By
Elodie Parkes (Guest Blogger)
Thank
you for hosting me as I share a bit about my new release,
Hawk
v Falcon: Surprise at
the Candy Apple.
When
Chris Falconer receives an email from his lost high school friend,
Justin, ten years after he last saw him, Chris is overjoyed. The two
boys had shared kisses and sworn love for each other, but before
their love could be tested, Justin’s mother abruptly took Justin
out of school, and they disappeared.
Multi-talented
and handsome Chris is a cage fighter at Jack’s Clubhouse, and works
in the Candy Apple club. He writes a column for a fitness blog and
keeps himself busy, but deep down he’s never forgotten Justin—turns
out Justin has never forgotten Chris either.
On
a modeling assignment in New York, Justin sees Chris in a café and
can’t help contacting him, but his ex, Todd, who doesn’t want
Justin but doesn’t want Chris to have him either, has plans to
throw their reunion into disarray.
So
begins a love story full of emotion. Will Todd succeed? Or this time,
will Justin and Chris have the happy ending and delicious love they
deserve?
In
the second MM romance from the Candy Apple series, I picked up on the
character Hawk, the Dungeon Master in the Candy Apple. Chris Falconer
is Hawk to the dungeon surveillance staff, but to others he’s a
lonely man who often thinks about his past with regret. To the
audience at Jack’s Clubhouse, where Chris cage fights and provides
display fight bouts, he’s a thrilling sight.
Chris
is: six foot two; has dark glossy hair; has deep blue eyes; is kind
and gentle; loves sex and
giving his partner pleasure; is muscled and handsome; is intelligent,
multi-talented, calm and sophisticated. When he’s not fighting, he
favors black suits, or a leather jacket;
Justin
is: a fashion model; six foot two; has dark hair; has clear blue/gray
eyes. Justin is lonely and had a stressful upbringing. He has never
forgotten Chris, and needs his love. Justin has lived in Denmark for
many years. He is hesitant and yet as soon as Chris begins to take
care of him, he blossoms.
Their
story is sexy, romantic, sad, and happy. No one is more surprised
than Chris when he is contacted by long lost love Justin and he will
do anything to give Justin the love he needs.
Excerpt
Justin
walked a pace behind Chris. It was such a relief to be near Chris,
Justin’s fatigue threatened to overwhelm him. Every muscle in his
body felt heavy. His gaze traced the broad shoulders and muscled
thighs of the man in front. Chris’s hair was well cut and his suit
obviously expensive. Chris was even taller than he’d been when
Justin last saw him in person, but then so was he. Justin smiled as a
wave of tenderness crept over him followed by a sharp need to feel
Chris’s lips on his. He still loved Chris. He’d expected to find
it was all in his head, that the love was confined to memories, and
real life would show him he was mistaken, that love couldn’t last
this long.
They
were in a corridor when Chris turned to him. “I’ve thought about
you so much, I’m a bit ashamed of myself for clinging to your
memory, when you never called, when you just disappeared.”
Justin’s
heart fell. Was Chris about to reject him now they were away from the
bar, the friendly barkeep, and bright white glow of the downlights
there? “I’m sorry...”
“No.
I meant ... I mean I still care for you. I couldn’t ever shake it.
I never got over you and it’s been ... it’s been so long—you
know I sometimes felt weak for not letting go.”
Justin
gazed at Chris’s handsome face. “I thought about you.” He slid
his hand along Chris’s jaw. “I want to kiss you, so
much.”
Chris
closed the small gap between their bodies as he grabbed Justin’s
head and brought his mouth down on Justin’s. Justin’s breath left
him in a soft murmur. His eyes closed in pleasure. He clung to Chris,
desperation to stay with Chris, never to go home, gripping him. All
he could think of was starting again with Chris, of the delicious
drifting sensation that overcame him as Chris pressed close. He
kissed Chris over and over until he couldn’t breathe, and Chris
held his face away a little whispering words he’d longed to hear
against his mouth and dotting tiny kisses there between the phrases.
“Justin,
stay here, in the club. I can’t let you go, but I can’t leave
work. I still love you. I want to know where you’ve been all these
years. Where do you live? You must be a club member. I’ve not seen
you here before. Can you stay until we close? It will be late, but
then we can talk—we can be together.”
Justin
closed his eyes and leaned his head on Chris’s shoulder. “Yes.”
Chris
folded Justin in his arms.
Justin
stayed within the comfort of the embrace until he knew he had to let
Chris get back to work. He raised his head and stepped away.
“I
should let you work. I’ll hang out at the bar.”
Chris
gazed into his eyes. “Thank you.” He kissed Justin gently. “Hell,
you’ll never know how good it feels to kiss you again.
Copyright
Elodie Parkes Encompass
Ink, 2016
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About
Elodie
I’m
a writer who is in love with happy endings. Currently based in the UK
but thinking about joining the next flock of birds I see heading
south for the winter.
I
love: music, art, animals, flowers, trees, the ocean...
I
work with antiques by day and words by night.
Like
a vampire, darkness is my friend, that’s when the silence is only
broken by an occasional hoot of owls in the woodlands opposite my
home, and I write.
Find
Elodie
online:
1 comment:
Hi Lisabet,
Thank you for hosting Hawk v falcon today on your lovely blog :-)
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