Making a Wish by Shawn Lane

BLURB

As a kid, Astronomy professor Marty Brooks kept in touch with a pen pal who lived on the other side of the country. Eventually that pen pal stopped responding to Marty’s letters, which always ended with “Making a Wish” for Marty’s love of space.

Now, as adults, Marty and his brother are big fans of a series of famous Sci-Fi movies. They head to a convention for the movie franchise where they hope to meet the hot actors. Marty is especially interested in meeting an actor he knows is openly gay, but instead he bumps into the star of the movies, Sebastian Lookinland, who is gorgeous and not at all the snob Marty anticipated. They instantly connect and it’s obvious the attraction is mutual.

Before long, Marty learns the world really is small when Sebastian reveals he is actually the pen pal from all those years ago. The men instantly begin an affair, although Marty knows it will end when the convention does. But Sebastian isn’t ready to say goodbye and suggests they stay connected through texts, emails, and weekend get-togethers.

Marty can hardly refuse the offer since his heart is already engaged. Will he make a wish for the relationship to last for more than a few weeks?

EXCERPT

...His expression turned serious. “I don’t make a habit of publicizing my sexuality either way, but I admit most of the time I’m seen at events it’s with a woman on my arm.”

I nodded. “You dated that actress from that popular television series for a while. Ginger something.”

“Ginger Stevens,” he supplied for me. “Yes. We were pretty serious there for a while.”

“Not just publicity?”

“No.” He shook his head. “Truth is, so-called celebrity relationships never last that long. It’s especially bad when both are actors. It adds an element of ego I think that works against it.”

“And now?”

“Now?”

“Are you dating anyone?”

“No, Marty. Do you think I’d invite you up here like this if I was?”

“I’m not really up on celebrity behavior.”

“I’m not just a celebrity to you, though. We were friends once. Weren’t we?”

“Pen pal friends, yeah.” I smiled. “A lot has changed for you.”

“And for you, Marty. You’re some hot college professor now. The stuff of fantasies.”

“Or pornos,” I joked.

“Now you’ve gone and put definite images in my head.” He took his first sip of his brandy since he poured it. “You are really hot. And I don’t think there’s any point in pretending we don’t both know why I asked you up here.”

I licked my suddenly dry lips. “You do get right to the point. Do you prefer Sebastian or Spencer? Privately, I mean.”

“Sebastian. I left Spencer behind.” He put his glass on the coffee table in front of the sofa and got to his feet. He held out his hand for me to grasp, then pulled me up. “Come on.”

Sebastian led me to the bedroom on the right and I had a moment where both the alcohol and the idea that I was about to go to bed with Sebastian Lookinland had my head swimming.

I barely glanced at the room—it was large—with an even larger bed and a bathroom off to the left that I was pretty sure on close inspection would be larger than half my house.

But both of us were interested in the bed at that moment and nothing else. He went to a suitcase he had propped up on one of those folding suitcase stands all hotels had and removed a bottle of lube and a strip of condom packages.

“You come prepared,” I couldn’t help saying.

“Well.” He shrugged. “Does it bother you?”

Sebastian owed me nothing. And anyway, I was benefitting from it, wasn’t I?

“No. The only thing I want to know, am I fucking you or are you fucking me?” My lips curved in an anticipatory smile. “What is your preference?”

“My wish is your command?”

“I’d love to command you...”

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LATEST PAX RELEASE - Perfect Connections

Genres: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance

The titles listed below comprise the Perfect Connections AmberPax™ Collection. Buy all five together and receive a 35% discount! To purchase any of the titles individually, click on the covers below to go to the books' separate pages. 

Making a Wish by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Mates, Inc. by Hurri Cosmo Novella (Gay)

Not Without My Phone! by Heidi Champa Novella (Gay)

Textual Attraction by K-lee Klein Extended Novella (Gay)

Thank You, Ranch Romances by Deirdre O'Dare Novella (Gay)

 

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Making a Wish by Shawn Lane

As a kid, Astronomy professor Marty Brooks kept in touch with a pen pal who lived on the other side of the country. Eventually that pen pal stopped responding to Marty’s letters, which always ended with “Making a Wish” for Marty’s love of space.

Now, as adults, Marty and his brother are big fans of a series of famous Sci-Fi movies. They head to a convention for the movie franchise where they hope to meet the hot actors. Marty is especially interested in meeting an actor he knows is openly gay, but instead he bumps into the star of the movies, Sebastian Lookinland, who is gorgeous and not at all the snob Marty anticipated. They instantly connect and it’s obvious the attraction is mutual.

Before long, Marty learns the world really is small when Sebastian reveals he is actually the pen pal from all those years ago. The men instantly begin an affair, although Marty knows it will end when the convention does. But Sebastian isn’t ready to say goodbye and suggests they stay connected through texts, emails, and weekend get-togethers.

