Saturday, August 3, 2019

Saturday Snippet





Today's feature is A Tangled Legacy, book 1 in the Legacy Series. This story is a spin-off from a queer retelling of The Princess and the Pea I wrote for the Once Upon A Rainbow Anthology released by NineStar Press back in 2017. My story, Once Upon A Mattress, is the tale of Prince Sebastian and the love of his life, Errol, a commoner who has to prove he's worthy to become consort if he can sleep on a mattress with a magical spell attached to it. 


In A Tangled Legacy we jump ahead two decades. This is the story of Sebastian and Errol's son,  Colin.  

Blurb

Prince Colin of Sendorra would have been the spare instead of the heir if fate hadn’t intervened. Like his father and forefathers, Colin is expected to marry and father a child or his principality reverts to Spain at the time of his death. Filling the royal nursery with healthy babies seems easy enough until Princess Charlotte—his childhood friend and intended bride—breaks off their engagement.

Nobel Prize winner—and powerful gray witch—Alain de Gris isn’t looking for love. Science and research have taken center stage for years until he walks into a club and lays eyes on Colin, thirteen years his junior.

Bisexual by nature, Colin seeks to avoid another engagement repeat by shying away from a same-sex relationship. There are no acceptable alternatives to provide legitimate offspring if he follows his heart.

But Colin can’t stay away from Alain and the witch finds him irresistible. Ignoring the absolutes isn’t easy when a legacy is in jeopardy. And while magic may offer a solution, it could also create more problems.

Snippet

Tonight we’d opted for candles instead of electricity, and there were dozens scattered on ledges and counters. The subtle aroma of honeysuckle—one of Alain’s favorite scents as it turned out, and the chief ingredient in catnip he informed with a naughty grin —added to the alluring atmosphere. Outside, stars glinted in the cloudless sky, and a full moon illuminated the tub’s ornate gilt fixtures. This secluded sanctuary was conducive to romance and magic, two items high on my wish list. I concentrated on the dolphin-shaped spigot and directed the water to flow.

Nothing happened.

Alain stepped closer, encircling my naked chest from behind, and whispered in my ear. “Envision a waterfall.”

“I’m trying.” I muttered. “But I can only move solid objects. I’ve never been able to conjure up something inanimate like air or water.”

“Close your eyes and block out all distractions. Focus on your desire.”

I snorted and whirled around. “It would help if you stopped touching me. At the moment, the idea of blowing you is far more appealing than a warm bath.”

“Slutty boy,” Alain teased in a husky voice. His arresting tiger eyes flared with hunger as he surveyed me possessively. “Under normal circumstances, I would yield to your irresistible pull, but I don’t want to get derailed.”



A Tangled Legacy is available at NINESTAR PRESS and AMAZON

The next book in the series, A Noble Cause, will be available at the end of August. Details to follow in another post.  




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