tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29403521989952847762024-02-18T23:51:54.737-08:00Romance by Jaxx SteeleJaxx Steele, Male on Male Romance AuthorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940352198995284776.post-7938115758601394652013-10-29T07:07:00.000-07:002013-10-29T07:15:11.477-07:00Welcome to the Hot Halloween Hero Hop!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jaxx Steele here offering big hugs to warm you on the upcoming warm days and cool nights. This is my favorite time of year. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Though I am not a fan of horror, gore or brutal dismemberment that is usually associated with October, I do <i>love</i> Halloween- mostly
because it gives me reason to dress up. I am a visual writer. The stories unfold in my head
and I write what I see. If some horrific scene was stuck in there I would never
get to sleep!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anyway, knowing that I still wanted to stretch
my "writing wings". So I decided to take the step into horror...well <i>soft</i> horror. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I have Healing the Beast Within. Lots of voo-doo-esk
rituals, curses, strange transformations, all that. Keith Turner is my Hot Halloween Hero!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Cursed
for a crime he did not commit, Keith Turner had given up on love. Even after
making that decision, he still spent every night being tortured. His brother
Kevin was confident that they could find a way to break the curse, but it
wasn’t until Keith met Marcello that he ever took Kevin’s ideas to heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">It was just before his lunch hour when
Keith finished with his last client of the morning. Instead of waiting in his
office, as usual, he went in search of his brother. Kevin’s office was on the
other end of the building. As he walked the long corridor, his leisurely gait
slowed to a stop. Something out of the ordinary was on the air. He inhaled
deeply then turned slowly to look up and down the hall. His brow crinkled in
confusion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">Fire?
Smoke? Burnt popcorn? No...something else.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">He took another breath. Woodsy and
spicy scents filled his nostrils. His cock responded to the smell readily. A
chill snaked down his back, making his nipples hard and goose bumps rise on his
skin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">What is that?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">He shook off his anxiety and moved on.
The scent grew stronger as he walked along the hallway, the effects causing
havoc on his senses. He popped his head into Kevin’s office. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">“Kev?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Keith closed the door and continued to
look for his brother. He stopped just outside of exam room one. The unknown
aroma was now overwhelming, as it wrapped around him. A sudden burst of heat
surged through his body. His cock throbbed mercilessly and pressed against the
inside of his pants. The sound of his breathing filled his ears. Beads of sweat
formed on his forehead and rolled down his temple. He griped the door frame to
steady himself. His lab coat grew tight on his back and his tie felt
constricting. He yanked at the knot gasping for air.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">What the hell is going on?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">The smell came from inside the room. He
was positive of it. His brother was in the room, Keith sensed him, but Kevin
was not alone. The scent did not come from Kevin. It had to be from whoever was
with him. It was an intoxicating fragrance, something Keith had never
experienced before. His perception was on high alert. The smell was so strong
that he could almost taste this person. He was salivating at the thought of
savoring him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">Him?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">It was a man! Never before could he
perceive the scent of another person without being in his other form. His
awareness had not been so precise during the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">Why
could he smell this man now?</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">The question floated through his
consciousness leaving him stunned and more confused, but no answer followed it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT","serif";">Oh my God! What if I’m changing
now? During the day!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Suddenly, he was very aware that anyone
could walk down the hall and see. Fear and adrenaline added to the lust that
already surged through his blood. It took a huge effort on his part to calm his
breathing and will his coursing blood to slow. Success left him wet with
perspiration and gripping the doorframe so hard that it splintered beneath his
fingers. Once he regained his composure, Keith fixed his clothes and
straightened his tie before finally knocking on the door. There was a slight
pause before a reply came.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">“Yeah! Come in.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Keith was calmed somewhat by his
brother’s voice, but when he opened the door he was struck with wave of
consciousness from the unknown man. It was as if he had stepped into a sauna.
Keith’s nostrils flared as the scent that drew him down the hall assailed his
nose once again. Kevin had his back to him as he kneeled before his patient.
Keith’s breathing accelerated immediately as he looked at the patient’s face.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">He was an older man with more black
than grey in his short cropped hair. Although pain filled the man’s intense
brown eyes, Keith could see sparks of intelligence. His strong jaw line was
covered in a five o’clock shadow that made him look ruggedly handsome. His skin
was dark from the sun. A heavy tan lined his biceps, another rounded his
shoulders and one more was at the top of his shoulders. All were visible in the
tank top that he wore. The sweat on his chest caused the flimsy shirt to cling
to his stocky torso invitingly. The muscles beneath were defined and full from
obvious manual labor. The patient gripped the edge of the exam table, his muscles
taunt. The man made low grunting sounds as Kevin moved one of his legs up and
down. Keith stared transfixed on the hand identical to his own as it massaged
the knee, then push the patient’s jean shorts up further.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Keith easily imagined the hand was his.
The thought made his nostrils flare again. His eyes closed as he let the scent
saturate his entire body. A visual of flipping and bending the man over the
table formed in his mind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">“Hey, bro, I’m almost done here. Have
you met Mr. Torres?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif";">Keith’s eyes popped open and the vision
vanished. The sound of his brother’s voice broke the trance he was in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Greetings
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Welcome
to the Wicked Warriors Hop! I am happy to participate and introduce you to one
of my wicked warriors. My warriors are not “wicked” as in bad, instead they are
wickedly good. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"> Today I would like to
introduce you to Mark DeLonco from <b><i>Marked for Life</i></b>. He is a wolf
shifter from a strong and proud clan. Extremely handsome, fiercely loyal and
unwavering patience would best describe him. When he set his site on Victor
nothing would stop him from claiming him as his mate…not even time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">When
he finally has Victor to himself their time together is nothing short of ‘wickedly
good’. I will give you a short peek of their meeting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Victor Bradley was raised by a tree sprite after the death
of his parents. When he became an adult he moved to the city, but the pull of
the forest never left his heart. He took a leave of absence to take care of the
only mother he ever knew, but was it his concern for her that brought him back
to the forest or was it fate? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"So
who are you? Why do you seem so familiar to me? Have we met?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The
stranger smiled and relaxed back as well. "Yes, we have met, but it was
many years ago." He looked around the room. "Where is the
sprite?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Eyes
widening, Victor sat up with a gasp. "How do you know about Yaya?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"The
sprite and I have met on several occasions. I am Mark DeLonco. Has she told you
about me?" he asked, extending his hand. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Victor
took his hand and opened his mouth to speak, but gasped instead. The moment
their hands touched, images formed in Victor's mind. He closed his eyes, trying
to get a lock on something to bring understanding to what he was seeing. They
were mostly incoherent pictures, flashes of wolves and men he didn't recognize.
He became dizzy from trying to decipher the knowledge. Suddenly the imagery
started to slow and some things started to make sense. Victor's heart sped up
as things fell into place. As a child he'd dreamt of a black wolf all the time
and thought nothing of it, but now… </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Mark is the
man and the black wolf</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">, he thought with a gasp. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The
knowledge didn't frighten him, but intrigued and comforted him somehow. Now he
remembered a wolf watching him play in the back of his house from the opening
of the trees when he was a small boy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Could that
have been him?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">He
cleared his head with a shake and opened his eyes. "Do you know why the
other wolf attacked me today?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"He
sought to destroy you because he smelled my mark on you." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">In
his mind's eye, Victor saw the two wolves fighting. <i>Yaya saved the dark wolf. That's when she took me in. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Victor
let go of Mark's hand and reached up to touch the scar on his left shoulder. He
knew now how he got it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"I
thought I got this when I was young from falling or something," he
murmured. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Mark
shook his head negatively. "I gave you the mark when you were an infant so
that when we met again you would know me. With it, no other male could claim
you." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Victor
nodded. Although he was not a virgin, he'd never had a real relationship with
anyone. He'd had many partners, but only to experiment with sex and sexual
positions. Victor realized at an early age that he was interested in men and
not women, but neither managed to satisfy him completely. Over the years he
became more selective about whom he took to his bed. His lovers came few and
far between and they didn't stay long. He always found something wrong with
them and eventually broke everything off. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"Why
are you here, Mark?" he asked, giving the man a sideways glance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"You
know why I am here, Victor," Mark answered with a sly grin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Victor
thought for a moment and Mark was right. He <i>did</i>
know. Mark was there to claim him. What the hell did that mean? How did a
wolf-shifter claim a man? As a wolf, or as a man? Would it be painful? Would he
die? Would he like it? Would he turn into a wolf, too? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">He
had a life in the city; not a great life, but it was the only one he knew. Did Mark
want him to give all that up? The questions slammed into his brain one after
the other. Fear started to well up inside him. Victor blew out a breath. His
chest heaving, he rested his arms on his knees and lowered his head, taking
deep breaths to calm his rapidly beating heart. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"Victor…"
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Mark's
smooth voice soothed him. He turned his head to Mark. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"There
is no need to fear me. I could never hurt you. I have known who you were since
the day I laid eyes on you." He let out a soft chuckle of surprise.
"I must say, gazing upon you as an infant gave me no idea you would grow
to be such a handsome man." Mark moved closer. "Your dark skin is
intoxicatingly beautiful. I especially love the way your almond-shaped eyes
glisten when you speak. Your body is strong and firm and very appealing. It is
a relief to know that." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"A
relief? I don't understand." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"It
is a relief to know my embrace will not harm you," Mark explained.
"The sprite fed you from her body. Her enchanted milk made you stronger
than what you would have been." Mark stared at him for a moment and then
continued. "I have loved you from the moment I tasted your blood, but I
had no idea your physical appearance would be so pleasing to me." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Victor
was speechless at Mark's description of him. He sat very still, staring at him
as he continued to speak, his tone changing from adoration to desperation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"Being
this close to you and not being able to have you is driving me to the edge of
insanity, but if it takes me a lifetime to ease your fears so you can come to
me on your own, I will wait. I have waited twenty-five years to be here with
you; I can wait a little longer." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Mark's
confession struck a chord in him. "Are you saying you haven't been with
anyone else?" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">"There
is no one else for me." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Shocked,
Victor sat up and shook his head. "Wait, you mean you haven't had sex with
anyone in twenty-five years? You've been waiting for me to grow up?"</span></span></div>
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M/M lovers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Welcome
to the Slippery When Wet Hop! This hop will be lots of fun for those who enjoy hops. We have many excellent M/M authors showing off their books. Each one will do their own giveaways but their will also be a <span style="color: red;">grand prize giveaway to the person who visits the most authors. A Barnes and Noble GC!</span> If you want it to be yours be sure to <span style="color: red;">leave a comment with your email addy on each page you visit.</span> In honor of Halloween and this hop, I will be giving away a copy of <span style="color: red;">Ghost of a Second Chance</span>! Good Luck!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I do lots of hops during the beginning and the
end of the year and the biggest issue I always have is what to write. This
time, however, with a title called Slippery When Wet a wanted to do something
that had to do with water! A Day on Plunderer’s Pride fit the bill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
love pirates! They are usually sea roughened men hardened by the choices they
have made in life.</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Most
pirates are not educated men thus their code of conduct is simple. If they want
your shit they’re going to take unless you’re man enough to stop them. It is
crude and hardly accepted among common society so they stay on the seas where
other men like themselves are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Captain
Hazard is the leader of several men of this nature. He is also a man like that,
but he possessed people skills as well having dealt with his government from
time to time. Pirates were issued a Letter of Marque and told to ambush ships
and bring back the goods. They were given a small percentage for services
rendered, but then were hunted and executed without trial for doing what they
were told.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On
Plunderer’s Pride you will find men like this, but I wanted to show another
side of them. As we know no matter how tough your man is, you are privy to a
different side of him. Let me introduce you to Captain Julian Hazard and his
quartermaster, Nigel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">"A pirate’s life is for me!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Life is hard, but worthwhile on the pirate ship
Plunderer's Pride. Follow Captain Julian Hazard and his band of ruffians as
they go about their daily business. As you endure their daily struggles and
nightly rewards you may find that a pirate's life may be for you, too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Excerpt:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Captain Hazard walked along the empty deck toward
the gang plank. All off-duty crew members were in town, adding to the usual
chaos of Port Royal. Nigel hardly ever left the ship when they were docked,
preferring to stay by his captain’s side in all things. Julian liked it that
way as well. Nigel was not only his quartermaster, but his favorite as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“The men are on standby, Nigel?” he inquired as they
walked along the pier. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Julian knew the answer even as he asked the
question. Nigel was an exceptional quartermaster. He knew what Julian expected
from him and his crew and he had not been disappointed since Nigel officially
took the position. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Aye, sir, waiting for my call.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Good man.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The governor’s house was not far from the shoreline
but away from the denser streets filled with taverns, homes, and the noise that
filled the heart of small coastal city. In a short while they were on the stone
pathway that led them directly to the door of his stately two-story home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Good day, Captain Hazard. You are expected,” a
servant told him. “Please follow me.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The governor was an Englishman with all the comforts
his position afforded. The house was large and immaculately decorated. Crystal
chandeliers hung from the vaulted ceilings, plush crimson carpet covered the
floors, while the walls showed the succession of the men in his family in large
golden frames. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“The governor will be with you shortly.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The oversized room they were left in was scarcely
furnished: a few cushioned chairs and small tables to separate them and a
circular staircase leading to the upper level. The ceilings and walls were as
bejeweled as the rest of the rooms they passed. Captain Hazard looked around
the room, frowning before he turned his gaze to his companion. Nigel stood
unmoving, staring straight ahead. His sturdy legs were spread as he stood erect
with his chest out and hands clasped behind his back. A light sheen of
perspiration glistened faintly on his bald head in the light of the room. His
wide chest rose and fell steadily under the tattered tan shirt he wore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Julian glanced at Nigel several times as he paced
the floors, admiring his quiet patience. Luckily, before Julian’s intolerance
for waiting wore too thin, he heard the clump of heeled shoes on the steps. He
turned to the sound. Sir William Pendleton smoothed the ruffles on his pristine
white blouse as he descended the staircase slowly. Two large silver buttons on
his abdomen closed the black satin overcoat that swayed along the back of his
calves. He exaggerated each step, overextending his legs, causing his foot to
hit the stair heavily. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Greetings, Captain Hazard. So good of you to stop
by.” His voice was light and jovial. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“I am here at your request, Governor,” he stated
just as cheerfully, walking over to meet him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Quite so. Well, in that case, I thank you for
answering my summons,” the governor amended, offering the captain a limp wrist
handshake. “I am a blunt man, Captain. I will come right to the point of this
meeting. You have a reputation of attacking other ships, taking whatever riches
they have on board, the crew as well. Is there truth to this accusation?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Captain Hazard wrapped his arms around his chest and
raised a brow. “Aye. I take what I want and trade what I don’t need.”
Irritation tinged his voice as he confirmed the allegation without faltering. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The governor raised his hands in surrender. “That is
not a criticism, my good man, by no means. I ask because I am in need of such
skills.” Governor Pendleton produced another scroll from a nearby desk draw.
“This is a Letter of Marque. I would like you to stop a trade ship on its way
back from the Americas. It is a Spanish galleon that makes birth out of Santa
Domingo. It is said that they carry gold, silver, spices, silks, ivory, and the
like. Whatever the cargo is I want it.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Captain Hazard looked over the letter and nodded.