Marty can hardly refuse the offer since his heart is already engaged. Will he make a wish for the relationship to last for more than a few weeks?

Genres: Gay/Contemporary/The Arts/Romantic Comedy
Heat Level: 3
Length: Extended Amber Kiss (15k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...His expression turned serious. “I don’t make a habit of publicizing my sexuality either way, but I admit most of the time I’m seen at events it’s with a woman on my arm.”

I nodded. “You dated that actress from that popular television series for a while. Ginger something.”

“Ginger Stevens,” he supplied for me. “Yes. We were pretty serious there for a while.”

“Not just publicity?”

“No.” He shook his head. “Truth is, so-called celebrity relationships never last that long. It’s especially bad when both are actors. It adds an element of ego I think that works against it.”

“And now?”

“Now?”

“Are you dating anyone?”

“No, Marty. Do you think I’d invite you up here like this if I was?”

“I’m not really up on celebrity behavior.”

“I’m not just a celebrity to you, though. We were friends once. Weren’t we?”

“Pen pal friends, yeah.” I smiled. “A lot has changed for you.”

“And for you, Marty. You’re some hot college professor now. The stuff of fantasies.”

“Or pornos,” I joked.

“Now you’ve gone and put definite images in my head.” He took his first sip of his brandy since he poured it. “You are really hot. And I don’t think there’s any point in pretending we don’t both know why I asked you up here.”

I licked my suddenly dry lips. “You do get right to the point. Do you prefer Sebastian or Spencer? Privately, I mean.”

“Sebastian. I left Spencer behind.” He put his glass on the coffee table in front of the sofa and got to his feet. He held out his hand for me to grasp, then pulled me up. “Come on.”

Sebastian led me to the bedroom on the right and I had a moment where both the alcohol and the idea that I was about to go to bed with Sebastian Lookinland had my head swimming.

I barely glanced at the room—it was large—with an even larger bed and a bathroom off to the left that I was pretty sure on close inspection would be larger than half my house.

But both of us were interested in the bed at that moment and nothing else. He went to a suitcase he had propped up on one of those folding suitcase stands all hotels had and removed a bottle of lube and a strip of condom packages.

“You come prepared,” I couldn’t help saying.

“Well.” He shrugged. “Does it bother you?”

Sebastian owed me nothing. And anyway, I was benefitting from it, wasn’t I?

“No. The only thing I want to know, am I fucking you or are you fucking me?” My lips curved in an anticipatory smile. “What is your preference?”

“My wish is your command?”

“I’d love to command you...”

Unobtainable by Shawn Lane

I’ve wanted to do a detective partners story for a long time. I have actually a longer fiction that I started ages ago and have still never finished and I briefly considered it for the Pax this and just knew I could never get it done in time, thus Unobtainable was written instead.

I was actually listening to Sam Smith’s “I Know I’m Not the Only One” when I came up with the idea and title for “Unobtainable”. Then my fictional California town of Haydon Cliff was born and the story just took over from that.

For “Unobtainable”, I decided to have the closed off Scott O’Hara be the POV character. He is not the open-minded guy he imagines himself to be.  And I knew I wanted to have a multicultural pairing, as I have done in the past, and so Edgar Lopez became Scott’s love interest. After having written so many books I have to get creative with names and I think Edgar really suits the character.

So I hope you enjoy reading about Scott and Edgar and how they navigate their budding relationship. I know I enjoyed writing them. 

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Unobtainable by Shawn Lane is now available at Amber Allure.

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LATEST PAX RELEASE - Strip Away the Badge

Genres: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance

The titles listed below comprise the Strip Away the Badge AmberPax™ Collection. Buy all five together and receive a 35% discount! To purchase any of the titles individually, click on the covers below to go to the books' separate pages. 

Always the Perfect Moment by K-lee Klein Novella (Gay)

A Cop and a Con by Deirdre O'Dare Novella (Gay)

I Love You, Goodbye by A.J. Llewellyn Novella (Gay)

On Bryson by D.J. Manly Extended Novella (Gay)

Unobtainable by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

 

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Unobtainable by Shawn Lane

Scott O’Hara and Edgar Lopez have been partners in the homicide unit of Haydon Cliff’s Police Department for the last couple of years. Edgar is openly gay and a bit of a player. Though Scott is also gay, he keeps it to himself. Even from Edgar. Until one night, a slightly drunk Scott initiates sex between them. Scott doesn’t expect the sex to be repeated. He doesn’t do one-night stands or have casual sex-buddies. But Edgar has other ideas and Scott can’t seem to resist his sexy partner.

While they try to solve the mystery of who is murdering Haydon Cliff’s homeless, they also try to solve the mystery of whether Edgar’s heart can really be unobtainable.

