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More from the upcoming To Know a Dragon Spy for this past weekend’s Rainbow Snippet.
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More from the upcoming To Know a Dragon Spy for this weekend’s Rainbow Snippet.
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More from the upcoming To Know a Dragon Spy for this weekend’s Rainbow Snippet.
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More from To Love the Dragon King for this past weekend’s Rainbow Snippet.
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A very late share of this past weekend’s Rainbow Snippet!
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Pride Month sale! The cover of to love the dragon king (on which a man with long red hair and a cloak faces away from the viewer and toward a castle on a hill. There’s a red dragon in the sky overhead) on a rainbow watercolor background
Last couple of days to get To Love the Dragon King for $1.99!
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Sometimes, he marveled that Lysander had fallen in love with him, that he wanted to marry him. He remembered himself not all that long ago in a carriage ready to meet an uncertain fate with a man who would’ve treated him nothing like Lysander did. And then he let those memories go, put them aside in favor of a much better present. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
I couldn’t find anything with the #FridayKiss theme “destiny” so I went with “fate” instead—hope it’s close enough.
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As soon as they were through the door, Lysander’s hands clasped Sascha’s shoulders. Sascha’s breath caught in his throat at the press of those large hands. At the heat of Lysander’s body along back. Lysander squeezed slightly, then ran his palms down Sascha’s arms, trailing warmth in his wake. As Lysander’s fingers tangled briefly with his own, Sascha let out a long shuddering breath. Lysander’s chuckle was soft, closer to a rumble of sensation than a sound but Sascha heard it, felt it. Lysander brushed Sascha’s hair aside and pressed a soft kiss to his neck, just above his collar, just behind the glittering fall of jewels at his ear. Jewels Sascha still couldn’t believe Lysander had given him. “Lysander,” he whispered. To Love the Dragon King
#FridayKiss from To Love the Dragon King
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He drew Sascha up and kissed him. “I’m proud of you and so grateful. You’re very brave.” “I’m not.” Sascha shook his head before Lysander could argue. He threaded a hand into Lysander’s hair. “Kiss me again, and make me forget about everything for a while. Everything but you.” “I can do that.” To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is brave, and I’m sharing something from To Love the Dragon King.
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It was odd to think about with...everything else, but despite the worry and the fear and the uncertainty that nagged at him, he was happy where he was, with Lysander. He liked being around him, and he thought Lysander liked being near him in turn, perhaps took some comfort in Sascha’s presence. More and more, they drifted toward each other. Sascha was glad to have his own bedchamber, but the idea of a private space was becoming more important than the reality of using it. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
Something from To Love the Dragon King for this week’s #FridayKiss theme of space
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Odd how much he liked the idea of a future with Sascha in it. He didn’t know Sascha. But he wanted to. He was intrigued by the man, and Sascha’s grace and compassion, his strength and bravery, only deepened Lysander’s fascination. And, yes, he wanted Sascha in his bed, soon and often. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is future, and I found this in To Love the Dragon King.
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Sascha transferred his attention to the view outside the window again. He wouldn’t have been able to tell something so important was happening from the tranquil, everyday scene below. It created such an odd dissonance in him. Outside their little bubble, the world continued apace as if everything was normal. But today wasn’t normal. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
For a lot of yesterday, I didn’t realize it was Friday, so my #FridayKiss was never shared. Oops. Here it is, a little late.
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The king lounged in the throne-like chair, his muscular physique filling out the jacket and pants he wore in oddly distracting ways. The clothing wasn’t made for court, but it wasn’t made for fighting either, the cut and decoration simple but the fabrics high quality and the shade of blue rich and saturated. His hair was thick and dark, cut well above his shoulders, and his skin was a rich, dark tawny gold. Chiseled features and a closely trimmed beard made up a compelling face, and intense mahogany eyes, he saw when he straightened from his bow, studied Sascha. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
#FridayKiss from To Love the Dragon King
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Triumph coursed through Lysander, but he forced himself not to swoop Sascha up and carry him off to start fulfilling his fantasies. He wouldn’t, not now, not yet. He did prowl closer as Sascha watched him, eyes still wide. Lysander only stopped when he was so close Sascha had to tilt his head up to meet Lysander’s eyes. Lysander liked that he did—he didn’t want someone who wouldn’t look into his eyes, not as a lover, not in his bed. He wanted to just take, but he wouldn’t. “May I kiss you?” Sascha blinked his large eyes, his lips parting again in surprise. But his voice was sure was he spoke. “Yes.” To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
Something from To Love the Dragon King for this week’s #FridayKiss with the theme “lover.”
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He didn’t have any claim on the king or his feelings, on permanence. Sascha couldn’t allow himself to begin down a road that included emotion or the possibility of it. Despite the odd sense of connection he was developing for the man. Something was developing between them, or maybe just in Sascha. He had no way of knowing what the king felt—no experience in these matters—but he could remind himself not to care too much about someone who would never be his. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
I completely forgot to post this for #FridayKiss yesterday! The theme was “never” and I had a lot to choose from in To Love the Dragon King.
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“Beautiful,” Lysander breathed against his skin. A shiver raced through Sascha at the sensation. At the word itself. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss is “shiver” and I actually had a lot to choose from in To Love the Dragon King!