“What is my cut?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Bring me half of the goods, and the other half is
yours. That seems fair, does it not?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Hazard thought on his offer. “What of the galleon’s
crew?” he asked with a raised brow. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Sir Pendleton waved away his question. “Do what you
will with them. Lay waste to whole lot for all I care. They are of no concern
to me, only the treasure matters. Do we have an agreement?” he asked impatiently.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Captain Hazard looked over his shoulder at his
companion. They had been sailing together for many years. He could read the man
very well. Julian looked for signs of caution in Nigel’s handsome but blank
expression, but saw none. Satisfied, he re-rolled the scroll and handed it over
to Nigel before turning back to the governor. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Aye, Governor, we have an accord.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Excellent! My spies tell me that the ship was due
to leave the Americas just this morning in route to Santa Domingo loaded to the
brim with my riches. If you leave with the rising sun you should be able to
intercept them as they move past Cuba toward Haiti. I do not wish them to
return to Hispaniola with riches I have already determined to be mine, Captain
Hazard. Do not disappointment me,” Governor Pendleton added pointedly with an
air of arrogance before turning on his heels to return to the stairs, abruptly
ending their meeting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The captain and his mate left the room quickly.
“Gather the men and meet me on the ship, Nigel. We leave before dawn.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Aye, sir,” he said, lagging behind him, already in
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thanks so much for coming by my first
hop of the season. I hope you enjoyed the excerpts I posted. Posters along the
side of my blog show the other hops I will participate later this year. I hope
you will return for them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now, without further ado the winner of
Summer Concert Series is…</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><b>Carolyn!</b></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">*tosses confetti*</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">I will
email you with a PDF copy of the book today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">My
thanks to you and everyone who made comments. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Jaxx
Steele</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"><a href="http://www.jaxxsteele.com/">www.jaxxsteele.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hi
Everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thanks
so much in participating in this year’s Hot in Fall Hop. I hope you
enjoyed stopping by everyone’s blogs and reading all the interesting stories,
excerpts and learning about the authors. On this last day of the Hot in Fall Hop, I wanted to share one of my favorite hot toddys. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If
you have read a few of my books you will notice that a lot of my characters are chefs
and teachers. It would seem that I am partial to smart men who can cook. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This drink is usually my Friday night relax after work drink during the fall and winter. I try to incorporate it
in my stories when I can and now I’d like to share it with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
winner of Summer Concert Series will be posted tomorrow morning. Come back and
see if it is you!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lemon
tea (I use lemon tea instead of a slice of lemon so you don’t get the bite that
the lemon rind leaves behind in your drink). </span></div>
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favorite brandy (I like Hennessy). </span></div>
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your tea. Fill a tall glass ¾ full. Mix
in the honey, the brandy and the cinnamon. The euphoric smell, warm
sensation and lulling feel the heated alcohol creates eases the mind and warms you from the inside out. I
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hi
everyone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I’m
baaack! This time I wanted to show you my twisted zombie story. For the
traditionalists this may seem very- let me see if I can remember the quotes I
got in a few reviews. Oh yes.- ridiculous, childish and unrealistic. Apparently
they didn’t think zombies could exist in a funny kind of romance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
my defense when you write fiction I thought all those things were up for grabs.
In the world I create I can do what I want. I know that some things are
basically “written in stone” like vampires drink blood and have some kind of
sensitivity to light, Greek gods live on Olympus and that sort of thing. To
change that stuff could <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hinder</i> your
reader’s ability to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">get into </i>your
story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Anyway,
my zombies are zombie-like. Their flesh falls apart, the move steady but slow
and they eat flesh to change others into zombies. The story around it is a
romance. Two guys in a long term commitment taking a road trip to move across
country to make a better life for themselves. It’s a light horror mixed with
funny situations and hope. If you like that than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I Love You to Death</i> is for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To start their lives
anew, Mike and Bill are leaving the chill winters of Chicago behind for the
warm breezes of San Fernando Valley. On their cross country road trip they
experience different foods, cozy country towns and…zombies?? </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Excerpt:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mike
grunted and turned off the main highway following the dirt road that led into
the small town. Bill’s mouth dropped open at its appearance. A quick shift of
his eyes showed him that Mike’s expression mimicked his own. Having grown up in
a major city like Chicago neither of them had ever seen a ‘small town’. It was
like something straight off of television. Mike drove pass Scooter’s general
store, Bob Cat’s hardware and Mick’s gas station all on the same block. They
stopped at a four way stop and continued down the street to pull up in front of
Ellie May’s Diner. The buildings were weather beaten and dull looking against
the dusty sidewalks they rested on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Are
you having a Mayberry moment, too, or is it just me?” Bill asked Mike with a
laughing grin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Man!
I’m half expecting the inside of the building to be in black and white.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mike
roared with laughter as he left the vehicle. Bill followed and they went
inside. The inside looked just as Bill suspected it would. A long marble-like
counter with red top stools expanded to the left and right before them as they
entered. Two men who appeared nothing alike in coloring or facial features, yet
they both looked like they could easily go by the name Bubba, sat at the
breakfast bar eating. To their left and right were booth tables, but only the
left side had occupants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill
figured the bells on the door were there to alert the only waitress he saw to
new customers into the establishment, but it also brought the ‘Bubbas’ and
everyone else’s eyes in the diner to them as well. So many heavy gazes on him
at once, no matter how vacant, made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
Bill turned to Mike, but before he could say anything he headed toward a seat
for them. Bill picked up pace behind him and slid into the booth across from
him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Okay
so how far off course are we?” Mike asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Well,
we crossed the Utah state line a few hours ago so…” Bill paused to spread the
map across the table. “We were here. I remember passing this town,” he started
trailing his finger over a windy red line, “Then we—“</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Then
we veered off track to take a picture and got lost,” Mike chimed in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill
narrowed his eyes and twisted his lips, but Mike’s cheesy grin defused his
anger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Anyway,
as I was saying…” Bill looked back at the map, but his assuredness faded as he
scanned the paper. “Huh, I don’t know where we are, but we need to find the way
back to I-15 so we can hit Vegas before going into Cali.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You
are right here, honey,” a voice declared as a pale finger with a bright red
nail came down on the map.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill
and Mike’s head turned at the same time looking up. A woman with dark brown
hair twisted into a tight bun at the base of her neck, large flushed cheeks and
bright crimson lips to match her finger tips stared down at them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You
are in beautiful Blakely, Utah, population one hundred thirty-seven counting
Becky’s new baby and home of our famous green bean and mountain oyster pie.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Becky
had twins, Mabel,” one of the Bubba’s corrected aloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Thirty-eight,”
Mabel amended with a quick smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill
looked across to Mike. He didn’t see the disgust he felt on Mike’s face, but
his features were screwed up in apparent confusion. Bill turned his attention
back to Mabel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Green
bean and moun—“ Bill started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Don’t
knock it till you’ve tried it, hun,” she quipped cutting him off. “What can I
get you all to drink?” she asked pulling a small pad from the front pocket of
her red and white checker board apron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ll
just take which ever cola you have,” Mike told her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Uh-huh
and you,” Mabel said pointing at Bill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Do
you have organic products?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
woman’s bushy eye brow rose as she looked down on him. Mike turned away to
smother a laugh. Bill swallowed hard and licked his lips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ll
just have water,” he modified.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mabel
nodded and wrote on her pad. “Be right up. I’m Mabel in case you didn’t hear.
The menus are by the window,” she told him indicating the direction with her
pen before walking away.</span></div>
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was afraid to ask if they had <i>bottled</i> water. She might have stabbed me
with her pen or something,” Bill said trying to fold the map back into a
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Steele back atcha to show you my ghost story. With Halloween coming I thought
it appropriate. In Ghost of a Second Chance there are rituals, superstitions,
family secrets, disbelief, sacrifice and ghosts of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Carter
is a young practical and logical man. Believing in ghosts never occurred to him.
It was the stuff of fiction, but because he has a good heart he comes out of
his closed mind to help a ghost live again. Here is a look at part of the
ritual he had to endure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carter McDaniel
inherited a house in New Orleans from a relative. His plan was to go there,
claim the home and the sell it as soon as he could to get back to his life in
Indiana. While there he was asked to complete a ritual to help free a ghost
that had been trapped for over two hundred years. Carter didn’t believe in
ghosts, but the more he learned the more he wanted to help. Could believing in
ghosts change his destiny? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Carter…Carter,
wake up.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
soft masculine voice caressed his ear pulling him from his sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Hmm,”
he said sleepily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Open
your eyes, Carter,” the voice insisted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carter’s
lids fluttered then opened. Looking up from his reclined position he saw a man.
As his eyes focused, they widened at the sight of him. He drifted along the
ceiling looking down at him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What
the hell!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“No,
Carter, don’t get up. I will come closer to you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
descended slowly toward the bed. The closer he got to Carter the clearer his
translucent features became. His cat-like eyes were as smoky as the rest of him
and held no distinct color. Along with a strong jaw line and full sensual lips
that still held their form his handsomeness was evident albeit strange to
behold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“How
do you know my name?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
have been with you ever since you left my house.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His
brows furrowed. “Your house? What are you talking about? Who are you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“My
name is Jean-Pierre Petit. I’m a ghost. I have come to you to ask for your help
so that I may be set free.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carter
laughed “This is a joke, right?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jean-Pierre’s
features did not change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“So
you’re saying you’re a <i>real</i> ghost?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
apparition nodded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Well
if that’s the case then we have a problem. I don’t believe in ghosts.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Never
the less I am here and I <i>am</i> a ghost.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carter
rose to his elbow and Jean-Pierre sat on the edge of his bed. “Let’s say for
argument’s sake that I’m awake and you <i>are</i> a ghost, why are you here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
want your help.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“My
help? To do what?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“To
be free.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Yeah,
okay. Look Jean-Pierre, I’ve had a long day. I did some sightseeing after I
took care of some business and the time change thing has completely worn me
out,” he muttered beating his pillow. “So if it’s all the same to you, I’m
going to force myself back into REM sleep, okay,” he added and let himself fall
back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What
can I do to convince you that I am real? In order to help me you will have to
overcome your disbelief.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Then
I’m not your guy, JP. <i>I don’t believe in ghosts</i>,” Carter repeated
firmly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Let’s
see if this changes your mind. Though I cannot feel pleasure for myself, I am
capable of giving pleasure.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carter
felt the unmistakable pressure of lips touching his. The kiss felt as real as
any other he had ever experienced. His eyes popped open but almost immediately
he forced them closed. He gasped disappointed when they left moments later.
Jean-Pierre’s mouth against his cheek felt just as good. The gentle pecks moved
down to his chest. He jumped when Jean-Pierre brushed against his stomach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“You
have nothing to fear, Carter. No harm will come to you.”</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He’s
right. You can’t be hurt in your own dream.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Though
he remained a little apprehensive Carter did relax some. After he had broken up
with David right after the Fourth of July barbeque, Carter chose to be off men
to focus on work.</span></div>
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again Fall hoppers!</span></div>
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I have another look into a scene that takes place in the autumn. This soft horror is called <i>Indian Blood Moon</i>. Though I'm not a fan of traditional horror I do enjoy vampires, hunters of evil and stuff like that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Small town reporter
Dante Tyler lives his mundane life wishing for something more. When he was sent
to cover a Halloween party for his newspaper he finds that the most horrible
encounter of his life turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to him.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Excerpt:</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Not
a bad looking sight, huh?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
looked up, following the voice. A pirate stared down on him. His costume was
similar to Dante’s own, but clearly not identical. The man had only one eye
visible to him as a black patch covered the other. Dante could tell that this
pirate was shorter than he and very slender. His feathery blond hair, cheeks
rosy from drinking, and pink bow lips made him handsome in an angelic-looking
way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Mmm
hmm, not bad at all,” Dante agreed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
pirate smiled at him. “Mind if I join you?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“No,
please, join me,” he said, making room on the chair.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Great.
I was about to get me another drink, can I grab you one, too?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
thought for a moment. He was a little dizzy from the first one, but he could
handle one more without being too buzzed to work on his article.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yeah,
that would be great. I was drinking a Long Island.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
watched the pirate nod and disappear through the small crowd. He returned
quickly and handed him the drink.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Thanks,
umm…”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“My
name is Jack. Nice to meet you.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">He
shook the man’s outstretched hand. “I’m Dante.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
soft shock traveled through his arm at their connection. He looked at their
hands, then to Jack’s uncovered blue eye before he slowly pulled his grasp
free.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
like your costume,” Jack said with a laughing grin, taking the seat beside him.
“I guess great minds think alike.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yeah,
it would seem so.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">They
sipped their drinks and brought their attention back to the dance floor,
focusing on the dancing men. Two male couples occupied the floor now. The first
couple on the left mesmerized Dante. The way they swayed together suggested
that they knew each other intimately. They touched each other openly, kissed
and gazed into each other’s eyes. It was very sensual.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
sipped from his glass and turned his attention to the other couple, a lead male
and a more subservient male. The submissive wore black shorts and nothing else.
The shorts rode high on his muscular thighs as he pressed his leg into the
groin of his Dom and kissed the length of his master’s chest. Topless as well,
the dominant male wore sheer genie-like pants. His face expressed pleasure in
the acts of his passive partner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
watched the sub move from one nipple to the other, feeling his own nipples
tingle in response. He cut a look at Jack and saw him smiling as he gazed at
the couple also. Taking a long drink from his cup, Dante shifted in his seat
trying to relieve the pressure in his pants at his growing erection. Bringing
his attention back to the couple, he turned just in time to see the aggressive
male spin his sub around and bent him forward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
soft gasp left Dante’s lips as the Dom slid his hands down his sub’s back. To
the beat of the music, he ground slowly against the submissive’s ass as he held
onto his shoulders. The move demanded Dante’s attention, calling to his baser
needs that had been asleep from lack of a lover for over two years. He envied
the man being dominated by his lover. Visions of himself being bent over like
that with a strong and powerful lover behind him worked its way into his mind.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Many
times he had been told that he was a large and intimidating looking man. The
men he often attracted expected him to top them for that very reason. Dante was
an attentive lover and did what his lovers requested of him, but he found that
it was difficult for those same men to do him the way he wanted to be done. Not
too many men were large enough or strong enough to take him that way. It led to
dysfunction in his sex life and rendered his relationships far and few between.
He thought he heard Jack’s voice near his ear trying to cut through his
fantasy, but it wasn’t until he felt a touch on his hand that he turned his
way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Huh?
I’m sorry, did you say something, Jack?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yeah,
I was asking you if you were here alone.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
nodded. “Yes, I am, but I’m actually here working.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Working?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
nodded, sipping from his glass. “Yes, I am a reporter and I’m doing a story on
this party.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
sinister gleam in Jack’s smile came and went before he responded. “Sounds like
a fun job. Going to parties and writing about them, I could get paid for doing
that. Maybe you should have some extra fun to add a little spice to your
article.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dante
looked away from the dance floor to Jack. His voice was soft and smooth, filled
with the lust Dante was feeling at the moment. </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Could he have a little fling
with this cute little pirate? He wasn’t really his type, but…</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Maybe
I could.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Greetings
again Fall hoppers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today
I have another look into a scene that takes place in the autumn. It is one of
my “soft horrors”. Since I am so not into horror, reading or writing them, I
did write 3 to stretch my writing wings. I will give you a look at them for the
rest of this hop since they fit the Halloween season and the “fall into romance”
theme as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today
we have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Healing the Beast Within</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first born of twin boys, Keith Turner, has
reaped the benefits of a century old curse on his family. Punished for a crime
he did not commit, if you will. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
being men of the 21<sup>st</sup> century they refuse to believe there is no way
out. And as we all know there is a way out of every box, and a solution to
every puzzle for those who work diligently to find them. That is Kevin’s, the
un-cursed twin’s, philosophy. Here is a look at a cool fall night the day he
fell for the love of his life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cursed for a crime he did not commit, Keith Turner had given
up on love. Even after making that decision, he still spent every night being
tortured. His brother Kevin was confident that they could find a way to break
the curse, but it wasn’t until Keith met Marcello that he ever took Kevin’s
ideas to heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Excerpt:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
an older man with more black than grey in his short cropped hair. Although pain
filled the man’s intense brown eyes, Keith could see sparks of intelligence.
