Rainbow Snippets October 20th

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Happy Sunday! How did we get so close to Halloween? Wowsers, only a mere 11 days away. What are you dressing up as this year (or your kids)? I knocked on doors til I was 19 years old; I just didn’t want to stop. 🙂

The plan for bringing my headphones to work backfired; it doesn’t pick up the bluetooth signal…dangit! So, onto the crazy coworkers. Besides, we get someone new this week and it’s not fair to her to show her all of the insanity at once.

This week I’m sticking with one of my first creations, “Love by the Numbers’. This has had a few covers, but the latest is below. The story is the same…about Scott the nerd and Jared the jock and how they find love while battling high school, hormones, and parental issues.

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: Jared Adams is the smokin’ hot darling of the school baseball team. Girls fawn all over him and the world is at his feet.

Except he can’t do math.

Enter Scott Williams: nerd and mathlete. He’s only supposed to help Jared with math, but the help – and friendship – go further than that.

Fate made them friends, but is friendship all they have?

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“Mr. Adamson, sit up!” she barked.

Jared groaned and sat up a little. It wasn’t quite enough to satisfy The Warden, however. She uncrossed her arms, marched quickly over to his desk, and rapped a twelve inch wooden ruler on his desk. The sound reverberated throughout the room, visibly rattling some of the students, including Jared.

“Sit UP!” she demanded with a yell.

Jared pushed his five foot eleven inch one hundred seventy pound frame up straighter. He adjusted his white sweater and blue jeans. He looked into her green eyes with an expression that asked, ’Is this okay?’

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Rainbow Snippets October 13th

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Happy Sunday! It’s early in the day yet and my motivation is finally lit up. Whew. At long last this to-do list will see some much-needed action. Kitty is by my side all snuggled up in his window box; hubby will be visiting his mom soon, so it’s just yours truly knocking out some writing items and getting things prepped for the looooonnnnngggg work week ahead.

My job is going fine; it’s a temp gig, and that’s fine with me. I wouldn’t be able to stand doing this more than a few months. The people there are real characters; but they are getting a bit…shall we say…gamey. Hence, I’m bringing my headphones to try and shut them out and listen to the tunes that I enjoy.

This week I’m sticking with one of my first creations, “Love by the Numbers’. This has had a few covers, but the latest is below. The story is the same…about Scott the nerd and Jared the jock and how they find love while battling high school, hormones, and parental issues.

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: Jared Adams is the smokin’ hot darling of the school baseball team. Girls fawn all over him and the world is at his feet.

Except he can’t do math.

Enter Scott Williams: nerd and mathlete. He’s only supposed to help Jared with math, but the help – and friendship – go further than that.

Fate made them friends, but is friendship all they have?

Buy Link: Amazon

All he had to do was flash his glowing smile at them and they followed him everywhere.

Scott was jealous of his popularity. He wished for one moment he could be as popular as Jared, and get away with what he did. An excellent example was the pencil symphony being performed at the moment. Jared’s surrounding classmates smiled and silently egged him on, Scott included. However, Mrs. O’Reilly was not amused in the slightest and turned around quickly. She crossed her arms violently against her flat chest and shot a piercing glare at Jared.

“Mr. Adamson, sit up!” she barked.

Rainbow Snippets October 6th

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Happy Sunday! Autumn at last! A rainy dreary day here makes it ideal for pursuing my hobbies and knock out those chores too. My to-do list is a mile long and motivation is tough to find. Wish me luck!

This week I’m sticking with one of my first creations, “Love by the Numbers’. This has had a few covers, but the latest is below. The story is the same…about Scott the nerd and Jared the jock and how they find love while battling high school, hormones, and parental issues.

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: Jared Adams is the smokin’ hot darling of the school baseball team. Girls fawn all over him and the world is at his feet.

Except he can’t do math.

Enter Scott Williams: nerd and mathlete. He’s only supposed to help Jared with math, but the help – and friendship – go further than that.

Fate made them friends, but is friendship all they have?

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Now, seeing him in person and getting to be his classmate piqued his curiosity.

