Lousy Magnet
(M/M Novella)
A Fun Spaceship Romp!
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Buy Links: (Available August 1st,
2014)
Short Blurb:
A fledgling romance separated by over 790
million miles isn't Lee's worst problem. His best friend turned secret lover
wants to keep their relationship hidden. On a surprise visit home to mars, can
Lee convince his boyfriend that he is worth taking a chance on?
Long Blurb:
Lee and Clint haven't seen each other in over
two years. Ever since Clint was deployed to Saturn's moon Titan, their communication
consisted of short emails and spotty voice messages.
The last leave home didn't leave good memories.
Culminating in a confused and livid family, and the relationship remaining
concealed.
This time can Lee and Clint keep their hands
off each other long enough to solve their festering issues? Or will the past replay itself and Lee will
be left broken-hearted and alone... again.
Author Bio:
After not being able to answer, "What do you want to be
when you grow up?" when she was little, Sally Max decided she wouldn't
settle on just one profession. Instead,
she lives vicariously through her characters on the page, and gets a taste of
every possible scenario she can imagine.
Sally Max currently resides in central Florida with her
fiancé and a rambunctious
black and white tuxedo kitty.
See what Sally is up to at www.sallymax.com
Excerpt:
"It's
been too long." Dolly smiled at him across the table. "What has it
been, two years?" She must have realized the last time they had seen each
other happened to be the same day her brother had shipped out. Glancing down,
as if suddenly aware she had brought up a touchy subject, she fidgeted. Lee
hadn't wanted him to go.
Twenty-two months, two weeks, a handful of
days, but who's counting—
"Something like that," Lee tried to
smile for her but couldn't make it go to his eyes. Instead, he just settled for
a half-crooked grin that he hoped she would read as sincere. "Are you in
town long?"
"You want to get rid of me?" Dolly
teased, placing her hand on his.
Looking down at her small pixie-like hands, Lee
realized they were just smaller versions of Clint's hands. The nail beds were
the same size and shape. Even her cuticles were identical. Clint's hands were
probably calloused and rough from his time away. When Lee looked up at her
face, all he could see were Clint's eyes. How didn't he know that they had the
same eyes? The blue of Earth's oceans matched in those two small globes. A pang
of emotion swept over him and knotted in his stomach. He couldn't identify what
it was. Regret? Longing? Sorrow?
"What's wrong?" Her soft southern
drawl that she would never be rid of seeped out of her words. The same drawl
that flowed from Clint's tongue every time they video messaged.
Tears sprang to his eyes. Lee would never call
himself an emotional man, but at that second in time, he missed Clint with
body, heart, soul, mind—every bit of his being. It went beyond reason, as the
only thing he longed for in the universe was a hug from his fair-haired officer.
"You miss him that much, don't you?"
Dolly asked as though reading his mind.
Lee coughed and blinked furiously. "Excuse
me?"
"Lee Louis Love, I've known you since you
couldn't pronounce my last name correctly and called me Dolly Wafers instead of
Waters. We went to first grade together. I can tell how much you miss
him." She started playing with her fork, then added softly, "We all
do."
"I..." Lee didn't know what to say.
Dolly was one of his best friends growing up, but he had never truly discussed
his relationships with her. Clint and his affair needed to remain a secret.
"So, what brings you to the Moon? I was a little surprised to hear from
you."
"Truthfully?" Dolly asked. The
waitress returned with Dolly's Coke and a Moon brand beer that was fairly
common around the dome.
"Of course." Lee said.
"You."
A bit of beer went down the wrong pipe, and Lee
started coughing. His face felt warm, as he hacked into his hand.
"Excuse me?" he croaked out between
sputters.
"I know you are in love with Clint."
Thanks for having me by! Such a very hot hot hot cover! This is Sally Max, BTW. :-) :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's hot indeed! Congrats, Sally. :)
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