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Send Lawyers, Guns, and Roses
Heloise West
Series: Heart and Haven, book two
Release date: April 19, 2016
Wacky author interview blitz!
(Treat it like a
speed question quiz, it hurts less that way – 5 words or less answers only.)
How many pies can you eat in a pie-eating contest?
One!
Your to-do list for the week?
Everything for new book promo.
What did you have for breakfast?
Oatmeal and coffee.
Exactly where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
I totally missed that phenomena and have no clue.
Write the most supernatural story you can think of. (remember
the 5 word limit J)
Brother. Monster. Closet. Three days…
Let’s play marry / f^ck / kill (sci-fi edition) – The Doctor,
James T. Kirk, Captain Mal Reynolds?
Captain Mal, Captain Mal, and I’m a pacifist.
Favorite flavor of yogurt?
Cherry.
If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jellybeans, what would
you do?
Invite a ton of kids to help out and pay them in jellybeans.
What reality show best portrays your life?
I don’t watch and so, again, I have no clue.
What’s your preferred state of undress? (don’t be shy, we’re all
friends here)
Pajama bottoms and a T-shirt.
Blurb:
When Hunter and Alex are given the vacation
of a lifetime, it’s a chance for them to pay attention to romance and get out
of the path of danger. The tiny Caribbean island of Saba is gorgeous, the first
to have marriage equality, and the Sabans are the nicest people on earth.
There’s lots of rum poolside for relaxing
and a room with a mirror on the ceiling for passion. Hot karaoke nights, cold
beer, and new friends.
But their new friends Orfeo and Max, and
Max’s sister Talisha, share a troubling secret. Alex and Hunter want to help.
As a hurricane bears down on them, a dead body surfaces, and a purple backpack
loaded with stolen jewels leads a pair of dangerous men to the island.
Alex would rather poke his own eyes out with
a pointy stick than call on his old enemy Nick Truman for help; he’d also do
anything to keep Hunter out of danger. But even his nemesis can’t reach them
now.
Once again, they only have each other to
depend on as their paradise is about to become hell on earth.
Categories: Contemporary,
Crime Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
83,000 words
Publisher: Loose ID
Cover Artist: Syneca Featherstone
Excerpt:
“Ready? Take the beach bag. I’ll grab the
chairs,” Alex said. “Did you get enough to eat?”
“Yeah. What’s the time?” Hunter slung the
bag over his shoulder.
Alex shrugged. “Who cares? Have a cocktail.
You know, to hydrate and pace yourself for a long day in the sun.”
“Let’s set up camp. Maybe a nap first.”
Their bare feet slapped against the
sun-bleached boards of the footbridge, some of the flowering rainforest
clinging to its edges for the hundred or so feet from the breakfast patio to
the pool. The beach chairs were striped canvas and wood, chaise-style. Alex had
grabbed a matching umbrella for when the sun was directly overhead. He left it
closed, as they had a few hours yet before noon, by the arc of the sun in the
unbelievably blue sky. The poolside held a half dozen chaise lounges and
couples of various ages. They returned languorous, sun-soaked greetings in
English, Dutch, and French as Alex led them to a spot he deemed worthy for
their day in the sun. When the chairs were side by side, the canvas beach bag
between them, Hunter sighed with pleasure, though he was soaked with sweat. He
pulled off his T-shirt. “Do you want to swim first?”
“I’m dying to.” With a wicked grin, Alex
slid his shorts down, the T-shirt hem falling to below his hips.
“Tell me you didn’t get a thing-thong!” God,
they’d laughed together at the online models wearing bathing suits with pockets
for their cocks.
Alex laughed. “No, a Speedo. For you.” He
shrugged out of his T-shirt with an elegant, mouth-watering play of muscles and
skin, and some of the lounging women whistled and clapped for the
navy-and-white-striped Speedo he revealed. Hunter mock-growled and reached out
to grab Alex, but he dashed away and ran along the side of the pool, blond hair
streaming, long, muscular legs eating up the distance to the deep end. He dived
like a happy dolphin into the water. Hunter ran after him and followed with a
hurried, sloppy dive, shocked at the sensation of water as warm as bathwater.
He wanted to melt into it. When he came up for air, hands beneath the water
gripped his calves, and he grabbed a breath before Alex yanked him under. They
wrestled briefly, then surfaced.
“Fantastic!” Alex shook his head briskly to
whip the water from his hair.
Hunter shoved him, threw himself on top of
him, and they went under again.
When they surfaced, Alex said, “We can rent
a sailboat. Or a rowboat and paddle around in the bay. Or fish if you want. Do
you think your leg will hold up to snorkeling?”
“Snorkeling, maybe even scuba.” He’d swim to
the moon to keep Alex happy.
“I was born underwater,” Alex said,
surprising him. “I even had those infant swim lessons.”
“You’re a natural,” Hunter replied. “Aqua
Boy.”
Alex shoved him again; Hunter let himself
fall backward into the water with a huge splash.
They swam for a while, joined by the other
sunbathers when the heat got too intense. Hunter pulled himself from the pool
and sat on the edge, watching Alex do laps. He shaded his eyes against the
fierce touch of the sun. It pressed against his skin despite the
water-resistant sunblock, and he splashed water up and down his arms, chest,
and neck to cool off. Maybe he should have gone tanning like Alex had, because
it hurt to touch his skin already. The water reflected and intensified the sun.
He wasn’t that kind of redhead, but the tropical sun made him feel like one.
Tanning had seemed kind of frou-frou…not for him…but he didn’t want to look
like a strip of bacon at the end of the day either. Sucked it up and endured
the tanning bed.
Alex swam over and pulled his gorgeous body
out of the pool to sit on the edge beside Hunter. “I’m ready for some reading
and napping. Lunch buffet is open until four… What are you laughing at?”
“We must be on vacation if we’re planning
the day around the next meal.”
Alex smiled. “It’s about ten now. We can eat
something light at eleven when they open.” He leaned in close. “If we go up to
the room by noon, we’ll have time to screw our brains out until about two and
have lunch again.”
Hunter nodded. It was all he could do.
“So it’s not meal times we’re planning for,
right?” The sparkle in Alex’s eyes wasn’t about ham sandwiches and fruit salad.
“Did you see the awesome mirror on the ceiling?”
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It’s all about the author…
Heloise West, when not hunched over the
keyboard plotting love and mayhem, dreams about moving to a villa in Tuscany.
She loves history, mysteries, and romance of all flavors. She travels and
gardens with her partner of 10 years, and their home overflows with books,
cats, art, and red wine.
…and stalking them :)
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