His strong jaw line was covered in a five o’clock shadow that made him look
ruggedly handsome. His skin was dark from the sun. A heavy tan lined his
biceps, another rounded his shoulders and one more was at the top of his
shoulders. All were visible in the tank top that he wore. The sweat on his
chest caused the flimsy shirt to cling to his stocky torso invitingly. The
muscles beneath were defined and full from obvious manual labor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
patient gripped the edge of the exam table, his muscles taunt. The man made low
grunting sounds as Kevin moved one of his legs up and down. Keith stared
transfixed on the hand identical to his own as it massaged the knee, then push
the patient’s jean shorts up further. He easily imagined the hand was his. The
thought made his nostrils flare again. His eyes closed as he let the scent
saturate his entire body. A visual of flipping and bending the man over the
table formed in his mind. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Hey,
bro, I’m almost done here. Have you met Mr. Torres?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith’s
eyes popped open and the vision vanished. The sound of his brother’s voice
broke the trance he was in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“No,
I haven’t. I’m Dr. Keith.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
slight electric shock shot up his arm when Mr. Torres reached out to grip
Keith’s hand in a firm handshake. The sensation left the hairs on the back of
his neck standing on end. Keith stared at their hands for what seemed like an
eternity before lifting his eyes to meet the other man’s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Confusion
mixed with the fading pain in Mr. Torres’ eyes. The sparkling orbs crinkled in
the corners as a touch of wonder replaced the uncertainty there. Keith could
tell that whatever he just experienced, Mr. Torres had felt it too. Keith
locked his gaze onto what he saw in the smooth chocolate pools. He squeezed the
strong hand that held his. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Slowly
Keith retracted his arm, attempting to pull Mr. Torres off the table, but his
brother stood and broke their intense connection. Keith snatched his hand back.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Okay,
Marcello. I think that’s enough for today. You’re doing very well.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Thanks,
Doc, but it’s all because of you, you know.” Mr. Torres’s voice was heavily
accented as it vibrated through the air. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith
sighed softly as it filtered into his ears and locked itself into his memory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Nah,
physical therapy only works if the patient participates by doing the exercises
we give them when they leave the office, too,” Kevin responded modestly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Marcello
lowered himself to the floor using the table to gain his balance. His head came
to about Keith’s nose and proportionate for his build. He used a small towel
from his back pocket to wipe the perspiration from his face and chest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
knew that your brother shared your practice with you, Doc, but I did not know
that you were twins,” Marcello mentioned leaning against the table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yeah,
it shocks people when they first come to us. We decided to drop the Dr. Turner
and just go by our first names. It helps the secretaries and the clients
distinguish between the two of us,” Kevin explained writing in his folder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“That
makes sense. I guess it would be a little confusing to send someone to see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dr. Turner</i> at Turner Therapy. Then come
to find out that you don’t know which doctor you’re supposed to see because
they’re at the same place, with the same name and look just alike, too,”
Marcello said with a soft chuckle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Marcello
reached for the cane that leaned against the table. He looked at Kevin, and
then turned a scrutinizing gaze upon Keith before turning back to his doctor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“You
may be twins, Dr. Kevin, but I see a few differences in you, too.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith’s
eyebrow rose. People always had difficulty telling them apart when they were
growing up. He and his brother got into a lot of trouble because of that and
also had a lot of fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Is
that right?” Kevin said still writing in his chart. “What differences do you
see, Mr. Torres?” Keith asked. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">He
turned to look at Keith again and smiled. “Please, Dr. Keith, call me
Marcello.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith’s
cock jumped in his pants as his name rolled off of Mr. Torres’ full lips. He
found he could not put any words together to confirm comprehension of his
request so he nodded and Marcello continued. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Well,
since I’ve been coming here I noticed a scar over Dr. Kevin’s lip, one on his
cheek and another on the top of his left hand. While you, Dr. Keith,” he paused
to scan his face again, “seem to be scarless. Of course I didn’t know those
were differences until seeing you. But now that I have met you, Dr. Keith, I
also notice Dr. Kevin wears glasses and you don’t. Are you wearing contacts or
did you opt for that Lasik surgery?” he inquired. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Marcello’s
astuteness impressed him. Keith’s vision had corrected itself long ago. The
scars he had acquired in his youth disappeared along with his bad vision just after
his eighteenth birthday. His overall health had greatly improved. He was no
longer allergic to pollen, he never got sick again nor did he get another scar.
No matter how bad a cut was it healed over perfectly in a short amount of time.
No one besides him and his brother knew any of that.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
wear contacts,” Keith finally answered. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Marcello
used his cane to help turn his body and take a few steps closer to Keith. “Ahh,
so was it vanity that prompted that decision or the urge to be different from
your brother?” he asked bringing a mischievous grin close to Keith’s face. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith
couldn’t speak. Marcello’s proximity was overwhelming him. The room began to
spin, and his knees buckled. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Whoa!
Hey Doc, a little help here!” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Keith
heard Marcello shout as he felt his body guided slowly to the floor. The clash
of the man’s cane as it hit the floor and the squeaking wheels on his brother’s
chair sounded as if they came from a distance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hello Hoppers and welcome to day 2!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Since this is a 'fall' hop I decided to show you an excerpt from one of
my books that takes place during the fall. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Papa
knows Best</i> is about two college teachers and how they’re relationship
progressed during the school year. Can you get anymore ‘fall-like’ than that? Dominic
“Papa” Pappas, a young and skilled photography teacher falls for the well known
for being a hateful, but brilliant philosophy professor Bradley Louis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is their first
meeting. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Be
sure to make your comments on their meeting I the comment section to be entered
into the contest. </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DynHsp-k9IW9Msheq-2qZIyu4KbOa2B7azFchwQDz357fBk1KlHSI96-C0KSVScIEZyksOLmK4oZerI4MEXpGYYPDxhzwpUCtN199v8pJ_vA6klj6h3TxyGi2uCaZnFgvuooW4wJ7nKD/s1600/Papa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DynHsp-k9IW9Msheq-2qZIyu4KbOa2B7azFchwQDz357fBk1KlHSI96-C0KSVScIEZyksOLmK4oZerI4MEXpGYYPDxhzwpUCtN199v8pJ_vA6klj6h3TxyGi2uCaZnFgvuooW4wJ7nKD/s1600/Papa.jpg" /></a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Excerpt:</span></i></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Just a few more seconds,
almost in position… </span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Papa, what the hell are
you doing? You can’t just take pictures of people without their consent,” came
an urgent whisper out of nowhere. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Startled by the voice,
Dominick jerked the camera away. “Damn it, Ben. You made me lose the shot.” He
sat up and started flipping through his latest pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I told you before, man,
you can’t do that. This isn’t that small college you used to work at. Everyone
knew each other there and didn’t mind when you walked around snapping pictures.
They knew eventually it would end up in the paper somewhere and they would have
their fifteen minutes of fame.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pleased with the latest
shot on his camera, he greeted his friend. “I’m having a great day, Ben. How
are you today?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Papa, are you listening
to me? Seriously, you have to stop snapping pictures of people you don’t know,
especially that guy. You don’t want to be messing with him. Do you know who
that is?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ben’s uneasiness brought
him away from his camera again. “No, do you?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The waitress reappeared with her pad
in her hand. “Hello, Ben, can I get you something?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yeah, whatever the
special is today will be fine with a large Dr. Pepper. Thanks, Deb.” When she
was out of earshot, he answered his friend. “That’s Professor Louis, he teaches
psychology. He’s been here forever.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa put the camera on the
table and sent a glance over to Professor Louis. He was still sipping his tea
and reading the paper. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Psychology, huh, what
else do you know about him?” Papa asked as Ben reached over to take his Coke. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Well, I hear he’s a very
good teacher. He’s brilliant and he really knows his stuff, but he has the
reputation of being the grumpiest professor on campus and he isn’t very social,
either. He’s never been seen at any faculty functions, big or small,” he said
with a chuckle, then took a gulp from the glass. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa chuckled, too.
“Really? What else do you know?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“What,” he said, putting
the glass down. “Uh-uh, I know that tone.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“What tone?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“That ‘I want to get to
know him, so tell me everything you know’ tone.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Come on, man, I’m not
using a tone. I’m just asking a question.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Papa, that man is old
enough to be your father, shit, your grandfather!” Ben said in an astonished
whisper. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa sat back in his
chair. “Geez, Ben, I just wondered what else you knew about the man. It’s not
like I asked if you knew if he was gay or not, or if he had a lover or even
where he lived.” Papa sent another quick look over to the professor and then
leaned back on the table and added, “Unless you know any of that stuff and want
to tell me.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Stunned anew, Ben looked
at him wide-eyed and then laughed. “Uh-uh, no way.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Come on, Ben, I just want
to meet him.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“No, I’m not getting into
that. Do you know how much trouble you could get into? It’s not good practice
for teachers to be fooling around with one another. Well, unless you were
married or already fooling around before you got here. This </span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">school is
bigger than the last one you taught at, but it’s not big enough to hide a
scandal of two male teachers getting caught fooling around.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“What the hell do you think we’re
going to do? Sneak kisses in his office or walk around campus holding hands
like two giddy school kids? Get real, Ben.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ben held up his hands. He knew that
tone, too. “Okay, okay, I’m sorry. I’m not trying to say you don’t know how to
be professional. I’m just trying to look out for you. When you and Rick were
first together it was kinda like that, all carefree and unconcerned about what
anyone else thought.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“That was a long time ago, and there
is a time and a place for that. Rick was all about PDA and breaking rules. I
wouldn’t put mine or Professor Louis’ career in jeopardy like that.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“You’re right, I know you better than
that.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Look, think about it like this,
you’ll just be introducing two fellow teachers. This is my first year here. He
could show me around campus and tell me where the good eating spots are.
Besides, he teaches psychology, maybe he could teach me something,” he added,
giving him a laughing grin. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">That familiar disbelieving look
appeared on Ben’s face, telling Papa once more that he was full of shit. He had
seen it many times over the years. He and Ben met in college when Papa was a
freshman and he a sophomore. They were in the same photography club. Ben liked
taking pictures, and Papa had a gift. Their teacher helped get him a job as a
freelance photographer to help pay his way through school. With his friend
being an education major, the teacher thought it was a good idea if Papa took
his gift and shared it by teaching others, and thus he followed his friend into
teaching. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">With two other Dominicks in their
group of friends, it was Ben who started calling him Papa as a play on his last
name. It had been twelve years since he graduated from college to pursue his
teaching career behind his friend. They were the only ones in their group who
stayed in touch and became as close as brothers, leaving Ben the only one to
still call him Papa. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“You don’t even know if he’s gay,
Papa. You go over there and approach Professor Louis like that and he’s not
gay, that’s going to freak him out.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yes, yes, I know, but one knows his
own, Ben. I got a good feeling about him.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ben glanced conspiratorially at the
professor. “I don’t know, Papa. Even if he is gay, you know how those old
schools are. They grew up in a different time. Most of their generation isn’t
very tolerant of ours.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa sighed. “I know, Ben, but there’s
just something about him. Look, I’m not going to do anything crazy. I just want
to meet him, that’s all. Can you introduce us?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ben sighed and picked up Papa’s Coke
again. “All right, all right, I’ll see what I can do. My freshman English class
is down the hall from his office.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Thanks, man.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The waitress returned with Ben’s lunch
and they ate quietly. Papa continued to look over at Professor Louis to keep up
with his progress. When Papa finished the half burger and the few cold fries
that were left on his plate, he wiped his mouth and stood up abruptly. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Where are you going?” Ben asked with
his mouth full. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">He picked up his camera. “I’m going to
ask permission to use the pictures I took of Professor Louis, like you said.
He’s almost done and I have a class in half an hour. So it’s now or never,
right?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa walked away before Ben could
swallow and talk him out of the move he now deemed stupid as he stood in front
of the man trying to find his voice. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Professor Louis looked up at Papa over
his glasses. Papa continued to stand there mute for several long seconds until
Professor Louis leaned back in his chair, wiped his mouth, and held out his hands
gesturing toward him. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Well, are you just going to stand
there watching me eat or did you actually have a reason for coming over here?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa’s lips moved, but no words came
out, then suddenly the audio connection to his brain returned and blurted out,
“My pictures!” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Professor Louis raised an eyebrow.
“Eh? How’s that again?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa cleared his throat and tried
again. “Mind if I sit?” he asked as he pulled out the chair and sat down.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A smirk showed on Professor Louis’
lips and his eyes glistened with amusement. “Obviously not. What can I do for
you? Are you a student?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“What? No, no, I’m not a student. I’m
a teacher.” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Is that right?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yes, my name is Dominick Pappas. I
teach photography here,” he said and held out his hand. ”I came from another
school and—” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Professor Louis shook his hand and
leaned on the table, cutting him off. “Yes, yes, that’s quite the tale. What
does all that have to do with me?” </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Oh, yes, well, as a photographer I
take lots of pictures, you know.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Really?” Professor Louis said with
false astonishment, muffling a laugh. “One would never have guessed.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa paused, staring at the professor
for a moment, then sent a look to his friend, who was peeking at them from
behind the menu Papa had earlier. He took a breath before addressing the
professor again. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Yes, well, I did have a reason for
coming over here. I took a few pictures of you and I wanted—“ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Professor Louis’ face no longer
appeared amused. He straightened up in his chair and held Papa in place with a
stern look. “You did what? When?” he asked crisply. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I, uh, well, while you were eating,”
Papa answered in almost a whisper. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Professor Louis pressed his lips into
a thin line and then pushed his chair back abruptly. “You did what?” His voice
still held its crispness. “You had no permission to do so. I don’t know you and
I don’t like my picture taken. That’s three reasons for not doing what you did.
You will erase those pictures from your camera immediately, and I don’t want to
see them anywhere. Is that understood?” He snatched his jacket off the chair
and his ticket from the table. “Good day to you, photography teacher,” he said
ending their conversation, and walked away. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 21.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Papa watched him as he paid for his
meal at the register and left the restaurant without making even the smallest
backward glance. He left the chair and returned to the table with Ben. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Well,
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Greetings
First Kiss hoppers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
am Jaxx Steele, author of gay romance. During this hop you will read many ‘first
kisses’ from a lot of people. Some are planned to the smallest detail for perfection sake, others are romantically spontaneous, mine, however, was totally
out of my control. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
had my first kiss at 12. There I was walking down
the street, minding my own business when Charlene screamed my name to get my
attention. I turned to see her and another boy running toward me. She was my
sister’s best friend so I waited in case she had a message for me from her.
To my surprise she grabbed my arm, turned my face toward her and kissed me in
the mouth. With wildly blinking eyes I stared between her and the other guy
wondering what had just happened. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">With
a big grin she said, “See, I told you I had a boyfriend. So I can’t be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">your </i>girl and his.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Convinced
by her logic the boy shrugged and walked away. When he was safely out of
hearing range, Charlene turned to me and said, “Now you know dag-gone-well I
was making that up, right? For the record, you are Jackie’s nasty, stinking
brother and there is no way we would ever be boyfriend and girlfriend.” Then
she wiped my mouth off, presumably to wipe away the kiss, and left me standing
there dazed and confused. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Today
my sister is still friends with Charlene. We laugh every time we see each other
and that day comes up. Now,
that you’ve seen what my first kiss was like, I would like to show you what
Luke’s first kiss with Anthony was like. He too was left dazed when it was all
said and done.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After the death of his lover, Luke
Finley took dating off his list of things to do. When he met Anthony Dixon,
Luke found it difficult to keep the handsome man safely on the friend list.
Will Luke to let the ghosts from his past prevent him from having love in his
future? </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Luke,
I’d like us to be more than friends,” Anthony blurted out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
stiffened. He turned wide eyes to Anthony. Since the night they went out to
dinner after their first bowling match they had been almost inseparable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
thought we <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">were</i> more than just friends,
Anthony. We’re together all the time. You’re my closest friend beside Nick.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“That
means a lot to me. I know how close you and Nick are. I’d like to be more than
that to you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“How
much closer can we be? I mean, we do everything together.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Anthony
smiled and cupped his face. “Not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">everything</i>.”
