Of The Bauble - #RainbowSnippets #YA #LGBTQ

Well, I knew I hadn't taken part in Rainbow Snippets for a while, but I was horrified when I discovered the last time was August! :o

I'll leave the explanation at it's been a helluva year for all of us and move on.

This week, I'm gearing up to the 15th December release of my Christmas novella - Of The Bauble. It's a young adult humorous fantasy romance, which hopefully readers of all ages (13+) will enjoy.

Here's the blurb:
When nineteen-year-old Kieran O’Sullivan takes a trip to the attic for the Christmas decorations, it proves to be an illuminating experience.

Box includes:
- a hapless but not altogether helpless student
- a pedantic supernatural being (or two, or…well, quite a few)
- a funky older sister
- the coolest mum in the world
- a naughty rescue bunny and her easily led feline sidekick
- an insightful ex-girlfriend
- twinkle lights
- tinsel
- baubles

* Warning - may contain traces of magic and a smidgeon of social commentary (hey, it's a book by Debbie McGowan - did you expect anything else?) *

And here's the snippet:
“Let me try this.” Jinn leaned towards me, but I dodged out of the way. “You do not wish for me to kiss you, Kieran?”

“Can we clarify the semantics first? I don’t wish it.”

“Ah!” Jinn laughed. “Nor do I wish for you to wish it.”

“Besides,” I said, “it’s better in private.”

“A bench at a bus stop is private—” Jinn nodded towards my first-kiss bench and then pointed down at the pavement “—but here is not. Yes, I see.”

I felt myself blush. “It was dark,” I reasoned, which was true, and there had been no one else around to witness it.

* * * * *

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!).

In this group you'll find anything from romance and historical fiction to mystery and YA. The common thread is that every story's main character identifies as LGBTQ+. The snippets could range from zero flames to full-on sexytimes, anything goes content-wise. The only rule is snippets will be 6 sentences long–one for each color in the Pride flag.

* * * * *

Thanks for reading,
Deb x

Comments

  1. Louise Lyons1:41 pm

    Aww, sweet :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. rhodrymavelyne6:20 pm

    Interesting!

    ReplyDelete
  3. PT6:30 pm

    Fun snippet. I love the clarification of semantics.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Debbie McGowan7:40 pm

      Thanks, PT. It was fun writing these two - they're both a bit finickity. :)

      Delete
  4. CJane Elliott11:55 pm

    This sounds like a fun story!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Debbie McGowan12:30 am

      Thanks CJane Elliot. :) I hope it is!

      Delete
  5. Anonymous3:01 am

    This was sweet and he is right to be careful with words around a Jinn.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Debbie McGowan10:49 am

      Indeed, although this jinn is maybe a little less tricky than most. :)

      Delete
  6. Antonia Aquilante3:52 am

    Very sweet. This sounds like a fun story.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

LGBT Pride: A Roundtable Discussion

Image
This week on my blog, we're trying something a little different. In honor of LGBT Pride month, I am among a great group of panelists who will be hosting a month long discussion about Pride, LGBT Youth, Allies, and more. Our panelists are a diverse group of readers, writers, and supporters of gay fiction, including Larry Benjamin , Rick Bettencourt , Brandilyn Carpenter , Rob Colton , Andrew Q Gordon , Lane Hayes , Debbie McGowan , and Brandon Shire . Each week, two people will answer two questions related LGBT pride, rights, and related topics. We will also be giveaway free copies of eBooks by our participating authors and a Amazon gift card. You can enter on the RC below. There are special entries for each week of June, so don't miss out on those. Please join in the discussion in the comments. You can gain entries into the giveaway, but more importantly, you can be part of a important and fun discussion. Though only 2 panelists will be posting each week, we will all be j...
Read more

Ironing, lie-ins, Zion

Image
It's Sunday morning! That's excellent news if dull skies and musty churches are your idea of fun; I did find myself momentarily wishing for rain this morning, as it's also mid-October and the privet needs one last haircut. I won't be going to church either, but that's another story for another day. So there I was sitting in the thinking room, and it came to me that had I ever aspired to be a more domesticated type, I could spend today cooking meals to fill the freezer. Unfortunately I have never been that person and so the freezer is safe. However, it did get me thinking that I might share some recipe ideas with the world. I know it's perhaps not what any previous visitors to this weblog might expect, and I could no doubt produce an acidic and lengthy commentary on a bit of a battle Nige has had with the organisers of PodcastCon UK 2006 over the past couple of weeks. In brief, for the sake of consistency, I will say this: it has been apparent for quite some time...
Read more

Reunions - Josh and George: Stating the Obvious #RainbowSnippets #LGBTQ

Image
Brief explanation: This is another snippet from Reunions (Hiding Behind The Couch Season Seven), which continues to grow. And grow. Current word count: 209,000. I’m aiming to stay under the word count of Two by Two (Hiding Behind The Couch Season Seven) …now I’ve passed all the other limits I set at the start. ;) Here’s a little more of Josh and George, this time together. Here’s the snippet: Josh looked him up and down as he got in the car. “Whose clothes are they?” “Mine.” George was thrown by the question and forgot to deliver his customary kiss. He attempted to rectify that, but Josh dodged him. He was still eyeing George’s clothes. “Are they?” “Who else’s would they be?” “Well, Jake’s, or…I don’t know. It just dawned on me you came to work in overalls.” “Under which I wear clothes,” George said like he was stating the obvious, because he was, in fact, stating the obvious. Josh remained perplexed. “What’s up?” * * * * * Rainbow Snippets is a group for L...
Read more