Genres: Gay/Contemporary/Mystery/Detective/Interracial/Multicultural
Heat Level: 3

Length: Extended Amber Kiss (13k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...It had been a long day—they were always long—when I headed out to my car after my shift was over. Edgar had walked out with me and made for his motorcycle.

“Hey, Scott?”

I stopped as I was about to open my car door. “Yeah?”

Edgar looked more than a little uncomfortable. “Want to go get a drink or something?”

And though he’d asked, his expression said that was exactly the last thing he wanted to do. Fortunately I would save him from such a fate.

“Nah, that’s okay. Not much in the mood.” I opened the door. “Catch you later, Edgar. Good night.”

And I got in without giving him a chance for anymore awkward invitations.

I stopped on the way home for a drive-thru fast food dinner. Soon afterward, I and was pulling into my reserved parking space at my apartment complex when I noticed Edgar waiting next to his motorcycle. He was parked in a visitor spot.

“You forget something?” I asked, not bothering to hide my confusion. And perhaps a hint of irritation. Because yeah, I was annoyed that he had just showed up without notice.

Edgar nodded but he didn’t say a word. He just followed me up the stairs to my second floor apartment.

“I didn’t get you anything,” I said, holding up my bag of food as I stuck the key in the lock.

“Not hungry,” was his only response. He seemed impatient, agitated. I wasn’t sure why.

With a shake ofShaking my head, I turned the key in the lock and pushed open the door. Edgar waited for me to precede him, and then he entered the apartment and kicked the door shut behind us. I started to turn away toward the kitchen when he reached for my bag of fast food and tossed it on the nearby hall table where I usually set my keys and mail.

“Hey, what are you—?”

He had me up against the wall, and despite the fact I was the taller one of us, he easily overpowered me with his strength. He grabbed my wrists and held my arms high above my head as he ground the hard bulge in his pants against me.

His lips smothered the protest I was about to make, his tongue thrusting inside my mouth, rubbing against the roof of my mouth before settling into a tangle with mine.

I felt my own cock rise in reaction, pushing against my briefs and zipper of my jeans. He’d somehow managed to trap my legs so I couldn’t move them, because if I had been able to, I would have probably kneed him in the crotch. Because this…this wasn’t supposed to be happening again.

And yet it was...

Just His by Shawn Lane

This month marks the release of my tenth “His” title, Just His. I never expected when I started the His series to get all the way to J to be honest. And I’m not really sure how much longer I can keep up the alphabet His series. But, anyway, I’ve made it here and Just His follows Dr. Geoffrey Spencer to Big Bear where he meets up with the one that got away, Adrian Michels. 

Readers of the His series first met Geoff in Hopefully His and he continued into Impossibly His. Finally he gets his own story at last. Hope you check out how he reconnects with the love of his life, Adrian, if he can convince Adrian to be Just His, of course. 

I’ll be leaving the His story dormant for a while after this one while working on other stories and other worlds, so enjoy! 

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Just His by Shawn Lane is now available at Amber Allure.

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LATEST PAX RELEASE - The Second Time Around

Genres: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance

The titles listed below comprise the The Second Time Around AmberPax™ Collection. Buy all five together and receive a 35% discount! To purchase any of the titles individually, click on the covers below to go to the books' separate pages. 

Just His by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

The Replacement by Christiane France Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Romancing the Nose by A.J. Llewellyn Extended Novella (Gay)

Undeniable by KC Kendricks Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Wild Fragile Vines by Vivien Dean Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

 

In conjunction with our newest release, we will be having a giveaway! Any comment made from today throughout the week (5/10-5/15) will be eligible to win the entire pax collection. A winner will be picked at random on Saturday from all comments received.

Just His by Shawn Lane

(Part of the His series)

After his boss at the hospital suggests he take a sabbatical for a much-needed rest, neurologist Geoff Spencer ends up at his friend’s cabin in Big Bear, California. But to Geoff’s surprise, his former lover is also there—his friend’s brother, the beautiful Adrian Michels, a brooding artist and a “commitment-phobe” who broke Geoff’s heart years earlier before leaving unexpectedly for Europe.

Now, Adrian suggests a no-strings affair while Geoff is with him in Big Bear. Although torn, Geoff eventually agrees. But what he really wants is for Adrian to be his—just his—for eternity...

Genres: Gay/Contemporary/The Arts/Series
Heat Level: 3

Length: Extended Amber Kiss (13k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...Adrian had expected Geoff to be a harder sell for the sex while Geoff was there, but really he shouldn’t have been that surprised. They’d run hot and heavy when they were together. Neither of them had made any secret of their desire for each other.

But Adrian wasn’t sure if Geoff would go for the no-strings. There had been love between them before, and in spite of Adrian breaking it off because they wanted different things at that point in their life, it had never been because he didn’t care about Geoff. He still did, actually. And he was fairly certain Geoff cared about him.