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
felt heat fill his cheek as he comprehended his statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Oh,
well—” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Luke,
I want us to be exclusive. Friends don’t have sex, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">boyfriends</i> do.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Is
that the only reason you want to be more? So we can have sex?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">His
voice was sharper than he wanted. Luke saw something change in Anthony’s eyes
and immediately regretted his accusation. Anthony dropped his arm and sat back
on the cushions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I’m
sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I didn’t mean it like that.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“No,
it’s all right, Luke. That’s a valid question. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Do I want us to be more just so I can have sex with you? </i>The
answer, of course, is no. If all you can truly offer me is your friendship then
I will gladly accept it, but I would like to be more."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Anthony paused to shift position to face him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I want to be the one you
turn to when you need a shoulder to cry on. When you’re so happy and feel like
you’re about to bust if you don’t share your news with someone, I want that
someone to be me. I want to hear about all the trivial details of your day that
drive you crazy and the ones that remind you why you love what you do. I want
to grow old with you, making memories that we can cherish as old men,” Anthony
explained, taking his hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
was flabbergasted. He never considered anything more than friendship with
Anthony. Luke had already had the love of his life. If you only get one
powerful love like that, then Luke figured he and Anthony were best suited to
be friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
want to make love to you every day of my life, not have one-time sex,” Anthony
continued. “I want to feel your feet resting on my shoulders while I drive my
cock into you. I want to hear you say my name on a moan as you orgasm that
would sear a place in my soul. I want to hear the sex sounds unique to you when
you come from me sucking your dick. I want to lie on my stomach and enjoy you
riding my ass on many nights. I want everything you’ve given me up until now,
everything I have just said and so much more. What do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> want, Luke?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
gasped. The bold words poked at his excitement making his cock throb. His lip
trembled beneath the thumb Anthony slid across it. He could tell from the
beginning Anthony was an amazing man, someone he could see himself with in
another life. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Could someone
really have more than one great love in one lifetime?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Faced
with Luke’s stunned silence, Anthony sighed and his fingers slipped away from
Luke’s cheek. He turned away and leaned on his knees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
don’t get it, Luke. From what I hear, your Sean sounded like a great guy. You
guys must have had something special.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
nodded. “He was, and we did.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I
can’t speak for the man, but I know that if it were me, I wouldn’t want the man
I loved to be alone. I would want my lover to be happy again.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Luke
said nothing. He knew Sean would want him happy, but Sean wasn’t here to do
that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“You’re
an incredible guy, Luke. I fell for you a long time ago. I’m not Sean, but I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> make you happy if you let me. Moving
on doesn’t mean you have to forget him. It’s not uncommon to have room in your
heart to love more than one man, you know.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">They
sat silently staring at one another. Anthony angled his head, gazing at him.
Luke saw Anthony’s intent in his eyes and tilted his head the other way to
accept the kiss. It was their first. Anthony’s lips were warm and supple. The
kiss was soft and gentle sending shivers along his spine. Never before had such
a simple peck left him wanting more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Disappointment
rose within him when Anthony pulled away. With a sad smile, Anthony stood and
left him sitting on the sofa. Luke turned. The closer Anthony got to the door
the more Luke’s pulse raced. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">What just
happened? Was that goodbye? We’re over before we even start? Is that what I
want?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
questions bombarded his mind one after another. He couldn’t process them fast
enough to ascertain how he really felt at Anthony’s apparent decision to leave
him. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Upset?
Relieved? Saddened? Regretful? </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">He
rose with every intention of stopping him, but his feet wouldn’t move and his
mouth wouldn’t work. When he reached the door, Anthony spun unexpectedly
landing a burning gaze on him. Luke almost jumped back, startled by the look.
With swift strides, Anthony retraced his steps. Before Luke could say a word,
Anthony wrapped his arm around Luke’s waist and yanked him into his embrace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Another
kiss silenced Luke’s stunned intake of breath. The latter, however, was totally
different from the one he had just experienced. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Only his toes touched the floor
as the strength in Anthony’s arm held him aloft. Anthony’s tongue forced Luke’s
lips apart. They battled briefly until Luke gave in to his lead. Anthony kissed
Luke hungrily, rubbing his body against his blatant erection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The savage
possessiveness of the connection overwhelmed him. Dormant sexual urges within
him came to life responding to Anthony’s wanton aggressiveness.</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> A
rush of heat infused Luke’s being leaving his skin electrified. His nipples
pebbled, his sphincter clenched and his cock throbbed at the feel of Anthony’s
hard-on pressing against his own. The sensations were thrilling, captivating
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<td align="center" colspan="4"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>More than 400 participating authors and publishers!!!</b></span></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="2">Musa Publishing<br />
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<td>Roni Loren<br />
Zoe Archer<br />
Tina Reber<br />
Kristen Proby<br />
Anna Campbell<br />
Sara Daniel<br />
Sabrina Jeffries<br />
Robin Covington<br />
Michelle Douglas<br />
Shayla Black<br />
Kira Brady<br />
Ariel Tachna<br />
Carolyn Brown<br />
Zoe Forward<br />
Taylor L Ray<br />
Nicky Penttila<br />
Brenda Stinnett<br />
Larynn Ford<br />
Sue Brown<br />
Ju Ephraime<br />
Rhea Rhodan<br />
Layne Wong<br />
Tara Rose<br />
Adriana Kraft<br />
Katheryn Lane<br />
Roz Lee<br />
Elizabeth McKenna<br />
Susana Ellis<br />
Casey Wyatt<br />
Mary M. Forbes<br />
Daryl Devore<br />
Carmen DeSousa<br />
Mary Campisi<br />
Marie Rochelle<br />
Sage Ardman<br />
Susanna Fraser<br />
Marcia Colette<br />
Leigh Talbert Moore<br />
Chantilly White<br />
Jessi Gage<br />
Anna Lee<br />
Naomi Bellina<br />
Josie Dennis<br />
Victoria Blisse<br />
Suzanne Shanken<br />
Elke Feuer<br />
Ruth J. Hartman<br />
Shirley Martin<br />
Sean Michael<br />
ST Bende<br />
Jami Davenport<br />
Tory Richards<br />
Aimee Duffy<br />
Tina Donahue<br />
Melody Snow Monroe<br />
Gwenan Haines<br />
Aris Whittier<br />
Francesca St. Claire<br />
Sarah Balance<br />
Janna Shay<br />
Lauren Hunter<br />
Tara Fox Hall<br />
Linda Morris<br />
Kathryn Knight<br />
Amie Louellen<br />
Rhonda L. Print<br />
Lena Hart<br />
Debbie Christiana<br />
Maxine Flam<br />
Cynthia Gail<br />
Sheri Fredricks<br />
Linda Mooney<br />
Mary Hughes<br />
James Cox<br />
Glynnis Campbell<br />
Ginny Baird<br />
JoMarie DeGioia<br />
Andra Ashe<br />
Bebe Balocca<br />
Erica Pike<br />
Lisa Kessler<br />
Fiona McGier<br />
Harry K. Malone<br />
Marina Martindale<br />
Jody A. Kessler<br />
Cara North<br />
Libby Cercasa<br />
Bev Irwin<br />
Cate Masters<br />
Holley Trent<br />
Sabrina Darby<br />
Kathy L. Wheeler</td>
<td>Daire St. Denis<br />
Hope Tarr<br />
Elizabeth Essex<br />
Lexi Blake<br />
Ashlyn Chase<br />
Melinda Leigh<br />
Sharon Buchbinder<br />
Shona Husk<br />
Jory Strong<br />
Logan Belle<br />
Vivi Anna<br />
Laurin Wittig<br />
Hayson Manning<br />
Sarah Castille<br />
Allee Mae<br />
Karen Lopp<br />
Kim Hornsby<br />
Rachell Nichole<br />
Lena Hart<br />
Angel Rothamel<br />
Amelia James<br />
Kay Berrisford<br />
Suzanne Shanken<br />
Liliana Hart<br />
Lindsay Townsend<br />
K.E. Saxon<br />
Beverley Oakley<br />
Em Petrova<br />
Donna Steele<br />
Traci Douglass<br />
Kyell Gold<br />
Viola Ryan<br />
Lynne Connolly<br />
Nicki Elson<br />
Deanie Roman<br />
Peggy Bird<br />
JC Wells<br />
Tarah Scott<br />
Sibel Hodge<br />
Liberty St James<br />
Jennifer Lane<br />
Magdalen Braden<br />
C.H. Admirand<br />
Lynn Cahoon<br />
Denise Golinowski<br />
Dawn Luedecke<br />
Kelly Boyce<br />
Kelli Evans<br />
Stacey Lynn Rhodes<br />
Charlie Cochrane<br />
Nancy Fraser and Patti Shenberger<br />
Heather Hiestand<br />
Sommer Marsden<br />
Amber Belldene<br />
Ellie Heller<br />
Wendy Davy<br />
Tibby Armstrong<br />
Lisa Clark O’Neill<br />
Marcus Lop�s<br />
Cinsearae S.<br />
Selena Laurence<br />
Susan Macatee<br />
Beth Trissel<br />
Victoria Davies<br />
Tonya Burrows<br />
Dee J. Adams<br />
Charley Descoteaux<br />
Josee Renard<br />
Vijaya Schartz<br />
Jaye Frances<br />
Liana Laverentz<br />
Elizabeth Cole<br />
Charlie Cochet<br />
Christopher Angel<br />
Elizabeth J Kolodziej�<br />
Gale Stanley<br />
Linda Nightingale<br />
Melanie Atkins<br />
Alicia and Roy Street<br />
J.P. Kansas<br />
Paloma Beck<br />
L.C. Dean<br />
John A. Heldt<br />
Ana Blaze<br />
Judy Alter<br />
Amber Skyze<br />
Jan Graham<br />
Faye Hollidaye<br />
Mistress Benay<br />
Sara Walter Ellwood<br />
Susan Frances<br />
Elizabeth Krall</td>
<td>Cassandra Dean<br />
Amanda Usen<br />
Laura Moore<br />
Jennifer Bernard<br />
Christina Phillips<br />
Annie Seaton<br />
Linda Thomas-Sundstrom<br />
Elinor Gray<br />
Tara Lain<br />
Nalini Singh<br />
Maggi Andersen<br />
Annie Seaton<br />
Anna DeStefano<br />
Scarlett Scott<br />
Keates Nelson<br />
Blair McDowell<br />
Daco<br />
Isabo Kelly<br />
Annette Bower<br />
Georgia Lyn Hunter<br />
Debra Smith<br />
Elaine Edelson<br />
S.M. Griffon<br />
Cara Bristol<br />
Rick R. Reed<br />
Skye Warren<br />
Deanna Jewel<br />
Susan C Muller<br />
Honoria Ravena<br />
Teresa Thomas Bohanon<br />
Chris T. Kat<br />
Dianne Hartsock<br />
Erykah Wyck<br />
Jaxx Steele<br />
Noelle Keaton<br />
Jana Richards<br />
Jonell Kirby Cash<br />
Angela Scavone<br />
Allie Ritch<br />
Lucy Felthouse<br />
Aria Kane<br />
Mysti Parker<br />
Cardeno C.<br />
Eliza March<br />
Cheryl Rhodes<br />
Kimberly Kincaid<br />
Ellen Cross<br />
Zaide Bishop<br />
Jude Urbanski<br />
Ash Jay<br />
Clare London<br />
Chicki Brown<br />
Lorrie Farrelly<br />
Justine Elyot<br />
Jenna Rose Ellis<br />
Hannah Fielding<br />
Kadee McDonald<br />
Bess Greenfield<br />
Meg Mims<br />
Cd Brennan<br />
Lily Harlem<br />
Desiree Holt<br />
Gladys Quintal<br />
Rose Anderson<br />
Gretchen Craig<br />
Shannon MacLeod<br />
Toni C. LoTempio<br />
Kendra James<br />
Bianca Swan<br />
Michelle Miles<br />
Teresa Noelle Roberts<br />
Laurel Cremant<br />
Eden Summers<br />
Irene Preston<br />
Susanne Burge<br />
Kary Rader<br />
Elyzabeth M. VaLey<br />
Elle Q. Sabine<br />
Mary Flinn<br />
K. Victoria Chase<br />
Dominique Eastwick<br />
Luke Mallory<br />
Susan Laine<br />
Jami Gray<br />
Lee Brazil<br />
L.J. Garland<br />
Jessica E. Subject<br />
Ria Candro<br />
Cynthia Woolf<br />
R.A. Lee<br />
Linda Hays-Gibbs<br />
Miranda Baker</td>
<td>Erica Ridley<br />
Amber Kallyn<br />
Jamie McGuire<br />
Tracy March<br />
Sara Ramsey<br />
Juliette Miller<br />
Tonya Kinzer<br />
Lecia Cornwall<br />
Margaret Daley<br />
Jianne Carlo<br />
Judy Griffith Gill<br />
Lisa Beth Darling<br />
D. McEntire<br />
Sondrae Bennett<br />
Regan Summers<br />
Toni Griffin<br />
Rhonda Laurel<br />
Carlene Love Flores<br />
Suzzana C Ryan<br />
Michelle McLean<br />
Kat Barrett<br />
Dakota Madison<br />
Alexa Grace<br />
Sarah Madison<br />
Kate Allenton<br />
Cathy Pegau<br />
Kathleen Ann Gallagher<br />
Jennifer Zane<br />
Brynna Curry<br />
Mahalia Levey<br />
P.S. Love<br />
Lou Harper<br />
Iyana Jenna<br />
Becky Lower<br />
Stacy Juba<br />
Anna Keraleigh<br />
Kara Leigh Miller<br />
R. Lee Smith<br />
Cynthia Racette<br />
Maggie Morton<br />
Melinda Dozier<br />
Trinity Blacio<br />
Renita Pizzitola<br />
Rachel Rossano<br />
Karen Mercury<br />
Killarney Sheffield<br />
Missy Jane<br />
Beverly Price<br />
Raine Delight<br />
Regan Walker<br />
Penny Alley<br />
N.J. Harlow<br />
Dariel Raye<br />
Eva Gordon<br />
Catherine Kean<br />
Neil Plakcy<br />
Jane Leopold Quinn<br />
Mindy Hardwick<br />
Jessica Lee<br />
Sheri Lewis Wohl<br />
Christine DePetrillo<br />
Alexa Bourne<br />
Alice Abel Kemp<br />
J. Annas Walker<br />
Allyson Young<br />
Karen Stivali<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For those who have never been here before I am Jaxx Steele, author of erotic gay romance. I would like to share with you one of my earlier best sellers, Papa Knows Best. It is a story that is close to my heart. So much so that the main characters Dominick (Papa) and Brad have made cameo appearances in a few other May-December type books I have written. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I enjoyed doing this book and I think its success was due to the over all feel that age doesn't matter among consisting adults. Once you get to know a person you fall for the person not their age. In some cases the age of the person is a factor, but only f you make it so. As the author of many books, my personal opinion has slipped into a character from time to time, but that is not my usual policy. My characters have gone against me and have expressed opinions of their own that are very different from anything that I feel, but in Papa knows Best that is not the case. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Though there are situations where your age may matter in your relationship, I do not think it should make or break it. Common ground needs to be found on which you can build trust and then a relationship can grow from there. This is the very thought of the aggressor in this tale when he sets out to get his man. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My hope is that new light is shed on Papa knows Best from this hop giving you another book to enjoy. It will always be a favorite of mine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Dominick “Papa” Pappas was a
handsome, young photography teacher at Indiana University
given to impulsive behavior and an overwhelming passion for his craft.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"> Professor Bradley
Louis taught philosophy at the college and had the reputation of being the
sternest and most unsocial of all the teachers on campus.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"> When
Papa first laid eyes on Professor Louis it was love at first sight. Professor
Louis was handsome, intelligent and twenty years his senior. Papa approached
him, but the professor turned away from his advances claiming they had nothing
in common and belonged to two different generations. Because of that he didn’t
think they had a chance to survive as a couple. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Can Papa convince him of otherwise
or will Professor Louis’ theory on May-December relationships prevail? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Here's a peek at Papa and Brad's first meeting.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">EXCERPT: </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Just a few more seconds...almost in position...”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Papa, what the hell are you doing? You can’t just take pictures of
people without their consent,”came an urgent whisper out of nowhere.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Startled by the voice, Dominick jerked the camera to the side. “Damn it,
Ben. You made me lose the shot.” He sat up and flipped through pictures on the camera.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“I told you before, man, you can’t do that. This isn’t that small
college you used to work at. Everyone knew each other there and didn’t
mind when you walked around snapping pictures. They knew eventually it
would end up in the paper somewhere and they would have their fifteen
minutes of fame.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pleased with the latest shot on his camera, he greeted his friend. “I’m having a great day, Ben. How are you today?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Papa, are you listening to me? Seriously, you have to stop snapping
pictures of people you don’t know, especially that guy. You don’t want
to be messing with him. Do you know who that is?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ben’s uneasiness brought Dominick away from his camera again. “No, do
you?” </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The waitress reappeared with her pad in her hand. “Hello, Ben, can I
get you something?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Yeah, whatever the special is today will be fine with a large Dr.
