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!
This week I’m snipping from Déjà Vu, my holiday short story that’ll be out on December 1st.
Blurb & Links
Years ago, Victor made the unfortunate mistake of coming out to his family on Christmas. Why couldn’t he have picked a random summer day?
Can Victor’s husband Bryan pull him out of his gloomy mood in order to give the popular Gavin and Matthew the merry Christmas they deserve?
Coming December 1st! (20% off at publisher’s > Dec. 7)
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This snippet starts a few paragraphs into the opening scene. For context, Matthew and Gavin have exited a movie theater after watching a holiday double feature. I’ll be posting three snips from this thread before switching over to The Faction (book 2): The Choice, due out on January 5th.
Told from Matthew’s 3rd-person POV:
This week’s snippet:
“Let’s walk home.” Matthew clasped Gavin’s hand and flashed his eyebrows.
“I don’t know.” Gavin gave that hand—warm even through their gloves—a firm squeeze. “It’s pretty late.” Although, a growing number of people were hailing taxis, so most likely he and Matthew would be waiting a while if they held out for one.
“It’ll be fine.” The light from the streetlamp reflected off Matthew’s dark chocolate-brown eyes, making them shine, and Gavin’s heart melt. “I don’t want to risk a stinky cab messing up the beauty of this night.”
Getting mugged on the walk home would screw it up even more, but Gavin glanced down the street. With plenty of people still out and about, that outcome was unlikely, and he kept that pessimistic thought to himself. He needed to stop letting his military background affect everyday decisions here in the real world.
Déjà Vu is a 5,618 word short story, taking us through one couple’s journey to get home Christmas Eve as another couple works through holiday blahs.
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Very sweet scene (heart)
Thank you! 💞
LOL, love the teaser image 🙂
Thank you! 💖 Tried to come up with something that would give a better feel for the story. I love the cover, but it might make people think the story is all sweetness and light rather than a bit of dark humor (with happy ending all around).
This sounds great.
Thank you! 🥰
Gavin’s ‘pessimistic’ thoughts seem reasonable to me
They are indeed! 😁