First Impressions
by Jay Hogan
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GENRE: M/M Romance
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BLURB:
Michael:
Two years ago I made a mistake, a big one, and then I threw in another couple just for good measure. I screwed up my life big time but I made it through. I was lucky.
Then I was given the opportunity for a fresh start. Two years in Auckland, NZ, ‘The City of Sails’. Away from the LA gossip, a chance to breathe, to get my life back together.
I grabbed it and packed my new set of golden rules with me.
I don’t do relationships.
I don’t do commitment.
I don’t do white picket fences.
And I especially don’t do arrogant, holier-than-thou, smoking hot K9 officers who walk into my ER and rock my world.
Josh:
The only thing I know for certain about Dr. Michael Oliver is the guy is an arrogant, untrustworthy player, and I’d barely survived the last one of those in my life. Once was more than enough.
The man might be gorgeous but my eleven-year-old daughter takes number one priority and I won’t risk her being hurt, again. I’m a solo dad, a K9 cop and a son to pain in the ass, bigoted parents.
I don’t have time for games.
I don’t have time for taking chances.
I don’t have time for more complications in my life.
And I sure as hell don’t have time for the infuriating Dr. Michael Oliver, however damn sexy he is.
Two years ago I made a mistake, a big one, and then I threw in another couple just for good measure. I screwed up my life big time but I made it through. I was lucky.
Then I was given the opportunity for a fresh start. Two years in Auckland, NZ, ‘The City of Sails’. Away from the LA gossip, a chance to breathe, to get my life back together.
I grabbed it and packed my new set of golden rules with me.
I don’t do relationships.
I don’t do commitment.
I don’t do white picket fences.
And I especially don’t do arrogant, holier-than-thou, smoking hot K9 officers who walk into my ER and rock my world.
Josh:
The only thing I know for certain about Dr. Michael Oliver is the guy is an arrogant, untrustworthy player, and I’d barely survived the last one of those in my life. Once was more than enough.
The man might be gorgeous but my eleven-year-old daughter takes number one priority and I won’t risk her being hurt, again. I’m a solo dad, a K9 cop and a son to pain in the ass, bigoted parents.
I don’t have time for games.
I don’t have time for taking chances.
I don’t have time for more complications in my life.
And I sure as hell don’t have time for the infuriating Dr. Michael Oliver, however damn sexy he is.
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EXCERPT
Josh was
fuming. Fast pitch was one of the few activities he got to enjoy on his own and
now he had to put up with Michael freaking Oliver. Arriving at Kendrick’s he’d
immediately collared Mark at the bar as the guy was buying a round.
“What the
hell, man? Whose idea was it to invite him?”
His friend
plastered a huge grin on his face and held up his hands in surrender. “Nothing
to do with me, mate. Boss man just asked me to deliver him.”
“And you
couldn’t think of any reason that wouldn’t be a good idea?”
“What was I
going to say?” Mark studied his friend. “And honestly, he seems a good guy and
he plays a solid game.”
“I don’t
give a flying fuck if he plays like Nathan Nukunuku, he’s an asshole.”
“Funny,
that’s what he called you.”
“Wait. He
called me an asshole?”
Mark
snorted. “Lighten up, Josh. Anyone would think you actually liked the guy.”
“Fuck off.”
Mark
whacked him on the back of his head.
“Ow,” Josh
protested.
“Suck it
up. You deserved it. So, the guy was cruising, so what? Oh. My. God. What a
scandal. And he even got lucky with a gorgeous young man, well good for him.
It’s not a crime. And besides, he’s hot. And he hit on you. I would think that
was reassuring, that you haven’t lost it. You’re both obviously hot for each
other.”
“I’m a
father of an eleven-year-old girl.”
“And that
came with getting your dick cut off, did it?”
“You
wouldn’t understand,” Josh dismissed the comment.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Jay is a New Zealand author writing in the LGBTQIA genre in MM
Romance and Fantasy.
She
has travelled extensively and lived in many places including the US, Canada,
France, Australia and South Korea, and loves to add experiences from these
adventures into her writing.
She
is a cat aficionado especially of Maine Coons, and an avid dog lover (but don’t
tell the cat). She loves to cook- pretty damn good, loves to sing - pretty damn
average, and as for parenting a gorgeous daughter-well that depends on the day.
She
has lovely complex boys telling sweet sexy stories in her head that demand
attention and a considerable number of words to go with them. Their journeys
are never straightforward and can even surprise Jay, but the end is always
satisfying.
You
can find her at:
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