Pepper. Thanks, Deb.” When she was out of earshot, he answered his
friend. “That’s Professor Louis, he teaches psychology. He’s been here
forever.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa put the camera on the table and sent a glance over to Professor Louis. He was still sipping his tea and reading the paper.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Psychology, huh, what else do you know about him?” Papa asked as Ben reached over to take his Coke.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Well, I hear he’s a very good teacher. He’s brilliant and he really
knows his stuff, but he has the reputation of being the grumpiest
professor on campus and he isn’t very social, either. He’s never been
seen at any faculty functions, big or small,” he said with a chuckle,
then took a gulp from the glass.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa chuckled, too. “Really? What else do you know?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“What,” he said, putting the glass down. “Uh-uh, I know that tone.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“What tone?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“That ‘I want to get to know him, so tell me everything you know’ tone.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Come on, man, I’m not using a tone. I’m just asking a question.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Papa, that man is old enough to be your father, shit, your grandfather!” Ben said in an astonished whisper.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa sat back in his chair. “Geez, Ben, I just wondered what else you
knew about the man. It’s not like I asked if you knew if he was gay or
not, or if he had a lover or even where he lived.” Papa sent another
quick look over to the professor and then leaned back on the table and
added, “Unless you know any of that stuff and want to tell me.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stunned anew, Ben looked at him wide-eyed and then laughed. “Uh-uh, no way.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Come on, Ben, I just want to meet him.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“No, I’m not getting into that. Do you know how much trouble you
could get into? It’s not good practice for teachers to be fooling around
with one another. Well, unless you were married or already fooling
around before you got here. This school is bigger than the last one you
taught at, but it’s not big enough to hide a scandal of two male
teachers getting caught fooling around.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“What the hell do you think we’re going to do? Sneak kisses in his
office or walk around campus holding hands like two giddy school kids?
Get real, Ben.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dominick glared at him. Ben held up his hands. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Okay, okay, I’m
sorry. I’m not trying to say you don’t know how to be professional. I’m
just trying to look out for you. When you and Rick were first together
it was kinda like that, all carefree and unconcerned about what anyone
else thought.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“That was a long time ago, and there is a time and a place for that.
Rick was all about PDA and breaking rules. I wouldn’t put mine or
Professor Louis’ career in jeopardy like that.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“You’re right. I'm sorry. I know you better than that.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Look, think about it like this, you’ll just be introducing two
fellow teachers. This is my first year here. He could show me around
campus and tell me where the good eating spots are. Besides, he teaches
psychology, maybe he could teach me something,” he added, giving him a
laughing grin.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That familiar disbelieving look appeared on Ben’s face, telling Papa
once more that he was full of shit. He had seen it many times over the
years. He and Ben met in college when Papa was a freshman and he a
sophomore. They were in the same photography club. Ben liked taking
pictures, and Papa had a gift. Their teacher helped get him a job as a
freelance photographer to help pay his way through school. With his
friend being an education major, the teacher thought it was a good idea
if Papa took his gift and shared it by teaching others, and thus he
followed his friend into teaching.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With two other Dominicks in their group of friends, it was Ben who
started calling him Papa as a play on his last name. It had been twelve
years since he graduated from college to pursue his teaching career
behind his friend. They were the only ones in their group who stayed in
touch and became as close as brothers, leaving Ben the only one to still
call him Papa.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“You don’t even know if he’s gay, Papa. You go over there and
approach Professor Louis like that and he’s not gay, that’s going to
freak him out.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Yes, yes, I know, but one knows his own, Ben. I got a good feeling about him.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ben glanced conspiratorially at the professor. “I don’t know, Papa.
Even if he is gay, you know how those old schools are. They grew up in a
different time. Most of their generation isn’t very tolerant of ours.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa sighed. “I know, Ben, but there’s just something about him.
Look, I’m not going to do anything crazy. I just want to meet him,
that’s all. Can you introduce us?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ben sighed and picked up Papa’s Coke again. “All right, all right,
I’ll see what I can do. My freshman English class is down the hall from
his office.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Thanks, man.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The waitress returned with Ben’s lunch and they ate quietly. Papa
continued to look over at Professor Louis to keep up with his progress.
When Papa finished the half burger and the few cold fries that were left
on his plate, he wiped his mouth and stood up abruptly.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Where are you going?” Ben asked with his mouth full.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He picked up his camera. “I’m going to ask permission to use the
pictures I took of Professor Louis, like you said. He’s almost done and I
have a class in half an hour. So it’s now or never, right?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa walked away before Ben could swallow and talk him out of the
move he now deemed stupid as he stood in front of the man trying to find
his voice.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Professor Louis looked up at Papa over his glasses. Papa continued to
stand there mute for several long seconds until Professor Louis leaned
back in his chair, wiped his mouth, and held out his hands gesturing
toward him.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Well, are you just going to stand there watching me eat or did you actually have a reason for coming over here?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa’s lips moved, but no words came out, then suddenly the audio
connection to his brain returned. “My pictures!” he blurted out.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Professor Louis raised an eyebrow. “Eh? How’s that again?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa cleared his throat and tried again. “Mind if I sit?” he asked as he pulled out the chair and sat down.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A smirk showed on Professor Louis’ lips and his eyes glistened with
amusement. “Obviously not. What can I do for you? Are you a student?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“What? No, no, I’m not a student. I’m a teacher.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Is that right?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Yes, my name is Dominick Pappas. I teach photography here,” he said and held out his hand. “I came from another school and…”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Professor Louis shook his hand and leaned on the table, cutting him
off. “Yes, yes, that’s quite the tale. What does all that have to do
with me?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Oh, yes, well, as a photographer I take lots of pictures, you know.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Really?” Professor Louis said with false astonishment, muffling a laugh. “One would never have guessed.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa paused, staring at the professor for a moment, then sent a look
to his friend, who was peeking at them from behind the menu Papa had
earlier. He took a breath before addressing the professor again.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Yes, well, I did have a reason for coming over here. I took a few pictures of you and I wanted--"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Professor Louis’ face no longer appeared amused. He straightened up
in his chair. The stern look he landed on Papa held him in place and stopped his words. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“You did what?
When?” he asked crisply.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“I, uh, well, while you were eating,” Papa answered in almost a whisper.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Professor Louis pressed his lips into a thin line and then pushed his
chair back abruptly. “You did what?” His voice still held its
crispness. “You had no permission to do so. I don’t know you and I don’t
like my picture taken. That’s three reasons for not doing what you did.
You will erase those pictures from your camera immediately, and I don’t
want to see them anywhere. Is that understood?” He snatched his jacket
off the chair and his ticket from the table. “Good day to you,
photography teacher,” he said ending their conversation, and walked
away.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Papa watched him as he paid for his meal at the register and left the
restaurant without making even the smallest backward glance. He left
the chair and returned to the table with Ben.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Well, that went well.” </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Les
Browning traveled with his trusted group of men for years. As the company made
a cattle run from Texas to Kansas Les met Colt, a young cook looking to find
his way in the world. They hit it off immediately, but Les couldn’t get too
close to Colt until the men in his party gave the okay for Colt to travel with
them. Can Colt ultimately prove himself worthy to be a part of their clique so
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Colt’s deft fingers gripped Les’s cock and stroked with knowledge and purpose. Colt alternated between stroking the full length and sucking on the head. Les moaned again, enjoying Colt’s bold touch. It felt good when he stroked his own rod, but having someone else handle his cock felt incredible. It had been a while since he had lain with another man. Colt continued kissing his body and sucking his dick until Les was breathless and in danger of spilling his seed prematurely. Les abruptly shoved Colt onto the hay. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Stop! Take them wet clothes off so I can fuck you.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> If Colt took offense at the gruffness of his words or the manhandling, he showed no sign. Colt rose to his feet quickly to honor Les’s request, giving him a full view of his body. His light- bronzed complexion reminded Les of the expensive rum he had splurged on once in Galveston. Smooth and delicious, the best hooch he ever had. Les almost smiled wondering if Colt would be the best he ever had. Everywhere he looked, taut lean muscles. His body, hairless except for the patch of loose curls at the top of an erection lifting proudly toward the ceiling. Perfection. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>What’s a boy as young Colt doing with a big, thick cock like that? </i>Les mused.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> His desire to know if Colt could wield such a tool made his dick jump with anticipation. When his gaze reached Colt’s face, he smiled eagerly. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Now you do the same. I want to see you.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les hesitated, averting his eyes. He figured himself to be Colt’s senior by at least ten years, maybe more. Although he had no potbelly, his limbs and torso were not as tight as they once had been. When Les looked back, Colt’s gaze was impatient. Les stood and removed his shirt then pushed his pants and drawers off at the same time. Now Colt openly ogled him, and his cock throbbed under the intense scrutiny. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Nice,” Colt said finally. “Now let’s see what it can do.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Colt rushed at him again, plundering his mouth insistently. Les let the young man take the lead. Usually he took control with a lover, but he liked how this boy showed no restraint in wanting him. Colt’s hands gripped Les’s cock enthusiastically. His firm stroking made Les harder than he had ever been.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Breathing hard, he pulled himself out of Colt’s arms and reached to the ground for his saddlebag. He withdrew a small bottle of oil. Colt laughed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Are you always prepared?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“I’m a man that travels without companionship. This stuff makes it easier during my one on one time,” Les explained with a grin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Smart. I like that quality in a man.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les smacked Colt’s hip playfully. “Turn over. I want to see that tight ass in the air.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Colt lowered himself to the hay and rolled over, raising his bottom. Les glided his hand over the roundness of his firm butt cheeks before he poured a stream of oil down the crack between them. Watching the stream disappear made his cock pulse. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After tossing the container toward his bag, Les slipped his finger between the brown muscles. He located the hole within and directed the slickness to it. His middle finger slid back and forth several times before penetrating the opening. Colt moved readily, backing into the motion. Les’s mouth went dry at the sight of the rotating hips. He licked his lips watching Colt move his lithe body erotically to increase his own pleasure. Colt’s moans rose into the air as thunder boomed outside, as if trying to drown out his cries. Lightning flashed and lit up the loft.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Colt’s heavy breathing and adamant grinding turned Les on. He found himself torn between continuing to finger fuck him and burying his staff inside the hole. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“As—As good as this feels, ahh—” Colt paused, panting. “I want to feel your cock in me instead of your finger.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les gasped. Colt’s breathless plea broke his self-control, making up his mind for him. He withdrew his finger, positioned himself directly behind Colt and− with one well-placed thrust− buried his pole deep inside Colt’s willing tunnel. Colt groaned when Les was fully seated. Les savored the shudder gliding over him from Colt’s body. Long moments passed before he could move within the slick passage. Colt’s ass was the sweetest he’d had in a long time. He had hoped to make the encounter last, but already that delicious feeling tightened his balls, warning him of an imminent climax. Colt worked his hips in a deliberate circular motion, drawing Les’s pleasure from him. Les pumped faster, harder, driving inside the younger man, angling his hips to bring the most pleasure. The sound of their flesh slapping together, mixed along with the heavy scent of sex in the air, drove Les crazy. When Colt’s accommodating movements and satisfied groans increased, it was his undoing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Shit!” Les yelled as his orgasm took over. Les wavered, dizzy from the strength of his release. He leaned forward onto Colt’s back, letting his cock slip from his lover’s body. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Colt eased them onto the hay, allowing Les to roll off him. Les lay motionless as he tried to catch his breath. So far, his notion had been right. No one had made him feel so good or come so fast before. Les rose onto his elbows, turning to his new lover. Colt lay resting with his eyes closed, his half-hard cock lolled on his left thigh. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Over the years, Les had taken pleasure in noticing the differences in his lovers, especially their dicks. They all basically looked the same to him, much like his own—some longer, some shorter—but that wasn’t the case with Colt’s. Its golden brown color was beautiful, like none he had ever seen before not even Juan. Les couldn’t help but wonder if it would taste different too. His mouth watered at the prospect of finding out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After staring at Colt’s cock for a few more deciding moments, he nudged Colt in the ribs. Colt turned questioning eyes to him. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Stand up,” Les said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les and Colt's story continues in <span style="color: magenta;"><i><b>Part of the Posse</b></i></span>, now available at <a href="http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=28&products_id=301" target="_blank">Secret Craving Publishing</a>. </span></span></div>
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<b>Guess what?! It's getting close to the official start of Books To Go Now's Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop. </b><br />
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<b>We are so excited to announce we have over 80 participants in our first blog hop. Please make sure to check back as we are planning on hosting more blog hops in the future.
