Running a bit late this week…
Rainbow Snippets is a group who post 6 sentences each week from LTBTQ+ fiction or a book rec. Check out the FB page for more. #RainbowSnippets
This week’s snippet is from Shades of Sepia, book 1 of The Sleepless City series I wrote with Elizabeth Noble.
“Go on, justify it to yourself all you want, but that doesn’t make it right. Give him some credit. You’re a good guy underneath all that baggage you cart around with you. Stop being a jackass and let him in.”
They glared at each other for a moment, and then Simon lowered his gaze. Forge shrugged, grabbed his coffee, and stalked out of the room.
About Anne Barwell
Anne Barwell lives in Wellington, New Zealand. She shares her home with a cat with “tortitude” who is convinced that the house is run to suit her; this is an ongoing “discussion,” and to date, it appears as though Kaylee may be winning.
In 2008, Anne completed her conjoint BA in English Literature and Music/Bachelor of Teaching. She has worked as a music teacher, a primary school teacher, and now works in a library. She is a member of the Upper Hutt Science Fiction Club and plays violin for Hutt Valley Orchestra.
She is an avid reader across a wide range of genres and a watcher of far too many TV series and movies, although it can be argued that there is no such thing as “too many.” These, of course, are best enjoyed with a decent cup of tea and further the continuing argument that the concept of “spare time” is really just a myth. She also hosts and reviews for other authors, and writes monthly blog posts for Love Bytes. She is the co-founder of the New Zealand Rainbow Romance writers, and a member of RWNZ.
Anne’s books have received honorable mentions five times, reached the finals four times—one of which was for best gay book—and been a runner up in the Rainbow Awards. She has also been nominated twice in the Goodreads M/M Romance Reader’s Choice Awards—once for Best Fantasy and once for Best Historical.
Anne can be found at https://annebarwell.wordpress.com
Drops of Ink 
Sweet and snarky at the same time! (heart) BTW, I adored your story in Impact…that was a masterful piece of flash science fiction. (More heart)
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Thank you! Forge and Simon have been friends for a long time so they call each other out on their bullshit.
And thank you so much re Moutoa. That’s the first review I’ve had of that so you’ve made my day ❤
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Now the question is, will Simon listen to the advice?
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Eventually…
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Sounds like some tough love’s going on. We all need a friend like that.
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Yes, and these guys have been friends a very long time for good reason.
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