interesting 🙂 I’m not normally a fan of this genre, but I’ll be reading this one 🙂 It packs a punch 🙂
Thank you! It’s very mild, fantasy-wise. No dragons or such. 🙂