Stained
Chris T. Kat
Release date: June 1, 2016
Blurb:
Blair Clark has reached his breaking point.
Forced to leave one job because of sexual harassment, he’s having difficulty
finding another. Since no one believes what happened, Blair’s left with a stain
on his employment record that he can’t get rid of. He’s had to move back home
with his mother. As if that’s not bad enough, he realizes his crush, Travis, is
simply using him. His romantic life looks as hopeless as his job search.
Jack Ross is sure he’ll never find anyone
who’ll love him for who he is. All anyone sees is the port-wine stain on his
left cheek—not the man behind it. Even his mother thinks he should get rid of
it. But the procedure is difficult and painful.
When Blair applies for a secretarial
position with Jack’s firm, both men learn that beauty is, indeed, in the eye of
the beholder. It’ll take a lot of trust to chase away their insecurities, but
if they take a chance on one another, love will find a way.
Categories: Contemporary, M/M
Romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Bree Archer
Excerpt:
“Can’t I?” I gazed into Travis’s brown eyes,
the same eyes I dreamed about at night. In those dreams they were filled with
love, but when I looked now, I only saw cruelty, arrogance, and something more,
something darker I didn’t want to think about.
“No.” Travis snatched my chin, held it
tightly between his big fingers and forced me to keep perfectly still. “No, you
can’t. Choose a manly job and they’ll stop. Keep flaunting your sexuality and
that’s what they’ll do.”
“Flaunting my sexuality? What’s that got to
do with my job?”
“You’re a secretary, for fuck’s sake. It’s a
woman’s job. Now stop adding fuel to the fire and cowboy up.” Travis’s voice
remained low but it held an angry edge to it, one I recognized well.
I dropped my gaze, and a moment later Travis
let go of my chin. Breathing out a sigh of relief, I winced when another guy
asked, “Having trouble keeping the fairy in line?”
“Are you kidding?” Travis replied, puffing
up his chest.
Enough was enough. I bolted up, ready to
leave, when a big hand clamped on my arm. I tugged, but the grip tightened.
Anxiety blossomed into fear, especially when the table dropped into sudden
silence.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Travis
hissed.
My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth,
making it impossible for me to answer. What the hell was wrong with me? Why had
I pursued Travis for so many months? Just because of his looks? Sure, he was
hot, and exactly how I liked my men—big, fair-haired, and brown-eyed. But there
was no love lost between us. Travis would never come out as gay, even though he
liked to fool around with me whenever it was convenient for him.
“Blair, sit your ass down again, you’re
attracting attention.”
When Travis pulled at my arm with more
force, I planted my feet. I didn’t anticipate Travis letting go all of a
sudden, leaving me to stumble backward. I crashed into someone behind me,
taking us both to the ground.
Rolling to my knees and away from whomever
I’d thrown, I apologized, “I’m so sorry. Did I hurt you?”
Heat flooded my cheeks as embarrassment
swept over me. Holding out a hand for the guy I’d tripped, I recoiled when the
man sat up, revealing his face. A gasp tumbled over my lips and I stared
openmouthed. The skin of the man’s left side was stained in red, giving him a
slightly scary appearance, as if he’d been badly burnt.
“I’m fine,” the man said, his brows creasing
in a frown. Obviously he’d seen my reaction and wasn’t too thrilled about it.
I couldn’t help but stare even more. The
man’s dark blue eyes bore right into me, daring me to say anything. The stained
skin drew my attention, no matter how hard I tried to look elsewhere. It looked
so painful, a large blotch of red that started below the man’s eye, covered his
whole cheek, and tapered out at his jawline.
“It’s not contagious, if that’s what you’re
afraid of,” the man said in an icy tone. He rose in one fluid motion, holding
out his hand for me to… to what? Help me up? Why would he do that?
I eyed the outstretched hand, hating myself
for the fear coursing through me. Just when I was about to take the man up on
the offer, two big hands grabbed my waist and hoisted me to my feet.
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Let’s check out this author…
Chris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe,
where she shares a house with her husband of many years and their two children.
She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She
divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping
horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She
enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance.
If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks
or does cross-stitch.
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