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-We have TWO grand prizes. Your readers can go to EACH blog and comment about their hottest summer nights. Just <b><i>make sure to let your readers know that they must leave their email address and name to be entered to win</i></b>.</div>
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<b>We are going to also offering two Grand Prizes!! In order for readers to take part, they must leave their comment and email address. Two winners will be chosen at random and notified no later than May 31, 2013.</b><br />
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<b>1st Grand Prize: (1) Kindle Fire!</b></div>
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<b>2nd Grand Prize: (1) $100 Amazon Gift Card</b><br />
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Hello Magic lovers!<br />
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With over 70 authors and sites participating in this hop, thank you for taking the time to stop by my little space on the World Wide Web. <br />
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I am Jaxx Steele, author of gay romance. I love magic books as a whole. It doesn’t matter to me if the character was born with it like in the Xanth series or whether the learned it somehow like Harry Potter. The mystery, the flair, the adventure hat usually goes with it…it’s all good to me. I couldn’t wait to do one. Unfortunately none of my character told me they wanted to be magical so I had to wait.<br />
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I am a slave to my characters’ will. As much as I may like something, if they are not feeling it I cannot write it. They refuse to let me force a personality on them and when I do they story never comes to fruition. Once I have a story come o mind and the characters for that story start to grow, they tell who they are. Once I know who they are they tell me what’s going to happen next. As the author I know the beginning, the middle and he end of the story, but it is the characters themselves that tell me how I get to those points. <br />
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I couldn’t have been happier when Cameron came to be. He had a rough social life. He was hooked up with a nut in his first real relationship. You know the type, jealous for no real reason, controlling, knows he’s not good enough for you so he tries to keep you away from people so you don’t notice what a dick he really is, yeah that guy. Anyway, although leery and cautious, Cam was not bitter and fearful about being in another relationship. So when Reynaud came along he didn’t run from the possibility of them being together. <br />
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Cam’s Best Friend tells the beginning of their story. <br />
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Cameron Gamble was a simple man who ran away from an awkward life. He found a new city to start over in, a new job and the perfect best friend, Mel, a large chocolate lab. It wasn’t long before they were inseparable and Mel had a permanent place in Cameron’s heart. One night, as Cameron recovered from a nightmare, the bright light of the moon revealed Mel’s true nature. All was well in Cameron’s world from that day forth until his ex-lover showed up with the intention of bringing him home.</div>
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Available now at <a href="https://spsilverpublishing.com/cams-best-friend-ebook-p-752.html?zenid=55148959b0573812893a5804799572c9" target="_blank">Silver Publishing</a><br />
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In this story you follow how they came to be from Cam’s view point and get glimpses of Reynaud’s and his magic abilities as well. <br />
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Reynaud’s Redemption is the continuation of their story one year later. With Reynaud’s magic restored this book has much more than glimpses.<br />
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Reynaud had everything he ever wanted with Cam and yet something nagged at him. He hoped going ‘home’ would ease his weariness, but it was apparent that things had changed during his absence. Friends had lost their places and enemies had gained power. Will the final confrontation with his past destroy everything Reynaud had in his present preventing him from having a future with Cam?</div>
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Available now at<a href="https://spsilverpublishing.com/reynauds-redemption-ebook-p-1432.html?zenid=55148959b0573812893a5804799572c9" target="_blank"> Silver Publishing </a><br />
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These are my first magic based romances. I enjoyed them very much and I hope you will too. You can find them at Silver Publishing and all our eBook outlets like Amazon, B&N and Are. Leave your comment below for a chance to win a copy of Cam’s Best Friend and see how it all began!<br />
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This Hop is hosted by author <a href="http://original.kallysten.net/" target="_blank">Kallysten</a> and book blog <a href="http://riverinaromantics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Riverina Romantics</a>. In addition to individual prizes provided on each blog, we are offering assorted swag to the first 100 participants who simply tell us they want some! See all details and sign up <a href="http://blog.kallysten.net/2013/04/magic-touch-swag-bonanza_19.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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Hoppers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">May
the luck of the Irish be upon you as you go through this hop to win prizes! You
will be exposed to lots of great authors giving away some fantastic prizes. And
let’s not forget the super grand prize!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
this hop I want to talk about my book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marked for Life</i></b>. Though it has
nothing to do with St. Patty’s Day I will be giving it away as a gift so wanted to give you a peek inside. In
Marked for Life Victor is just an infant when his parents are killed by an evil
wolf shifter. Another wolf saves him and takes him for a mate. A tree sprite promises
to raise Victor and keep him safe until he is old enough for Mark De Lonco to
claim. Mark waited twenty-five years for the chance to make Victor his, but many
obstacles stood in his way. He had much to overcome to prepare a place for him
and Victor to be safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Victor
Bradley was raised by a tree sprite after the death of his parents. When he
became an adult he moved to the city, but the pull of the forest never left his
heart. He took a leave of absence to take care of the only mother he ever knew,
but was it his concern for her that brought him back to the forest or was it
fate?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Victor
remained in his position until a knock at the door roused him with a start. He
looked about taking in the changes in his environment and yawned. He must have
fallen asleep without realizing. The room was dark and the light outside the
window had dimmed. Victor rubbed his eyes and stood up to stretch. He walked in
the living room and hesitantly cracked the door open. His eyes darted from left
to right peering through the sliver past the man who stood on the other side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“Are
you alone?” Victor asked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“Yes.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Victor’s
head tilted. The man was not one of his neighbors. “The people who stay around
these parts at this time of year usually stay to themselves. What do you want?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“I am
here to speak to you, Victor.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Victor
jumped inwardly. The stranger knew his name. He was sure he didn’t know the
man, although something about him seemed familiar, but he couldn’t put his
finger on what it was. Curiosity made Victor widen the crevice to openly
scrutinize his visitor further. The man remained silent and didn’t move,
seemingly content with letting Victor examine him. Squinting, Victor craned his
neck forward. Something about this man was definitely memorable. Looking at him
was like putting together pieces of a forgotten dream.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
stranger was taller than he was, and extremely attractive. The black tee shirt
he wore fit snugly over the bumps and ridges of his torso. His wavy dark hair
hung low on his brow, but was tapered at the back of his head. Victor had not
seen such a handsome man before. His features were striking in their masculine
beauty. The high cheekbones, strong jaw and long nose were unique to anything
he had ever seen, but it was his angular shaped eyes that caught Victor’s
attention most.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">They
were golden brown and filled with a raw intensity that held Victor in a trance
like state as they looked back at him. The glistening orbs were truly windows
to his soul, for Victor could see right into him. Something there called to
him, to his heart, to his soul and to his groin. Many emotions were revealed as
he took in the sight of the man before him, lust, longing and love. His brows
knitted in confusion. Victor knew this man, but he also knew he had never laid
eyes on him before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“How
could”-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“May
I come in?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
soft spoken request cut into his contemplation. The coolness of the late
evening air blew across his face bringing the sweet smell of honeysuckle. He
blinked rapidly and shook his head to snap himself out of it. Victor stepped to
the side and opened the door in invitation. The man walked toward the living
room where he sat on the couch. Victor sat beside him. Together they sat
silently ogling one another. Finally, Victor leaned back and draped his arm
casually across the back of the sofa.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“So
who are you? Why do you seem so familiar to me? Have we met?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mark
smiled and relaxed back as well. “Yes, we have met, but it was many years ago.”
He looked around the room. “Where is the sprite?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Victor’s
eyes widened and he sat up with a gasp. “How do you know about Yaya?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“The
sprite and I have met before on several occasions. I am Mark DeLonco. Has she
told you about me?” he asked extending his hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Victor
took his hand and opened his mouth to speak, but gasped instead. At the moment
their hands touched, images formed in Victor’s mind. He closed his eyes, trying
to get a lock on something he could concentrate on to bring understanding to
what he was seeing. They were mostly incoherent pictures, flashes of wolves and
men that he didn’t recognized. He was dizzy from trying to decipher the
knowledge. Suddenly the imagery started to slow and some things started to make
sense. Victor’s heart sped up as things fell into place. As a child he dreamt
of a black wolf all the time, but thought nothing of it, but now”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mark
is the man and the black wolf… he thought with a gasp. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940352198995284776.post-48245129090696763182013-02-28T20:33:00.001-08:002013-04-30T12:03:57.846-07:00Happy Birthday TRR!<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jaxx Steele here to share my pirate book with you, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A Day on Plunderer’s Pride</b>.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I
have always loved pirates and cowboys. They are usually tough ruggard
men with work hardened bodies by their chosen professions in life. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cowboy
law is simple and just. “Don’t fuck with mine and I won’t fuck with
yours and if you do...I get to kill you.” Simple and to the point. I
love that! There are no misunderstandings when a man comes to you like
that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
pirate’s code however is a little different, but still I love the
simplicity of it. If they want your shit they’re going to take unless
you’re man enough to stop them and that includes your woman...or in my
case your man! LOL</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I
finally had to write a book to show my love for these life hardened
men. So, here is a look at my first pirate story A Day on Plunderer's
Pride. I had <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chris Hensworth</b> in mind when I created Captain Hazard and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">L.L. Cool J</b> in mind when I created Nigel, Julian's right hand man in all that he does.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"A pirate’s life is for me!" </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Life
is hard, but worthwhile on the pirate ship Plunderer's Pride. Follow
Captain Julian Hazard and his band of ruffians as they go about their
daily business. As you endure their daily struggles and nightly rewards
you may find that a pirate's life may be for you, too. </span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Excerpt: </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“The men are on standby, Nigel?” he inquired as they walked along the pier. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Julian
knew the answer even as he asked the question. Nigel was an exceptional
quartermaster. He knew what Julian expected from him and his crew and
he had not been disappointed since Nigel officially took the position.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Aye, sir, waiting for my call.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Good man.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
governor’s house was not far from the shoreline but away from the
denser streets filled with taverns, homes, and the noise that filled the
heart of small coastal city. In a short while they were on the stone
pathway that led them directly to the door of his stately two-story
home.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Good day, Captain Hazard. You are expected,” a servant told him. “Please follow me.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
governor was an Englishman with all the comforts his position afforded.
The house was large and immaculately decorated. Crystal chandeliers
hung from the vaulted ceilings, plush crimson carpet covered the floors,
while the walls showed the succession of the men in his family in large
golden frames.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“The governor will be with you shortly.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
oversized room they were left in was scarcely furnished: a few
cushioned chairs and small tables to separate them and a circular
staircase leading to the upper level. The ceilings and walls were as
bejeweled as the rest of the rooms they passed. Captain Hazard looked
around the room, frowning before he turned his gaze to his companion.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nigel
stood unmoving, staring straight ahead. His sturdy legs were spread as
he stood erect with his chest out and hands clasped behind his back. A
light sheen of perspiration glistened faintly on his bald head in the
light of the room. His wide chest rose and fell steadily under the
tattered tan shirt he wore. Julian glanced at Nigel several times as he
paced the floors, admiring his quiet patience. Luckily, before Julian’s
intolerance for waiting wore too thin, he heard the clump of heeled
shoes on the steps. He turned to the sound.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sir William Pendleton
smoothed the ruffles on his pristine white blouse as he descended the
staircase slowly. Two large silver buttons on his abdomen closed the
black satin overcoat that swayed along the back of his calves. He
exaggerated each step, overextending his legs, causing his foot to hit
the stair heavily.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Greetings, Captain Hazard. So good of you to stop by.” His voice was light and jovial.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“I am here at your request, Governor,” he stated just as cheerfully, walking over to meet him.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Quite
so. Well, in that case, I thank you for answering my summons,” the
governor amended, offering the captain a limp wrist handshake. “I am a
blunt man, Captain. I will come right to the point of this meeting. You
have a reputation of attacking other ships, taking whatever riches they
have on board, the crew as well. Is there truth to this accusation?”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Captain
Hazard wrapped his arms around his chest and raised a brow. “Aye. I
take what I want and trade what I don’t need.” Irritation tinged his
voice as he confirmed the allegation without faltering.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
governor raised his hands in surrender. “That is not a criticism, my
good man, by no means. I ask because I am in need of such skills.”
Governor Pendleton produced another scroll from a nearby desk draw.
“This is a Letter of Marque. I would like you to stop a trade ship on
its way back from the Americas. It is a Spanish galleon that makes birth
out of Santa Domingo. It is said that they carry gold, silver, spices,
silks, ivory, and the like. Whatever the cargo is I want it.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Captain Hazard looked over the letter and nodded. “What is my cut?”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Bring me half of the goods, and the other half is yours. That seems fair, does it not?”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hazard thought on his offer. “What of the galleon’s crew?” he asked with a raised brow.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sir
Pendleton waved away his question. “Do what you will with them. Lay
waste to whole lot for all I care. They are of no concern to me, only
the treasure matters. Do we have an agreement?” he asked impatiently.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Captain
Hazard looked over his shoulder at his companion. They had been sailing
together for many years. He could read the man very well. Julian looked
for signs of caution in Nigel’s handsome but blank expression, but saw
none. Satisfied, he re-rolled the scroll and handed it over to Nigel
before turning back to the governor.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Aye, Governor, we have an accord.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Excellent!
My spies tell me that the ship was due to leave the Americas just this
morning in route to Santa Domingo loaded to the brim with my riches. If
you leave with the rising sun you should be able to intercept them as
they move past Cuba toward Haiti. I do not wish them to return to
Hispaniola with riches I have already determined to be mine, Captain
Hazard. Do not disappointment me,” Governor Pendleton added pointedly
with an air of arrogance before turning on his heels to return to the
stairs, abruptly ending their meeting. The captain and his mate left the
room quickly.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Gather the men and meet me on the ship, Nigel. We leave before dawn.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“Aye, sir,” he said, lagging behind him, already in motion to do his bidding.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Find Jaxx at: <a href="http://www.jaxxsteele.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>: <a href="http://www.jaxxsteele.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jaxxsteele" target="_blank">Facebook</a>: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jaxxsteele" target="_blank">Twitter</a>: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Hi everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Jaxx Steele here again to wish you
all a Happy Valentine’s Day. I for one like Valentine’s Day. I have heard many
reasons on how the holiday came to be. Some say the day is a conspiracy made by
the candy company to suck money out of people. Others say its conception came
from honoring a gruesome massacre that happened somewhere. I think that’s kind
of creepy that you would buy gifts for your loved ones to remember a day where
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Anyway, I don’t care where the idea
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the time needed to keep his lover happy came up with a special day he could put
on his calendar and have his secretary remind him to go big with the gifts. LOL
Either way I love it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">I love it so much that I wrote <i>A
Year-long Valentine</i> (inside Reflections of Love anthology available at
Dreamspinners Press), <i>Vegas Valentine</i> (available at Muse it Hot) and <i>Claiming
Cupid. That’s the </i>I’ll be focusing on today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Claiming Cupid is a story is about
that forbidden love. You know the ones that are on the off limits list. The
best friend, best friend’s sister, your play cousin, brother in all but blood,
yeah, all of those people. They’re too close to being family, right? Well,
unfortunately you can’t tell the heart what to do. Even if you tried it’s going
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drama that goes with it. Daniel is sick of hearing about the many episodes with
the fly by night lovers, groupie sex and one night stands Max has had. After
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">I wrote this book to show that
sometimes what you want the most is right in your face, but if you don’t ask,
you don’t get. You know, that whole trees for the forest thing. Here is a peek
inside Claiming Cupid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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‘boyfriends’ dogging him. He thought Max deserved better and wanted him to be
his man so he could treat him better, but he was afraid to jeopardize their
friendship by making any unwanted moves on. When Max broke up with his latest
lover the day before Valentine’s Day, Daniel could take it no more. He put a
plan of action in place to claim and protect the heart of his old friend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max chuckled and shook
his head. "Clearly you don't know how fine you are, Danny. You are one of
the most handsome men I have ever seen. That lean swimmer's body of yours makes
everything you wear look sexy. Even what you’ve got on now," he said,
gesturing up and down at the simple blue pajama pants and white tee shirt. Then
he leaned forward on the table and pointed at Daniel. "You know, I always
thought you had the same kind of eyes as my mother's cat."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Daniel's eyes widened a
bit before he laughed. "No, no I don't. That would be totally
creepy."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max grinned. "Oh,
yes you do. Don't get me wrong: my dislike for cats and the fact I think
they're sneaky doesn't extend to you just because your eyes are similar."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Ooowee, what a
relief!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Yeah, well, don't
get cocky. Yours may be just as brown as your skin, but they're still
feline-shaped. So instead of creepy they make you look…" Max's head tilted
as he scrutinized Danny further. "I don't know… kind of exotic," he
said finally with a shrug. "They look for tall men and you're just as tall
as I am. If you wanted, you could have easily been in front of the camera
instead of behind it." Max turned his attention back to the drawings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Daniel was shocked. Max
had never said he found him attractive. He didn't even know Max looked at him
like that. This news thrilled him and gave him the encouragement he needed to
put his plan into action.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"I have the outfits
for you to wear on your tour. Whenever you're ready to pick them up."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Thanks, man. I'll
come by after lunch today." Max swallowed the rest of his cocoa and
dropped the mug to the table with a soft thud. "Ahh, I love this stuff. Hey,
I have a suggestion. Since we're both solo this Valentine's Day, what's say we
just hang out together? Me and you, Danny. Just two crazy guys." He
rotated his arms in a wide circular motion and bounced in his seat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Daniel went to the
kitchen and took a few deep breaths, then returned with a small pot to refill
Max's cup.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Umm, I may have a
date for Valentine's Day."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max's brows shot up.
