RAINBOW SNIPPETS 2024/02/03 ~ The Faction Box Set ~ #RainbowSnippets

February 3, 2024

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I’m snipping from book 1 in The Faction Box Set, my vampire duology that will be coming out on February 17. The duology includes The Recruit, and The Choice. The MCs are Albert and Neil (née Phillip).

For context, this is the scene where faction leader Albert approaches Phillip to offer him the option to extend his waning life by becoming a vampire. Phillip is taking his daily walk in the park. The “familiar looking man” is Albert. Potential trigger in this scene…thoughts of suicide by someone in the final days/weeks of a fatal illness. Earlier snippets in this thread are under the accordion tags.

🔽 🔼 The Faction Box Set ~ Albert approaches Phillip in the park ~ Part 1

“Hello,” the familiar-looking man said. He came to a halt in front of the bench. “Beautiful day, isn’t it?”

On the street a few days ago—that was where Phillip had seen the man before. He’d just stepped out of a building and had startled Phillip. There’d been something about the man that had attracted him, and under different circumstances, Phillip might have tried to strike up a conversation.

Phillip also halted. No reason not to be friendly. The disease wouldn’t take that from him. “Sure is.” He added a wry smile. A beautiful day to check out of this world. In the big scheme of things, it didn’t really matter what the weather was like, but he took a small comfort in the splendor of the day.

🔽 🔼 The Faction Box Set ~ Albert approaches Phillip in the park ~ Part 2

The man moved to the bench and raised a brow in a welcoming fashion, silently inviting Phillip to join him. Phillip shrugged. He’d planned to sit here anyway, so why not have a conversation with a pleasant man while he did it?

“My name’s Albert.” He held out a hand, and Phillip shook it. The hand felt cooler than Phillip expected for someone walking on a warm day, but not exceptionally so. Perhaps he had a fever himself, and that made the man’s hand seem cooler than normal.

“Phillip.” He didn’t elaborate. There wasn’t anything he could think of to add. Small talk eluded him.

From Phillip’s 3rd-Person POV:

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“I’m pleased to meet you, Phillip.” Albert paused, as if gathering his thoughts.

“Likewise.” Phillip kept his reply simple. Oddly enough, something about the gravity of Albert’s demeanor gave him the impression the man had directed him to the bench with a purpose in mind that had nothing to do with idle chit-chat, so he might as well let the man control the conversation. Albert didn’t give off a crazed serial-killer vibe, not that it would matter at this point as long as whatever he chose to do didn’t add pain to Phillip’s death. Not likely he’d try anything like that in broad daylight with people around, anyway.

Albert looked directly into his eyes with a steady gaze. “Phillip, I want to show you something, and I ask that you keep an open mind and hear me out before reacting.”

BOOK INFO/LINKS:

A dying man, a chance for life.
A dangerous obsession,
an unenviable choice.

Release Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Length: Novel / 50,862 Words / 161 Pages (PDF)
Genre: Gay Paranormal w/ Romance
Pairings/Orientation: M/M, Gay
Tropes: Fated Mates
Themes: Unenviable Choices, Redemption

Potential Triggers: A character in the final days/weeks of a fatal illness with thoughts of ending his life early as the quality of it wanes, and violence/death.

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BLURB

A dying man, a chance for life. When the faction’s new recruit takes a misstep on his first solo outing as a vampire, Albert thinks his faction has controlled the fallout. Neil, née Phillip, is thankful for his new lease on life, but will give it all up if that will prevent his ex-boyfriend from having to pay for his mistake. This box set includes both books in Addison Albright’s best-selling M/M vampire duology.

Contains the stories:

The Recruit: Albert Manlii has walked this earth for many years and leads a faction of highly organized vampires carefully guarding the secret of their existence. Potential recruits are carefully selected and presented with an offer. Phillip Brewer has weeks to live — if he lets his disease run its course. He doesn’t want to die, but will his desire to live outweigh his concerns about the vampires’ ethics?

The Choice: Now that faction-leader Albert has a blood-mate, he finds himself second-guessing his decisions. Neil would be crushed knowing the mistake he’d made as a fledgling vampire led to human deaths, but Albert shouldn’t factor that into the difficult choices he must make. Will Albert’s indecision put the entire vampire establishment in danger? Or is redemption only a flamethrower away?