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Blurb:
Having just lost his
mother to cancer, eighteen year old, Blueford “Blue” Mason returned to their
hometown of Danville, Texas to live with his reticent grandmother, Alma. The
two struggle to bond while Blue undergoes a metamorphosis into manhood,
discovering new things about himself, his sexuality, life, love and even
heartbreak.
After leaving his
former fire department due to intolerance of his sexuality, twenty-three year
old, Jack West moved to Danville to work as an EMT for his uncle’s small fire
department. He’d resigned himself to living a quiet life alone until Blue came
along and turned his world upside-down.
Will the young lovers
find acceptance in Danville or will shameful secrets from the distant past set
this town ablaze when the people around them are forced to face their own
shortcomings?
Heaven’s just a sin
away for everyone, especially when every sin is created equally.
Excerpt:
Blue drew in a deep
breath and gripped the strong hand holding his. He peered into Jack’s dark
brown eyes as they darted back and forth.
“Fuck.” Jack stepped
back and shook his head. “I’m sorry. I don’t know—”
“Don’t know what?”
Blue had to know. He had to hear the rest of the sentence. If he didn’t, he was
certain he would explode.
“I don’t know what I
was thinking just then.” Jack gestured to the space between them now. “I didn’t
mean to cross any lines, man.”
Blue shook his head.
“You didn’t.” He really hadn’t. In fact, Jack hadn’t even come close to crossing
lines. Not like Blue wanted him to, anyway.
“Oh, shit!” Jack
charged past Blue and reached for the now crackling frying pan with the steaks.
Smoke and steam billowed from the top. “Damn. I think I burned them.” He set
the pan aside and examined the steaks by lifting the edge of one with a fork.
“Crap. There went dinner.”
Blue laughed. “You
can save babies from burning cars, but you can’t cook up a couple of steaks?”
“Hey, I was dealing
with an emergency. You nearly cut your finger off.”
They both laughed as
Blue glanced down at his finger. “It’s not even bleeding anymore.” As their
laughter quieted, Blue couldn’t help himself. He had to say something. “You’re
not, you know.”
Jack’s brows pinched
with apparent confusion. “Not what?”
Blue swallowed hard,
his knees trembling so badly he wasn’t sure how he’d managed to remain
standing. “You’re not crossing lines.”
Jack ran a shaky hand
through his thick, dark locks. “Blue.”
“I’m an adult.”
“I know.” His Adam’s
apple worked up and down as his gaze dropped from Blue’s eyes to his mouth.
“Just because I’m
younger than you, doesn’t mean I’m too
young.” It wasn’t everything he’d wanted to say, but it was good start.
Jack’s gaze felt
heavier somehow, like the thoughts behind his gorgeous eyes were at odds. “I don’t
know if...”
A million words could
have ended the sentence, but nothing Jack said would have changed the way Blue
felt. Right now, he only wanted to feel Jack’s lips. Taste him. Touch him. The
way he’d done in every dream he’d had since he first met him.
“Nothing you say can
change this.”
“Look, Blue.” Jack
stepped closer. “I’ve had a rough year, and I don’t want my baggage to spill
onto you.”
Blue scoffed, trying
to thwart the ball of air stuck in the back of his throat threatening to
strangle him. “You’ve had a rough
year?”
Was it petty to
compare? He instantly regretted the snide, selfish comment.
Jack’s eyes widened.
“Shit, Blue. I didn’t mean it like that.”
“Nah, man. It’s
okay.”
“No.” Jack placed his
hand on Blue’s shoulder and gave him a gentle squeeze. “It’s not.”
The second Jack
looked him in the eye, Blue knew. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that if he
didn’t make a move, he might never have the courage again.
Blue rushed toward
him and instantly captured Jack’s bottom lip between his own lips and teeth.
Much to Blue’s
relief, Jack didn’t pull away. Instead, he pinned Blue against the counter,
huffing hot breaths as he pried Blue’s lips apart and slipped his tongue
inside.
Blue sucked him in
deeper, swirling his tongue around Jack’s. His body trembled, and Jack hugged
him close, their mouths still fused together, kissing, suckling, tasting.
Their teeth clanked
between kisses, and a wave of energy Blue only experienced when he jerked off,
surged through him. Holy fuck! Had he
busted a nut already? He pushed the mortifying thought out of his head and
eagerly followed as Jack guided them toward the sofa.
Jack laid Blue back
onto the cushions and gazed down at him with a hungry look in his eyes. Between
laboring breaths, Jack whispered, “Jesus, Blue. What the hell have you done?”
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Author Bio:
Tyler Robbins, a.k.a.
Robin Badillo, is a down to earth mother of four, born and raised in a small
Texas town where she still resides with her nearly grown kids and a pack of
spoiled dogs.
After years of being
a wife and mom, complete with company picnics and fundraisers for the P.T.A.,
Robin found herself starting over when her husband of fifteen years suddenly
passed away in 2006. With no particular skills to speak of, Robin took the
advice of friends and family, and followed her heart and passion for writing
into the publishing world.
A fan of paranormal
and southern romance novels, Robin does her best to offer up a plethora of
tasty morsels to satisfy her reader’s appetite. Whether mainstream and/or
paranormal erotic romance or Tyler’s LGBT romance line, Robin strives to create
characters who are endearing and relatable.
Adversity is Robin’s
motivation, which explains why she’s a true believer that grey hair is simply
God’s graffiti.
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