"Say what?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Uh-huh, yeah. As a
matter of fact, I wanted to ask you for some advice."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Advice?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Yeah, I need some
ideas on how to nab him. I want to make him my boyfriend instead of just a
friend."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max's expression went
blank. The color drained from his face, leaving his usually perfectly pink lips
a bland pale shade. He lowered his drink to the table with a thud.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Uh, yeah. Sure. I
guess I can do that for you."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Daniel reached out to tap
his friend's hand. "Thanks, Max. You're the best."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Uh-huh. So who is
this guy? Do I know him?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">He gave Max an
exaggerated shrug. "I don't know. You might. You know lots of people,
being a superstar and all."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Whatever,
man." Max leaned back, wrapping his arms around his chest. "Do I know
this guy or not? I don't want you hooking up with some fool just so you can
have a date for Valentine's Day."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max's sharp tone and change
in posture gave Daniel pause. During the course of their friendship, he had
seen Max go through many emotions, except for the one he wanted to see the
most. As he eyed his friend over the small wooden dining room table, Daniel saw
something he didn't recognize. Max's ebony eyes flashed wildly. He couldn't
help but wonder if those shiny black discs looked the same way when they danced
with passion. Max's nostrils flared as his breath filled, and he emptied his
lungs quickly. He was angry, for sure, but if Daniel didn't know better, he
could have sworn there was jealousy underlining it. The thought almost put a
smile on his face. He cleared his throat and averted his eyes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"He's not a bad guy,
Max. We've been friends for a while."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max turned on him with a
scoff. "What does 'a while' mean?" he asked with a raised brow.
"We have been friends for almost ten years and—"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"And what?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max pressed his lips
together into a tight line of defiance. "And— and I know all of your
friends," he said, turning away.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Well, not all of
them. I meet a few people now and then. You know, from the fashion shows. And
the fittings. You're not into all that, and—"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Uh-huh. All right,
I'll give you that. So what's his name?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Daniel blinked as his
mind went blank. "Reggie," he blurted out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"What?" Max
screeched, palming the table. "Reggie? That jerk that works at the
warehouse you get your fabric from?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Shit!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"No, no, not him.
It's a different Reggie," Daniel retracted swiftly. "You don't know
this one."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max returned to his
former position and rolled his eyes. "Uh-huh, and you want my help to snag
him? This other Reggie guy?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"Yeah. I just need a
couple of ideas, maybe even a few position ideas that will take him over the
edge when I do them. I want something more out of our friendship."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">Max's neck turned slowly
to land an icy glare that froze Daniel's blood. His voice lowered to a sinister
level.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"You're <i>fucking </i>this
guy already?"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">"No!" Daniel
said quickly, shaking his palms in the air. His heart thumped behind his chest
at heart-attack rate. "No, nothing like that. Okay, forget the position
thing. Just some advice is all I need."</span></span></div>
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intense and Daniel released the breath he was holding. He felt dizzy with
relief.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Britannic Bold","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A SUMMONER'S
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">AUTHOR: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>by Victoria Danann </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GENRE:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>vampire
romance, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paranormal fantasy</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">RELEASE DATE:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>February 14, 2013</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is the third
installment in a serial saga intended to be read in order.</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">DESCRIPTION:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A secret society, a
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places. Even when you're least expecting it. Even when you're far, far from
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<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Jaxx Steele here to share my pirate book with you, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A Day on Plunderer’s Pride</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I have always loved pirates and cowboys. They are usually tough ruggard men with work hardened bodies by their chosen professions in life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cowboy law is simple and just. “Don’t fuck with mine and I won’t fuck with yours and if you do...I get to kill you.” Simple and to the point. I love that! There are no misunderstandings when a man comes to you like that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A pirate’s code however is a little different, but still I love the simplicity of it. If they want your shit they’re going to take unless you’re man enough to stop them and that includes your woman...or in my case your man! LOL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I finally had to write a book to show my love for these life hardened men. So, here is a look at my first pirate story A Day on Plunderer's Pride. <span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I had <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chris Hensworth</b> in mind when I created Captain Hazard and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">L.L. Cool J</b> in mind when I created Nigel, Julian's right hand man in all that he does.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Life is hard, but worthwhile on the pirate ship Plunderer's Pride. Follow Captain Julian Hazard and his band of ruffians as they go about their daily business. As you endure their daily struggles and nightly rewards you may find that a pirate's life may be for you, too. </span></div>
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“The men are on standby, Nigel?” he inquired as they walked along the pier. <br />
Julian knew the answer even as he asked the question. Nigel was an exceptional quartermaster. He knew what Julian expected from him and his crew and he had not been disappointed since Nigel officially took the position.<br />
“Aye, sir, waiting for my call.”<br />
“Good man.”<br />
The governor’s house was not far from the shoreline but away from the denser streets filled with taverns, homes, and the noise that filled the heart of small coastal city. In a short while they were on the stone pathway that led them directly to the door of his stately two-story home.<br />
“Good day, Captain Hazard. You are expected,” a servant told him. “Please follow me.”<br />
The governor was an Englishman with all the comforts his position afforded. The house was large and immaculately decorated. Crystal chandeliers hung from the vaulted ceilings, plush crimson carpet covered the floors, while the walls showed the succession of the men in his family in large golden frames.<br />
“The governor will be with you shortly.”<br />
The oversized room they were left in was scarcely furnished: a few cushioned chairs and small tables to separate them and a circular staircase leading to the upper level. The ceilings and walls were as bejeweled as the rest of the rooms they passed. Captain Hazard looked around the room, frowning before he turned his gaze to his companion.<br />
Nigel stood unmoving, staring straight ahead. His sturdy legs were spread as he stood erect with his chest out and hands clasped behind his back. A light sheen of perspiration glistened faintly on his bald head in the light of the room. His wide chest rose and fell steadily under the tattered tan shirt he wore. Julian glanced at Nigel several times as he paced the floors, admiring his quiet patience. Luckily, before Julian’s intolerance for waiting wore too thin, he heard the clump of heeled shoes on the steps. He turned to the sound.<br />
Sir William Pendleton smoothed the ruffles on his pristine white blouse as he descended the staircase slowly. Two large silver buttons on his abdomen closed the black satin overcoat that swayed along the back of his calves. He exaggerated each step, overextending his legs, causing his foot to hit the stair heavily.<br />
“Greetings, Captain Hazard. So good of you to stop by.” His voice was light and jovial.<br />
“I am here at your request, Governor,” he stated just as cheerfully, walking over to meet him.<br />
“Quite so. Well, in that case, I thank you for answering my summons,” the governor amended, offering the captain a limp wrist handshake. “I am a blunt man, Captain. I will come right to the point of this meeting. You have a reputation of attacking other ships, taking whatever riches they have on board, the crew as well. Is there truth to this accusation?”<br />
Captain Hazard wrapped his arms around his chest and raised a brow. “Aye. I take what I want and trade what I don’t need.” Irritation tinged his voice as he confirmed the allegation without faltering.<br />
The governor raised his hands in surrender. “That is not a criticism, my good man, by no means. I ask because I am in need of such skills.” Governor Pendleton produced another scroll from a nearby desk draw. “This is a Letter of Marque. I would like you to stop a trade ship on its way back from the Americas. It is a Spanish galleon that makes birth out of Santa Domingo. It is said that they carry gold, silver, spices, silks, ivory, and the like. Whatever the cargo is I want it.”<br />
Captain Hazard looked over the letter and nodded. “What is my cut?”<br />
“Bring me half of the goods, and the other half is yours. That seems fair, does it not?”<br />
Hazard thought on his offer. “What of the galleon’s crew?” he asked with a raised brow.<br />
Sir Pendleton waved away his question. “Do what you will with them. Lay waste to whole lot for all I care. They are of no concern to me, only the treasure matters. Do we have an agreement?” he asked impatiently.<br />
Captain Hazard looked over his shoulder at his companion. They had been sailing together for many years. He could read the man very well. Julian looked for signs of caution in Nigel’s handsome but blank expression, but saw none. Satisfied, he re-rolled the scroll and handed it over to Nigel before turning back to the governor.<br />
“Aye, Governor, we have an accord.”<br />
“Excellent! My spies tell me that the ship was due to leave the Americas just this morning in route to Santa Domingo loaded to the brim with my riches. If you leave with the rising sun you should be able to intercept them as they move past Cuba toward Haiti. I do not wish them to return to Hispaniola with riches I have already determined to be mine, Captain Hazard. Do not disappointment me,” Governor Pendleton added pointedly with an air of arrogance before turning on his heels to return to the stairs, abruptly ending their meeting. The captain and his mate left the room quickly.<br />
“Gather the men and meet me on the ship, Nigel. We leave before dawn.”<br />
“Aye, sir,” he said, lagging behind him, already in motion to do his bidding.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am Jaxx Steele author of gay romance. All of my books have happy endings thus you are in the right place! Today I would like to share my first love story, And then there was Anthony. </span><br />
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is not my first romance of course, but it is my first real love story. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love story...Romance...aren't they the same thing?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m
glad you asked the question, wonderful follower of the Happy Endings Hop. I
don’t know if there is a standard text book difference between the two or
anything, but here is Jaxx Steele’s idea of what the difference is.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love Story: </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has
the intenseness of the chase with seduction and romance galore. Throughout the
story the relationship builds in crescendo until it is culminated by the couple
getting together in a serious stress relieving love making scene thus ending
the soy on a high note.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Erotic
Romance:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
‘story’ is about them overcoming said disaster so that they can be together in
the end. The book has the intenseness of the chase with the seduction and
romance, too, but the aggressor catches his intended lover. All is well for a
time and then some catastrophe comes to try to break them up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Now,
like I said, I don’t know if that is how it is commonly done, but that is the
definition that I use when I write. Anthony, of course fits under the love
story umbrella. I really liked doing it. I loved how Luke came to the
realization that he didn’t have to be alone. Anthony won his trust and then got
the man he wanted. A happy ending is always a good thing. I love them and I do
them.</span></div>
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the death of his lover, Luke Finley took dating off his list of things
to do. When he met Anthony Dixon, Luke found it difficult to keep the
handsome man safely on the friend list. Will Luke to let the ghosts from
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Twisting the last ball
of dough into a braided donut, he shoved the tray into the oven and turned the
timer. Stepping on the pedal at the sink, he washed his hands and left the
kitchen. Luke sat heavily in the chair in his office and picked up the phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“This is Luke Finley.
How can I help you?” he asked tucking the receiver between his shoulder and
ear. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Luke, what the hell!
Where are you?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke recognized the
panic stricken voice of his friend immediately. He chuckled pulling the towel
from his other shoulder and dried his hands.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“What do you mean
where am I? Duh! I’m at the store. You just called me, Nick.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Nick sputtered. “I
know that, man, but you’re not supposed to be at the bakery you’re supposed to
be here with me at Dixon Web Designs,” he said in an urgent whisper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke’s brows scrunched
in confusion. “What? Why?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Nick groaned in his
ear. “Dude, tell me you didn’t forget.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Uhh…”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Luke…the meeting.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke’s confusion kept
him silent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“The meeting, man…with
Anthony Dixon, the computer guy.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">More silence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“For the website!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Oh!” Luke exclaimed
as comprehension dawned. “Yeah, I remember that, but why are you there now?
That meeting isn’t until the twenty-second.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Today <em><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">is</span></em> the
twenty-second, Luke. You were supposed to be here an hour ago.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke’s eyes widened.
He swiveled in his chair to face the calendar on the wall. There were scribbles
in the twenty-second’s box. On closer inspection he saw it was his handwriting
reminding him of said appointment. The event clearly had slipped his mind. He
couldn’t even remember the last time he looked at the calendar. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Shit! Is he still
there? I can come right now.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Yeah, man, you’re
good, just get your butt down here.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“All right. Stall for
me. I’ll be there soon as I can.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke hung the phone up
and jerked from the chair. “Sandy, I need a sunrise basket quick,” he ordered
rushing pass her. “I’ll be back for it.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Okay,” came her
reply.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke was never so glad
to live so close to his store. He had walked on many occasions when the weather
permitted. It took him mere minutes to drive home. Rushing through his door he
snatched a burgundy button down from his closet and tossed it into the dryer
then changed from his jeans into a pair of khaki’s. Luke was changed, back at
the store and heading down the block in just over half an hour. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Dixon Web Designs was
located in a strip mall about five miles down the road from his establishment.
Luke spotted his friend sitting at a table in the back of the small office with
another man who had his back to the door. Nick saw him at the door and waved
him over. Luke smiled, smoothed his shirt, took a deep breath and approached. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The man sitting with
Nick turned around and Luke stopped in his tracks. He managed to keep his mouth
from dropping opening but could not swallow the gasp that escaped. The computer
guy had the brightest, most sparkling brown eyes Luke had ever seen. It was
like looking into a cup of freshly poured Coca Cola sitting in the sunlight.
The man landed a deliberate gaze on him. It felt like a physical touch gliding
over Luke’s skin. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">He and Nick stood to
greet him. Looking at the stranger’s masculine features, everything around Luke
seemed to fade. There was no hair on his strong looking, square jaw or around
his fill lips. It made the dimple in his chin prominent when he smiled. Most
men were taller than Luke’s five foot six inches, but this Anthony Dixon was
massive. Nick stood six foot two and even he had to look up to the man. His
broad shoulders and muscular stature could not be hidden beneath the expensive
looking suit he wore. The jet black material over the beige shirt fitted him
too well to be off the rack and complimented his caramel skin tone beautifully.
Luke swallowed to wet his suddenly dry mouth then attempted to gather his wits
before he continued across the room. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Luke, I’m glad you
made it, man,” Nick greeted patting him on the shoulder. “Luke Finley, this is
Anthony Dixon, owner of Dixon Web Designs” he added extending his hand to the
stranger.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke took the
stranger’s out stretched hand. Anthony’s grip was warm and firm. The skin on
skin contact sent tingles up Luke’s arm as Anthony jerked it up and down. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“It’s a pleasure to
meet you, Luke.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Anthony’s voice was
smooth and baritone. It vibrated over Luke’s skin sending an erotic pulse to
his groin and lightening strikes of pleasure to his nipples. The realization of
that surprised him. No one’s voice had ever turned him on before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“I– I apologize for
the delay. Thank you for waiting for me, Mr. Dixon.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“It was no problem and
please, call me Anthony. I think that’s okay if we’re going to be working
together,” Anthony mentioned offering him a seat. “Any friend of Nick’s is a
friend of mine.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">The three men sat down
and Luke put the basket in the center of the table. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“I brought a peace
offering. Is it alright that we eat as we talk?” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Of course. This
doesn’t have to be a formal meeting if you’re not comfortable with that kind of
scene. I want to make this as easy for you as possible.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Thanks. I must admit
that I’m very techy at all that’s why I asked Nick to find me someone to help.
He knows all about that kind of stuff.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Anthony crooned his
head looking into the basket. “Are these from Morning Glory down on Eighth
Street?” he asked removing a danish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Yes, that’s my shop.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Anthony’s face lit up.
His eyes danced happily and an exuberant grin spread across his face. Luke’s
heart fluttered at the sight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Really? I love that
place. Making a website for you will be easier than I thought,” he muttered
opening his laptop.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Nick didn’t tell you
I owned Morning Glory?” Luke asked turning an accusing eye to his friend.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“When I set up the
meeting I just gave Anthony the basics. I had a friend that wanted a website
for his business and that you were in the food industry,” Nick supplied with a
shrug.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke nodded then
turned back to Anthony. He held the cheese danish between his lips as he typed.
Taking a bite he used one hand to finish what he was doing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Mmm, these are so
good, my favorite actually. I used to stop by your place on the way to work to
get one every morning.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke’s eyes widened.
