High-Sticked (Hot Ice
#5) by Lily Harlem
Erotic Gay Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Release Date: June 21,2013
Heat Level: Sizzling
Word Count: 55,000
Available at:
Ellora’s Cave - http://www.ellorascave.com/high-sticked.html
Description:
Dating
Todd “Pretty” Carty was a trailblazing, headline-grabbing ride that shocked and
divided a team, a sport and a nation. While controversy ruled, our feelings
exploded and we couldn’t deny the desire that sizzled between us. Nothing,
however, was easy outside the bedroom. Not when my world-class, fearless
athlete wanted to shout from Everest that he was in love with another man.
But
laying my heart on the line and having my picture dominating the papers was
worth it. Everything about Todd turned me on. His bold hockey skills, his
courageous attitude and the way he melted in my arms when I kissed him. I
melted too, because he knew how to press my buttons, remind me of the man I
used to be and take me to those places where ecstasy ruled.
The
world might have trouble accepting us, but we’d committed to each other, mind,
body and soul, and nothing could change that.
Warning: This title is intended for
readers over the age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes and/or situations
and adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.
Teaser Excerpt:
Excerpt
#1 - Mild
Finally I came to the last picture. It was
another of Gareth and Joel, and one I’d captured spontaneously although the
viewer could be mistaken for thinking it was staged. It replicated a famous WW2
picture of a GI kissing a girl in Times Square , tipping her back and
devouring her mouth in the most unchaste of ways. My picture had been taken on
New Year’s Eve when we’d been out having fun. At the stroke of midnight, Joel
had grabbed Gareth, dropped him over his arm and kissed him. Camera always at
the ready, I’d captured the shot—ticker tape fluttering around them, people
celebrating, lights and noise bursting from the frame. But the real beauty was
how they were totally lost in each other, oblivious to everything else. The
kiss transported them to their own perfect time and place—a whole year of fun
to look forward to, a whole previous year of wondrous times to look back on.
A flush of envy washed over me. It often did
when I looked at that shot. “So that’s it,” I said, clearing my throat. “My
exhibition is a collection of portraits and landscapes, places I enjoy and
people who have stood by me. I’m thrilled the curators at Theodore Gallery
“You mean other than on billboards and
magazines.” He set his bottle on the table.
I laughed. “Yep, other than billboards and
magazines. That’s when I’m being told what to take shots of instead of choosing
my own subject.” Suddenly my words caught in my throat. “I mean, not that I
wouldn’t, I mean, not that I wouldn’t want to take shots of you, obviously,
that was—”
It was his turn to laugh now. “I know what you
mean, don’t stress.”
His body nudged mine as his chest rose and fell.
I quickly shut down the window and flipped the screen shut, tugged out the
memory stick and set it and the laptop on the coffee table.
I sat back and stared at my knees. The
exhibition and Armani should be the main things on my mind right now. But how
could they be when Todd Carty was sitting next to me with his big hand resting
only an inch from mine?
The pale fuzz of his sun-bleached hairs skimming
up the back of his wrist and onto his forearm made me want to stroke, kiss,
lick them. An image of doing so rushed through my mind. Damn, a wave of heat to
my cock warned me of an impending erection. I was such a fool. Why was I even
here, torturing myself like this?
“Matthew,” Todd said.
I turned, saw his keen, intelligent eyes gazing
straight into mine. He was so close I could make out every whisker on his chin,
the delicate shadow within the upper indent of his lip and each individual
eyelash. “What?” I managed, tensing my stomach and resisting the urge to reach
for him, kiss him. Just grab him and make him mine for a few sweeter than sweet
seconds. Hell to the consequences. Hell to the black eye I would no doubt get.
“Matthew, I…” He shook his head and his eyes
narrowed. He lifted his hand and cupped my cheek in his palm, his fingertips
grazing my earlobe and his arm resting down the column of my neck and onto my
collarbone. Jaw set tight he said, “Fuck, I want to kiss you.”
“What?”
“I want to kiss you, right here, right now,” he
said in a strained, dark voice.
“But, I…?”
“Please, don’t question it.” He leaned closer
still. So close his lips were just a hairsbreadth from mine. “It’s just, I’ve
been thinking about it so much, and I have to do it, now.”
His mouth connected with mine, big firm lips
pressing with both hesitation and determination. It was a close-mouthed peck,
not wild, not full of movement, certainly no tongues, but one of the most
sensual kisses of my life.
About the Author:
Lily
Harlem is a multi-published, award winning author of contemporary erotic
romance. She lives in the UK with Mr H
and a bunch of animals, all rescued, and loves to spend her days immersed in
imagination.
Her
books are a mixture of full length novels and short stories, some are one offs,
some are sequels or part of a series (all can be enjoyed as stand-alone reads).
What they each have in common are colourful characters travelling on everyone’s
favourite journey — falling in love. If the story isn’t deliciously romantic
and down and dirty sexy, it won’t be written, at least not by Lily. So with the
bedroom door left well and truly open you are warned to hang on for a steamy,
sensual ride - or rides as the case might be!
Connect with Lily Harlem
Website - http://www.lilyharlem.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lily_harlem
Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/lilyharlem/Pinterest
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1 comment:
Thank you for featuring High-Sticked :-)
Lily x
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