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A short while later, he strode into his private library to find Thalia, Felix, and Alan already there waiting for him. Felix was saying sharply, that tone a clear sign his large supply of patience had reached its end, “Just because I’m younger—“ “I never said being young and pretty made you incapable of—“ “You think I’m pretty?” Felix interrupted with an exaggerated sweet tone and an outrageous flutter of lashes. From where she sat, Thalia saw Lysander first and gave a shrug and roll of her eyes in response to his inquiring look. Well, that was helpful. What had Alan said to irritate Felix so much? Did he even want to know? To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is sign, and I found this bit of To Love the Dragon King.
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Cover reveal
If you missed the To Know a Dragon Spy cover reveal in my newsletter, head over to my blog to see it. It’s so, so pretty!
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Sascha stood before him in his underthings—mostly of blue lace, held up on slender hips with a ribbon tied in the front. Sascha had worn something frivolous and beautiful and tantalizing last night as well, prompting Lysander to wonder if he wore such things habitually and to hope he did. Lysander reached out and traced the edge of the lace against Sascha’s hip. Sascha shivered. “Do you wear things like this because you like them or because you hope I will?” Sascha contemplated him for a long moment, eyes unfathomable. Finally, he said, “Both.” To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
#FridayKiss from To Love the Dragon King. This week’s theme is lace, and I had so much to choose from!
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Lysander dropped the towels to the floor and bundled Sascha into a dressing gown. Then he scooped him up in his arms and carried him out into the bedchamber. Only then did Sascha speak, and it was to protest. “Oh. No, you shouldn’t. Your arm—“ “Hush. My arm is fine, thanks to you.” To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is “hush” and I’m sharing a couple of lines from To Love the Dragon King.
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He presented a demure image, but there were flashes of stubbornness and boldness that made Lysander both curious and cautious. A vulnerability that made Lysander protective. He wanted to talk with Sascha—soon and at length, potentially while sipping wine in bed with Sascha clad only in sapphires—to learn all there was to know about him. Now was not the time though. And though Sascha likely wasn’t part of this plot they were trying to counter, Lysander had learned long ago that someone in his position needed to be careful letting people close too quickly. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
Yesterday got away from me and I forgot to post for #FridayKiss but here it is, a little late. The theme was try.
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Lysander stretched out a hand to Sascha as he rounded the table, and Sascha put his in it as soon as he was within reach, smiling at the sure clasp of his warm fingers. Lysander lifted his hand to his lips, brushing a kiss over his knuckles. The press of his lips made Sascha shiver, just a little, but Lysander knew—he always knew, and Sascha could see it in his eyes. Lysander kept hold of his hand as he lowered himself into his waiting chair and then used it to draw him forward. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is “wait” and I have a few lines from To Love the Dragon King for you.
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Lysander’s chuckle vibrated in his chest. Something shivered through Sascha in its wake—nerves, anticipation, all-consuming and almost overwhelming. Then Lysander kissed him, deep and thorough as his hands, so large and strong, wandered over Sascha again, exploring, grasping greedily at every part of Sascha he could reach. All the while, the kisses didn’t stop. Drugging kisses that drove every remaining thought from Sascha’s head. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
#FridayKiss (theme: wander) from To Love the Dragon King.
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Rainbow snippets
More from To Love the Dragon King for this week’s Rainbow Snippet.
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He kissed Sascha, meaning for it to be brief but sinking into the sweetness of him for just a little longer, before straightening and offering his arm. “Shall we?” To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
#FridayKiss (theme: kissed) from To Love the Dragon King.
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Rainbow snippets
More from To Love the Dragon King (which is $1.99 through August 26th!) for this week’s Rainbow Snippet.
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Collage of images: a person in a red cloak walking away through smoke, a castle, a red dragon on a mountain, the cover of To Love the Dragon King, hands clasped amid Ivy, a person facing away red hair blowing in the wind, a man in a cloak looking up at the sky
To Love the Dragon King has been out in the world one year today! Have you read the first Dragons of Ivria book yet?
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Lysander stood and gazed down at him. Sascha sprawled among the velvet and fur of the bedclothes. His red hair fanned around his head on the pillow. His skin was sleep flushed, his lips still swollen from Lysander’s kisses. His throat was pink in spots from the drag of Lysander’s beard. There were probably other places just like it hidden by the blankets. He still wore the sapphire earrings; they were the only things he wore. Sascha looked utterly debauched and all Lysander wanted was to climb back into bed and see how much more he could muss him up. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is climb, and I have something from To Love the Dragon King for you.
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Rainbow Snippets
More from To Love the Dragon King for this week’s Rainbow Snippet.
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As Sascha settled into the water, Lysander rolled his sleeves up and knelt. The soap Sascha preferred, with its delicate floral scent, sat with a cloth in the dish beside the tub. Lysander took up both and proceeded to wash the dirt and sweat and fear of the day from Sascha’s skin. Each pass he made with the cloth, he tried to imbue with all the love he had for Sascha, with how he wanted to cherish and protect him. To Love the Dragon King Antonia Aquilante
This week’s #FridayKiss theme is perfume. I couldn’t find that, but I got as close as I could!
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