“Really? When was that? I never saw you. I wouldn’t have missed someone like
you in my store.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Anthony’s eyes shifted
toward him. A rush of heat quickly filled Luke’s cheeks. He made the attempt to
fumble out a retraction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“No!” he said shaking
his hand. “I just mean I wouldn’t have missed a man as big you.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">An amused smile
touched Anthony’s lips as he turned to fully face Luke.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">“Wait! That’s not what
I wanted to say,” Luke rushed out. “I’m just trying to say that I usually notice
when good looking men come into my store,” he expressed more slowly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Luke gasped then
pressed his lips together and groaned. His eyes closed as he sighed. </span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">Just shoot me.</span></em>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Jaxx Steele back atcha wishing you Happy Holidays
once more and to share with you my love for older men! This blog will focus on <b><i><span style="color: red;">Hosting for the Holidays! </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">I have always adored older men. You know the
ones I’m talking about. The men that are aging like fine wine. Getting sexier
as time passes. The <b><i>Sean Connerys, Mark Harmons, Samuel Jacksons, Denzel
Washingtons, Antonio Banderas’ and one of my favorites, the late Ricardo
Montalbans </i></b>in the world.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Disclaimer:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"> These are the personal opinions of Jaxx Steele and not necessarily
shared by the good people at Close Encounters with the Night Kind!</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Garamond; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"> </span></div>
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observed….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">The physical beauty of a young man is surely one
of his prize possessions. I mean, who doesn't walk along the beach just to see
those lovely hard bodies, burned to a golden glow by the sun, glistening with a
sheen of perspiration, flexing beautifully in the bright July heat? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">0-0 <b>*ahem*</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Sorry about that. I got lost
in the visual of all that and lost my train of thought.<b> </b>Now where was I? Oh yes…as I was saying. That's
all good, but it takes more than a pretty face, doesn’t it? I am not trying to
bash younger men, but if physical beauty fades with time and that’s all you
have, well… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">An older man who is healthy in mind and
conscience of his physical health can be just as visually beautiful! Father
Time has been kind to his body because he remains active. He may not possess
that six pack he used to at twenty five, but as he hovers around fifty he is in
good shape and shows appreciation for <i>your</i> six pack! And Lordy! Let’s
not forget there are still a few out there who <i>do</i> have the body they had
at twenty five! He appreciates the days he has and lives them to the fullest.
His graying hair looks distinguished on him and ups his sexiness tenfold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">I also love the fact that he is confident about
who he is. Educated, intelligent and worldly is a major turn on! He has no
problem teaching you what he knows and welcomes the challenge of learning new
things from you. Ahhh, yes, what can I say? I love them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Hosting for the Holidays</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"> starts at Christmas and ends New Years night. It is a May-December
romance that celebrates the beauty of the older man.</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Garamond; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> Though Chad calls his lover Daddy, it is a term of endearment not a designation. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"> Here’s a peek.
Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Hector had chosen the Christmas time for his young lover, Chad, to
meet his best friends for the first time. Christmas Eve dinner went well and
Chad felt he had made a group of new friends. To celebrate New Year's Eve Chad
made special plans for him and Hector, but will the impromptu appearance by their
friends threatened to ruin his big surprise?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“So Santa, do you have enough time to hang around and play with my
sweet little Chad?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Santa’s laugh was far from his famously known ‘ho-ho-ho’, but it did
have joy in it. “If I can stay up all night delivering Christmas gifts to good
little children around the world, surely I have enough time and strength to
fuck the both of you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Santa’s voice was deep and silky sending waves of sensual vibrations
down Chad’s back. Santa kicked his boots off and removed the pants before he
reached down to yank the glittery white cloth from underneath the tree. He
walked to the fireplace wearing only his hat and jacket as the lights from the
tree flickered teasingly across his tight muscular butt. Lowering himself onto
the carpet, he spread out the cloth and discarded his red velvet coat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Have you been a good boy, Chad?” he asked stroking his cock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Chad swallowed loudly. “Yes, Santa, I have been very good.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Are you a good lay, too?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">The carnal question made Chad’s cock bob in his hand and a shudder
run down his back. He looked up at Hector and his love smiled approvingly at
him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Oh yes, I am very good,” he answered, turning his attention back to
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Santa lay back on top of the tree skirt in front of the roaring fire.
The light of the dancing flames made his dark skin glow like polished copper.
His impressive piece was full as his hand twisted and turned over the gleaming
chocolate head. Hundreds of Christmas cards with Santa, Kris Kringle, St. Nick
and a slew of other renditions of the same man flashed through Chad’s mind.
None could hold a candle to how good this dark, delicious man looked stretched
out leisurely before their fireplace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Then come ride Santa’s cock with that tight little ass of yours.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Chad didn’t hesitate to answer his call. He wanted more than anything
to ride Santa’s big dick and so did his daddy. He straddled Santa’s lap
pressing his hands to his broad shoulders for leverage. Leaning forward he let
Santa position his staff in place, and then he pressed down until it
disappeared inside of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">His eyes closed as he planted his knees on the carpet and rocked
slowly back and forth over the bulging head. Chad pressed his lips together to
muffle a moan. His face twisted in obvious pleasure. Still gripping Santa’s
shoulders, Chad bounced his ass over the thick organ, arching his back with
rhythmic thrusts of his hips, to bring them both optimal pleasure. Santa
grasped Chad’s hips, slamming onto his cock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Shit! He works you like this every night, Old School?” Santa asked
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Hector let out a lusty laugh and came closer to them. “Not <i>every </i>night,
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Jaxx Steele here to wish you Happy Holidays and
to share another one of my Christmas stories with you: <b><i><span style="color: red;">The
Gift That Keeps on Giving!</span></i></b></span></div>
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My books are kind of like my children. I know you’re not supposed to have favs
among your children, but even though you love them all the same there has to be
a time when you like one more than the other. Come on, where are all the parents?
You guys know I know what I’m talking about. </span></div>
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ones we may know or even your own. Lovell comes home every holiday to spend
time with his sister and mom even though they drive him crazy. They have their
traditions and yearly fights over the same things and depart a loving family
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because of a personal defect. His job as owner of an internet website that
hooks up other people enables that because he has lots of online friends, but
none in the real world. He comes home every Christmas to get away from the
hustle and bustle the season brings to a big city to have a little peace in a
quiet suburb. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">This story is meant to remind us all that sometimes—just
sometimes—the people who know you best <i>really do</i> know what’s best for
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he met Avery Lockhart. He had made up his mind a long time ago that when he got
into another relationship it was going to last. Avery was perfect for him
everything he could ask for in a man. He was handsome, educated, sexy,
available and totally interested in him. The only thing was Lovell lived in the
city and Avery lived in his home town. Would the distance and fear of being a
holiday booty call be enough to keep them apart when all they wanted to do was
be together? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“You know, if you spent more time with live
people your manners would be better.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He looked up at her as he chewed, but didn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t reply. They ate silently for a few moments before she spoke again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“So, I heard that you met Avery over at the
store.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Uh-huh,” he said between bites of chicken. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">She picked up her mug. “So what did you think?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He blew the steam off the top of his own mug
before taking a long gulp. “He was nice.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Uh-huh, well I think he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s a cutie. Don’t you think so?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“He</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s alright.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Good, I</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">m glad you
approve. I was thinking of asking him out.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Lovell almost choked on his last bite of food.
“You were what? No, no, Andie, I-- I don</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t think that</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s a good idea.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Well, why not? He</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s single,
handsome, has a job and he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s an educated man. That makes him prime eligible
bachelor material. A woman doesn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t run across a
good man like that every day, you know.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Don</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t you think I
should nab him before someone else does?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“I-- I, well, Andie,” he paused not knowing what
to say. “What if you</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">re not his type?” he blurted out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">His sister laughed. “Believe me, honey, I can be
whatever type he will need. That will not be an issue.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">She stood and took their plates to the sink and
used the small pot on the stove to refill his mug. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Lovell, will you be up for a while?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He nodded blowing and then sipping from his mug
again. “Mmm hmm.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Well, I have secret Santa gifts for my
co-workers and all the gifts for the children on the burn unit to wrap still. I
knew I wouldn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t have time to pick up some more wrapping paper from the store so I
asked Avery to deliver them here.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He put his mug down with a thud. <i>Avery is
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“I have to go to work in a bit so I can</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t wait.” </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">She didn’t just say Avery was coming here…did
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“Maybe you can put in the good word for me while
he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s here.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Lovell picked up his mug and emptied it in one
gulp to wet his dry mouth ignoring the heat. “Wouldn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t it be easier if I just go pick those things up for you, Andie,
instead of him coming here?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">“It</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">s too late for
that now, Lovell. I called this morning while you were asleep and he said he</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">d be here after Mr. Brent returned from his lunch break.” She looked
at her watch. “I have to go. There are some leftovers in there if you get
hungry again.” She kissed the top of his head and left him alone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He wanted to see Avery again more than anything,
but his sister was interested in him, too. What if he really wasn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t interested in Lovell? He could have just read the signs wrong and
Avery was just being nice to him. If Avery was really interested in Andie and
not him, well… Well, it didn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t matter. He lived in the city and his sister
was here in town. If it worked out between her and Avery, well, then good for
her. She deserved a good guy like Avery and she was right. He was handsome, and
nice, and sexy, and he had a good job…nice butt…and a bulge in front of his
pants looked more than adequate. Who didn</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">t want a man like
that? He sighed looking at the clock over the stove and then headed for his
room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He hoped a long hot shower would wash away all
the crazy ideas floating in his head. The water felt good. He stood beneath it
for what seemed like hours and it almost worked. All thoughts went down the
drain save one: <i>I wonder what Avery would look like with this water washing
over him? </i>He shook his head hard to dislodge the lone thought and then
turned the water off. Stepping out he wrapped a towel around his waist and
heard the banging at the door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">He ran from the bathroom to the living room and
swung open the door. </span></div>
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waiting in the cold for.”</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">The Gift that Keeps on Giving</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"> is available at<b><i> </i></b><a href="http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=44&products_id=92" target="_blank">Red Rose Publishing</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Hoppers!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome to Candy Cane Kink! I love this time of year. Everyone wants peace and love for their fellow man, <i>cookies</i> are freely passed around (I love cookies) and no other time do strangers say hello and great you well wishes for the new year. I enjoy Christmas time so much I have written 3 Christmas stories with several more to come. I will share a different one with you during this hop. <span style="color: red;">Leave your comments below and be entered into the pot to win one of my Christmas stories. <b>Commentors choice<span style="font-size: small;">! So come back on the 17th and the 21st for a greater chance at winning.</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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It was Christmas time again and Evan was celebrating the same ole way.
Not hanging with the fellas or enjoying a secret Santa exchange at a
party, but back at his sister's house. This year, however, would be a
little different for Evan. This year he would learn that being a Good
Samaritan had tangible benefits as well.<br />
<br />
<b>Excerpt:</b><br />
<br />
“Holy shit!” Evan said in a shushed whisper as his cup made a thud on
the counter. “That’s Mimi’s boyfriend? Hell! Ray wasn’t even that cute.”
He opened the cabinet and shifted the contents about until he found one
that resembled his own. “She said she was going to see him tonight, so
why would she leave before he even got here?” He snatched a paper towel
from the nearby spool to remove any water spots. “What the hell am I
supposed to do with him until she gets back?”<br />
<br />
Evan moved to the freezer and dropped two ice cubes into the glass.<br />
<br />
He grabbed the other ingredients from the refrigerator to make the man’s
drink and retrieved a fresh bottle of cognac from an adjacent cupboard
to finish it off. Before leaving the kitchen, Evan refilled his cup and
gulped down the amber liquor, then poured more. The swing door leading
to the living room was only partially open when Evan reversed and went
back to the counter. He put the drinks down and pulled his phone from
his pocket.<br />
<br />
“You have reached Mariah. I can’t get to the phone, but if you leave your name and a brief message—”<br />
<br />
“Great.”<br />
<br />
Evan closed his phone and stuffed it back into his pocket before the
message finished. He shook his head and left with the drinks. “Sorry it
took so long, Nikolai. I had to find something to mix your drink with. I
hope eggnog is all right. I even added some extra cinnamon to it to
boost the flavor,” Evan explained handing him one of the snifters.<br />
<br />
“Yeah, nog is fine. Thank you.”<br />
<br />
Nikolai sat in the other high backed chair. He had taken off his coat,
and seemed relaxed with his right boot resting on his left knee.
Nikolai’s position gave Evan a good view of his the bulge in front of
his jeans. The blue button down shirt he wore tucked neatly into the
waist was separated by a large belt buckle with a Batman symbol on it.
Small tuffs of blond curls peeked out the top of the collar. The same
blond hair covered his head in a short neat cut that gave him a sweet
boyish look. Evan turned away from him and returned to his chair.<br />
<br />
“This is really good. Thanks, uhh...”<br />
<br />
“I’m sorry, Nikolai. My name is Evan. I’m Mariah’s brother.”<br />
<br />
Evan leaned forward and the tingle in his hand intensified when Nikolai
grasped it in a firm handshake. He looked up from their hands and
Nikolai’s gaze locked onto his. Nikolai’s eyes were blue and extremely
intense. They bore into his core, pulling on something very primal deep
inside of him.<br />
<br />
“Nice to meet you, Evan. I didn’t even know Mariah had a brother.”<br />
<br />
“Well she just told me about you, so she probably just hasn’t had the chance to mention me.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, I guess so. But you know,” he paused to pull Evan closer to him,
“now that you’ve said something I do see a family resemblance.”<br />
<br />
“Really? Most people who knew our parents said Mariah looked more like our father and I resembled our mother.”<br />
<br />
“Well I don’t know about that, but I do see that you guys have the same beautiful eyes. Whose feature is that?”<br />
<br />
“Uh, well, that would be my father. He was the one with the dark eyes.”<br />
<br />
“Dark? I’d say that was an understatement.” He ogled Evan further.<br />
<br />
“Your eyes are as dark as the night sky. They even sparkle when you speak, as if there were stars there.”<br />
<br />
Evan looked down at his hand. Nikolai had squeezed it gently as he
spoke. The pressure sent a shock to his loins awakening them
immediately. Slowly he pulled his hand out of Nikolai’s and sat back in
his chair. Evan reluctantly took a closer look of the man out the corner
of his eye. Nikolai had leaned forward to rest on his knees as he
indulged in his drink.<br />
<br />
The fire lit the room enough for him to get a good look at him. The man
was fine as hell and the crackling light emphasized his handsome
features. Red, blue and green Christmas lights flashed on and off over
his white skin accentuating his strong Russian nose, angular jaw line
and slender lips. Flames danced invitingly in his gaze. Evan could have
sworn he saw a spark of lust in those brilliant blue eyes that focused
on him. He hid a disbelieving snicker in his glass.<br />
<br />
<i>Must be the liquor talking to me. Why would Mariah’s new boyfriend be looking at me with interest in his eyes?</i><br />
<br />
Evan cleared his throat and tore his eyes away. He sipped from his glass
then gestured toward him. “So Nikolai, tell me a little about
yourself.”<br />
<br />
“Well, I just recently moved to this pleasant little town of yours, and I
think I like it. It’s big change from Chicago, but I’m getting used to
it. I’m thirty-three years old, six foot two and a hundred and
eighty-five pounds. My favorite color is brown, my favorite food is
homemade macaroni and cheese with bacon bits in it and I’m a Leo. Did I
leave anything out?” Nikolai asked with a laughing grin.<br />
<br />
Evan chuckled in his cup before taking a drink. “That’s funny, but I
meant stuff like, where did you and my sister meet or what do you guys
like to do together. You know, stuff like that about you.”<br />
<br />
“Oh. Well, when you ask me a question you need to be more specific and less sexy. It distracted me.”<br />
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