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Say You'll Be Nine
ADULT title
by
Lucy Lennox
Cover Designer: Cate Ashwood
One dilapidated cabin in need of renovation.
Two stubborn men pretending to be a couple.
Three summer months to get the job done.
Four tangled legs in only one bed.
Five cameras catching it all for YouTube.
Six hundred thousand Instagram followers.
Seven nosy family members with Opinions.
Eight thousand reasons they should never fall in love.
Nine million reasons why they will.
Say You'll Be Nine is a standalone novel...
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Excerpt:
Thinking about Cooper though… well, that did something to me. It made me annoyed, mostly, but for some reason that annoyance made itself known through what I’d begun to think of as “angry dick.” Yes, thoughts of arguing with Cooper made me hard. And since I was fixing to spend the entire summer sleeping near, fighting with, and pretending to kiss and hug the man, this was going to be a problem.
“Keep it together,” I grumbled under my breath. Nacho’s ears perked up in the rearview mirror. “Oh, not you, baby. You’re fine. Go back to sleep. Daddy’s just having a sexuality crisis, no big.”
I remembered one time when Cooper was staying over during a spring break, I’d come home late from helping a neighbor fix his tractor shed and run right into Cooper pouring himself a glass of ice water in the darkened kitchen. He’d been standing there in nothing but navy-striped boxer briefs, and I’d stared at him like he was some kind of alien.
“Nine,” he’d said slowly. “Didn’t know you were out this late.”
I’d glanced my fill of his entire body, curious more than anything about what another man outside my family looked like without his clothes on. Since I’d helped my dad on the farm and worked at Walt’s, I hadn’t played school sports and had the locker room experience like some others had.
I remembered the air getting weird between us and his underwear getting bulgier as we stood there. Had it been possible he was getting hard for me? I’d known he was gay, but this was something else.
“Uh, yeah,” I’d croaked. “Was working at the farm next door. Sorry.” I’d scooted past him and raced for my room, kicking myself for apologizing for being in my own damned kitchen. After that, every time I’d seen Cooper I hadn’t been able to help but look at his fly to see if he was getting hard for me again. It had been this inappropriate addiction I’d had that had pissed me the hell off and started the odd discord between us. Was it ego? Did I really care if some gay guy found me attractive?
So yeah. I was sweating buckets and probably going to puke and faint at the same time the minute I saw him at the renovation cabin. Super-duper.
When I finally pulled off the deserted mountain highway and onto the road where the property was located, I finally pulled over and upchucked into the weeds at the side of the forest. Nothing like christening a new place with a little vomit.
Nacho whimpered and whined from the half-open window, so I waved my hand at him to let him know I was still alive. I used some napkins from the side pocket to wipe my mouth and then swished with water from my water bottle. Finally, I popped in some mint gum from the console and tried to take a deep breath. At least now I wasn’t going to puke when I saw Cooper.
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Special excerpt:
I took a sip of my
lemonade. “I just need to know how to work the shower and turn the sofa into a
bed and I’m all set.”
Cooper’s brow crinkled.
“What sofa?”
“You know, RVs always
have like a sofa that turns into an extra bed. Don’t they?”
“Well, maybe. But this
one doesn’t. It has recliners.”
I remembered seeing the
big leather captain’s chairs in front of the flat-screen television. “Shit.
Where am I supposed to sleep?”
He shrugged. “Well, the
banquette turns into a bed for a toddler. I think it’s about five feet long.
Maybe you could try that.”
“I’m six four. Didn’t
you think to ask them for the kind that had an extra bed in it?”
Cooper placed a hand on
his hip. “Yeah. So my boyfriend and I could keep a healthy distance from
each other at night. No, Nine. I didn’t tell them we needed separate beds. I
assume it’s hard enough for the folks at Stallion to believe their beloved
lumberjack poster boy is actually queer, and any evidence to the contrary might
not be a great idea.”
Uh-oh. Now he was
pissed.
“Fine. I’ll sleep
outside.”
His jaw dropped. “I
don’t have fucking rabies, you asshole. It’s a giant king-sized bed. I thought
we could share it. But if you’d rather sleep outside with the wolves and bears,
then by all means.”
Before I knew it, he’d
stormed out.
Shit. I’d only meant
that… I hadn’t wanted to impose on him and assume we’d…
I sighed. The truth
was, there was no way I could imagine myself sharing a bed with Cooper. I
didn’t even want to share a bed with one of my own brothers. How the hell was I
supposed to wake up with morning wood next to a guy who… who… And what if he
had morning wood too? What if our morning woods… touched?
I felt my dick begin to
act out the scenario. Not helpful.
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About Lucy:
After enjoying creative writing as a child, Lucy didn’t write her first novel until she was over 40 years old. Her debut novel, Borrowing Blue, was published in the autumn of 2016. Lucy has an English Literature degree from Vanderbilt University, but that doesn’t hold a candle to the years and years of staying up all night reading tantalizing novels on her own. She has three children, plays tennis, and hates folding laundry. While her husband is no shmoopy romance hero, he is very good at math, cooks a mean lasagne, has gorgeous eyes, looks hot in his business clothes, and makes her laugh every single day.
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My review:
4.5 stars
Say You’ll Be Nine by Lucy Lennox features Isaac Denton
Winshed, who is great at making DIY videos for all kinds of handyman projects,
but not so great at saying no. When he is paired with his brother’s best friend,
Cooper Heath, to work on a renovation project that will be documented on social
media, he discovers that he, too, is a work-in-progress who may have plenty to
learn from as well as teach the other man.
This adult contemporary gay romance is a wonderful feel-good
story that hit all of the right buttons for me. I love stories that feature
humble unassuming characters who find someone who sees and values them, when
all their life they’ve been overlooked. There are multiple tropes that mesh
well, including exploring and expanding one’s sexuality, sibling’s best friend seen
in a new light, forced proximity, a fake relationship that becomes real, gay
for you, noble sacrifices, annoying siblings…well, you get the picture.
The camaraderie that develops, Nacho the dog’s exuberance,
and the fascinating glimpse of social media intersecting with real life all
kept me interested in the story, and the combination of laughter, intensity,
and challenges being met gave me a great sense of satisfaction and made me want
to read even more books by this author. This is theoretically a stand-alone
story, but given that Isaac is one of ten siblings, I hope there will be other
stories about his family even though they are all ostensibly straight. Those in
search of a lovely and fun romance that will lift your spirits should make sure to give
this story a try.
A copy of this story was provided for review
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