For the past two months, he’d watched Jared come in for algebra, usually a couple minutes late. Most of the class would snicker in amusement. He’d always have some scantily clad girl or muscle-bound guy by his side.  Today was no different. Jared had come in book-ended by two blonde cheerleaders. All he had to do was flash his glowing smile at them and they followed him everywhere.

Rainbow Snippets September 29th

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Happy Sunday! The first breath of autumn has been stifled by heat 😦 Dangit. Bring on the bonfire weather!My allergies and sinuses are not happy campers at all with the shifts in temperature.

Otherwise, life is good as I pursue a new hobby, and catch up on old and new shows alike as I knit or plan out my gaming. Even a new story (hint hint).

This week I’m changing things up and posting from one of my first books “Love by the Numbers’. This has had a few covers, but the latest is below. The story is the same…about Scott the nerd and Jared the jock and how they find love while battling high school, hormones, and parental issues.

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: Jared Adams is the smokin’ hot darling of the school baseball team. Girls fawn all over him and the world is at his feet.

Except he can’t do math.

Enter Scott Williams: nerd and mathlete. He’s only supposed to help Jared with math, but the help – and friendship – go further than that.

Fate made them friends, but is friendship all they have?

Amazon

Jared began tapping his foot in time with the pencil.

This irritated Mrs. O’Reilly to no end. She was a wafer-thin, blue-suited, tightly bunned, spectacled woman, well known for being one of the toughest disciplinarians in school. Scott speculated, along with other classmates: if The Warden wound her black hair any tighter, could it make her dull green eyes pop out?

As the clock ticked away, Jared showed his growing displeasure. He sighed audibly, rolled his eyes, and slumped deep into his chair. A few classmates grinned, including Scott. At the start of the semester two months ago, Scott had seen Jared’s picture in the trophy case along the main hallway. He’d been instantly smitten with the school celebrity. Now, seeing him in person and getting to be his classmate piqued his curiosity.

Rainbow Snippets September 22nd

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Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is the first official breath of autumn and I can’t wait! Summer and heat are not my thing, nor hubby’s at all. Bring on the crisp air, changing leaves, and the entrance of the holiday season that teases us all annually.

This week I’m changing things up and posting from one of my first books “Love by the Numbers’. This has had a few covers, but the latest is below. The story is the same…about Scott the nerd and Jared the jock and how they find love while battling high school, hormones, and parental issues.

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: Jared Adams is the smokin’ hot darling of the school baseball team. Girls fawn all over him and the world is at his feet.

Except he can’t do math.

Enter Scott Williams: nerd and mathlete. He’s only supposed to help Jared with math, but the help – and friendship – go further than that.

Fate made them friends, but is friendship all they have?

Amazon

Seventeen-year-old Scott Williams glanced up at the clock; it was almost 2 o’clock and he was still in his fifth period class—Advanced Algebra. It had been a long day already, and this class just would not end. He adjusted his six foot three inch frame in his very uncomfortable wooden chair.

The classroom was deadly silent as the teacher, Mrs. Maureen O’Reilly, wrote out instructions for tomorrow’s class. Suddenly, there was the interjection of another sound into the room. Senior Jared Adamson impatiently tapped his pencil on his desk. His brown eyes kept close watch of the time as well. He repeatedly swept away his curly blond hair; it kept falling onto his tan face. Jared began tapping his foot in time with the pencil.

Rainbow Snippets September 15th

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Two weeks into this long month already?? Wowsers. Plus, my ‘staycation’ will end tomorrow as I return to the working world… weeee! I’m excited though; the job is a good distance away, but it’s in an area I love, so that helps a lot. Now to just get some tasks cleaned up ( or started) and we’re off!

This week I’m again posting from the brand new release ‘Aria” (Upstaged 4) which came out Jul 12th on Extasy Books. (links are below to their site and Amazon).

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: You think you’re holding someone close, but if you’re not paying attention, they could slip right out of your arms and fall.

Asher and Erik are getting married, but Asher isn’t happy about the pressure being put on him by their families and unwittingly by Erik himself. Issues that have plagued him for a long time come bubbling to the surface and threaten to overwhelm him. Although he cries out for help, no one hears; instead they write it off as Asher throwing a tantrum again. Only Angel sees the cracks, but it’s too much for him to handle on his own, although he tries.

