Title: Taste on My Tongue
Author: Beth Bolden
Release Date: August 15th 2017
Genre: MM Contemporary Romance
BLURB Almost pop-star Landon Patton has just turned a corner on the worst two years of his life: dropped by his label and dumped by his ungrateful ex-boyfriend. However, his new agent's brilliant plan for Landon's superstardom doesn’t have anything to do with his music – it’s called Kitchen Wars, and it’s the hottest new reality show on TV. Landon wishes he could have nothing to do with it. Since the first morning he mixed flour and water, Quentin Maxwell knew he wanted to be a baker. After becoming the pastry chef at a popular LA bakery, anyone else might be satisfied. But Quen wants to call his own shots. Going on Kitchen Wars to win the money for his own bakery seems like a huge risk, but maybe it's worth it. They’re an unlikely pair. Landon can’t even figure out how to turn an oven on, while Quentin makes his living with one. But with each passing week on Kitchen Wars, they discover what a great team they make – on set, off set, and between the sheets. Winning should be everything, but what happens when the tastiest pairing is their own?
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EXCERPT
“Thank you,” Quentin says.
“For what?”
Quentin shrugs. “I know today sucked. But thanks for
sticking with it anyway. Just . . .” Quentin hesitates, and Landon can
practically see the wheels in his head turning, as he tries to figure out what
and how much he should say, “this competition means a lot to me. The potential
of my own bakery.”
Landon feels guilt wash over him. He forgets sometimes
how self-focused the world surrounding him can be, and how he can be just as
susceptible as the next thoughtless celebrity.
“I want you to have that,” Landon says. “I really do. I
know that seems crazy. We just met . . .” He doesn’t want to say how strange it
is to have a crush on someone you don’t even know, but it’s the truth.
Fuck it, Landon thinks, he knows anyway.
“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to like you this much,”
Quentin admits in a rush before Landon can even get the words out.
Huh. Well it’s good they’re on the same page. “Me
either,” Landon confides and loves how the smile blooms on Quentin’s face, his
cheeks growing pinker. “I got a bit carried away with it. I’m sorry. But I’m
good now.”
Quentin’s cheeks grow a deeper pink; it’s insanely
endearing. “I did too,” Quentin confesses. “I just hid it better. I don’t want
to get too distracted by it. But it is rather distracting.” His eyes rove up
and down Landon’s form. “Very distracting, if I’m being honest.”
“We’ll just have to focus better,” Landon declares.
“Because you need your bakery and well, I need a career.”
Quentin looks offended. “You have a career! You’re
Landon Patton!” Quentin is maybe the most loyal human on this planet. Landon
didn’t think he could be even more endeared; he was wrong.
“Some career advice,” Landon pontificates dramatically because
this particular part of his confession is a bitter pill to swallow and it’s
hard to say bluntly, especially to someone like Quentin. “Don’t come out of the
closet before all the pretty young girls fall out of love with you. It’s not
good for business.”
Landon should have known better. The sympathy—or maybe
it’s empathy, Landon isn’t quite sure, only that it’s currently tearing a hole
in his heart—in Quentin’s eyes is devastating. “I didn’t realize,” he says
slowly.
Landon can only shrug. “It is what it is,” he explains.
“So basically, I need this too. Probably just as much as you do.”
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About the Author
Beth Bolden lives in Portland, Oregon with her supportive husband and their beloved cat. She wholly believes in Keeping Portland Weird, but wishes she didn't have to make the yearly pilgrimage up to Seattle to watch her Boston Red Sox play baseball. She's a fan of fandoms, and spends too much of her free time on tumblr.
Beth has been writing practically since she learned the alphabet. Unfortunately, her first foray into novel writing, titled Big Bear with Sparkly Earrings, wasn't a bestseller, but hope springs eternal. She's published two novels, The Lucky Charm and Getting Lucky, and a short story, Eye of the Storm. Her next novel, Summer Attractions, will be released in August 2016.
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