Title: Rough Love
Author: Dale Cameron Lowry
Publisher: Torquere Press
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Tags/keywords: #mmromance #shortstory
In April, Torquere Press released Dale Cameron
Lowry’s story “Rough Love,”
an intercultural m/m college romance with a jalapeño heat rating.
To celebrate, Dale is hosting a Rafflecopter
giveaway. The prize is an ebook from Dale’s Torquere backlist! Choose
from Loggerhead, Mi Alma,
or Born of Fire.
Details below.
Summary
College student
Blake thinks his new boyfriend, Michael, doesn’t like French kissing. Michael
thinks Blake doesn’t like rough sex. Neither are virgins, except in the art of
conversation. Can they set things straight before the honeymoon’s over?
Excerpt
I swear I stopped breathing as soon as I
looked up and saw him.
Or rather, his ass. My eyes stopped before
they could go any higher. He was wearing a pair of mustard-colored stretch
jeans with a back seam that perfectly split his behind into two succulent buns
as round and steaming as a pair of dinner rolls fresh out of the oven.
I like to tell people I fell in love with him
at first sight. But let’s be honest: it was pure, unadulterated lust.
Author’s Note
Torquere Press put out a call for short
stories where lovers (or potential) do something foolish or have some sort of
misunderstanding. I write lots of stories about intercultural relationships and
thought it would be interesting to write something where an intercultural
couple has a misunderstanding that isn’t about those
differences, but is somehow related to them in a very roundabout way; that is,
the miscommunication happens because one or both partners make assumptions
about the other influenced by those differences.
At the same time, I didn’t want to write
something heavy. I wanted something that was raucous and super sexy. Our boys
make silly assumptions, don’t communicate those assumptions because they don’t
even realize they’re assumptions, and get into deeper trouble until they
realize that they’re being idiots. (Though one might be more of an idiot than
the other.) But ultimately, they love each other, and figuring out their miscommunication makes
for a better relationship—and better sexy times.
Where to Buy
You can buy Rough Love wherever
ebooks are sold, including:
Giveaway
You can enter the Rafflecopter here (it closes
at end of day EDT June 4):
Author
Bio and Links
Dale
Cameron Lowry lives in the Upper Midwest with a partner and three cats, one of
whom enjoys eating dish towels, quilts, and wool socks. It’s up to you to guess
whether the fabric eater is one of the cats or the partner. When not busy
mending items destroyed by the aforementioned fabric eater, Dale is a writer
and editor of queer romance and speculative fiction. Previous careers include
sign language linguist, grocery store clerk, journalist, gardener, and camp
counselor—not necessarily in that order. As for favorite time-wasters, high on
the list are Tumblr, studying anatomy, getting annoyed at Duolingo, and reading
fairy tales.
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