The pressure builds, and even though there are breakouts, still no one sees the extent of the problem until the night before the wedding, when Asher is confronted by Erik in front of all their family and friends, and bolts.

Fortunately, Asher is rescued by Vince’s Uncle Tony, who makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

The Band heads off to London for a three-month tour, and not everyone is happy about it. Vince is stressed out and worried that Angel is not being entirely faithful. Should he say something? Then Connor meets an old friend, just when he starts having doubts about his relationship with Angel, and the fur starts to fly.

Will any of the couples survive?

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This week we pick up with the wedding talk that Asher can do without. Enjoy!.”

“It’s a kilt. It’s different. You know it is.”

“Whose wedding is this anyway?” Asher snapped. “I don’t want to wear a penguin suit and sit around pretty white tables with bowls of roses under a flower arch and play with the fairies on the way down the aisle. I want black roses and candles and a cake with a skull on top. And I know it’s not traditional, but neither am I.” He threw his napkin onto the table and stood up, scowling. “I’m going to sketch the sunset over the paddock. Call me when it’s time to go. No, call me after the wedding.” Tossing his hair, he slouched around the corner of the house and disappeared.

Why do we give up?

Found this great post from Cristian Mihai’s site…I found a little too much of myself in the reasons given (16 of them)…

cristianmihai.net/2019/09/11/why-do-people-give-up/

If something or someone feels off to you, it is – trust your instincts ❤️

Very useful advice!!

The Effective Author: Dealing with Rough Days

So true!!

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Rainbow Snippets September 8th

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I broke with ‘tradition’ this week…it’s Sunday afternoon again. 🙂 Hubby is off buying food and I have the laptop off its leash so I can finally get down to work. I had to look twice at the calendars…holy cow September is off to a running start!

This week I’m again posting from the brand new release ‘Aria” (Upstaged 4) which came out Jul 12th on Extasy Books. (links are below to their site and Amazon).

What is Rainbow Snippets? It’s a group of LGBT+ authors who post six sentences (or more) from a current WIP, published work or even something they’ve read that they want to rave about. Click on the link below the rainbow to be transported to a place of wonder where you will find tasters of everything from sweet romance, to hot and steamy, to fantasy and sci-fi.

Blurb: You think you’re holding someone close, but if you’re not paying attention, they could slip right out of your arms and fall.

Asher and Erik are getting married, but Asher isn’t happy about the pressure being put on him by their families and unwittingly by Erik himself. Issues that have plagued him for a long time come bubbling to the surface and threaten to overwhelm him. Although he cries out for help, no one hears; instead they write it off as Asher throwing a tantrum again. Only Angel sees the cracks, but it’s too much for him to handle on his own, although he tries.

The pressure builds, and even though there are breakouts, still no one sees the extent of the problem until the night before the wedding, when Asher is confronted by Erik in front of all their family and friends, and bolts.

Fortunately, Asher is rescued by Vince’s Uncle Tony, who makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

The Band heads off to London for a three-month tour, and not everyone is happy about it. Vince is stressed out and worried that Angel is not being entirely faithful. Should he say something? Then Connor meets an old friend, just when he starts having doubts about his relationship with Angel, and the fur starts to fly.

Will any of the couples survive?

Extasy Amazon

This week we pick up with the wedding talk that Asher and his twin sister, Daisy are arguing about…errr…discussing? Enjoy!.”

“Whoa, there. Just simmer down, Asher.” Erik laid a hand on his arm. Asher shook it off.

“Hey, in the end, it’s our day. Let the women take care of the details. It’s what they live for. My mom’s always pestering me with questions, and I tell her to just run with it. So far, it all sounds good to me.” He ran a hand over Asher’s hair. “Besides, whatever you wear—I don’t care if it’s a suit or a dress, whatever—you’ll look fabulous. It’d be more interesting if you did wear a dress, then you and Con would match better.” He laughed.

Joey joined the chat. “What about a dress? What’d I miss, Daisy?”

“My ridiculous brother is threatening to turn up in a wedding dress if we keep trying to persuade him to wear a suit.”

“Connor’s wearing a skirt,” Asher grumbled, scowling at his plate as he systematically shredded a bread roll.

“It’s a kilt. It’s different. You know it is.”