Arousal overruled all reasonable thinking, though, as Geoff’s hand closed around his jean-covered erection. Adrian sucked in a breath.

“You get right to it,” he murmured.

Geoff grinned. “No sense in pretending. We both want this.”

“True. I even thought ahead to bring a small bottle of lube and a condom. They’re in my pocket.”

“I like a man who thinks.”

Adrian smirked. “Really? I thought you liked a man with a nice round ass.”

Geoff laughed. “That, too. And you have a fine one. Too bad you’re still wearing clothes.”

“I’d take them off, but you’re sort of lying on top of me.”

“Good point.” And just like that, Geoff was off him and standing by the couch.

For just a moment he missed the other man’s warmth because in spite of the fire in the hearth, it was just a little chilly in the room. But instead of dwelling on that, he watched as Geoff started stripping out of his own clothes.

Hot damn.

Geoff’s pecs, his triceps…everything from his waist up were fucking sculpted and gorgeous. Like a Greek statue. He had removed his boots and pants, but he still stood wearing his boxer briefs and socks. Adrian licked his lips.

“Gonna keep your socks on?”

Geoff smirked. “Want me to?”

“Well, there is something rather decadent about you having only your socks on.”

“Decadent, huh? Spoken like an artist. An artist still wearing his fucking clothes I might add. Come on, Michels, off with the clothes.”

Adrian pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it aside, then slipped his fingers to the fastenings of his pants. He paused.

“What are you waiting for?” Geoff demanded.

“Take the lube and condom out of my pocket. Front right.”

Geoff bent down and shoved his hand into Adrian’s jeans pocket. Adrian felt his cock jump at the close proximity, but Geoff didn’t linger and withdrew the supplies quickly, without any teasing.

Before Adrian could continue to take off his jeans, Geoff reached for the zipper and slid it down. “Hey!”

“You clearly need help...”

Impossibly His by Shawn Lane

Impossibly His, the latest His book in my series, and part of the Cure For What Ails You pax, started out as a very different story. 

I first introduced Dr. Geoffrey Spencer very briefly in Hopefully His and it had been my intention to write Impossibly His for Geoff. But as I wrote about Dr. Linus Montgomery and the crush he had on Geoff it occurred to me that they were completely wrong for each other and suddenly it was the flirty nurse, Micah Florentine that Linus belonged with. 

Geoff got himself pushed to my next His story, Just His (part of the Second Time Around Pax coming next year) and Impossibly His was born with Linus Montgomery, MD, a serious Cardiologist and his flirty friend, Micah Florentine, who have almost nothing in common, and who perhaps impossibly, become friends and lovers.

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LATEST PAX RELEASE - A Cure For What Ails You

Genres: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance

The titles listed below comprise the A Cure for What Ails You AmberPax™ Collection. Buy all five together and receive a 35% discount! To purchase any of the titles individually, click on the covers below to go to the books' separate pages. 

Amen to Love by Carolina Valdez Extended Novella (Gay)

Impossibly His by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

The Notorious Dr. Ray by D.J. Manly Extended Novella (Gay)

A Soul Remembered by Vivien Dean Extended Novella (Gay)

To Lift My Sole by J.D. Walker Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

 

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Impossibly His by Shawn Lane

(Part of the His series)

Sexy nurse, Micah Florentine, is not Dr. Linus Montgomery’s type. Micah just wants to have fun. Linus, however, is the serious type. When Micah suggests they’d make excellent BFFs, Linus is willing to indulge him, since he’s interested in a fellow doctor anyway and figures nothing more will come of their friendship.

Yet as impossible as it seems, their friendship works, and soon, Linus actually finds himself interested in Micah as more than just a friend.

Can Linus convince the flirty nurse to give romance a chance? Or is it impossible for Micah to truly become his?

Genres: Gay/Contemporary

Heat Level: 3
Length: Extended Amber Kiss (12k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...The cafeteria was super busy and every table was occupied with at least one person. Micah surveyed the group, trying to decide which table to invade. Then in the corner he spotted Dr. Montgomery—Linus. By himself, of course. He really didn’t want to sit there but the other choices weren’t that great either. Geoff Spencer was sitting with a couple of other doctors and things had been awkward between them since the other night. Their…second-night stand, he guessed.

Biting his lip, Micah approached Linus. “Can I sit here?”

Linus shrugged. “Why not?”

Not the world’s most welcoming pronouncement, but Micah set his tray down and took the seat directly next to the doctor.

“You had a salad?” Micah asked, just to make conversation.

“Yes.”

“I’m having the meat loaf,” he offered.

Linus looked at his tray. “Obviously.”

He huffed out a breath. “Do you ever get friendlier or is this your common bedside manner?”

“Is there a problem?”

“No. Yes. I don’t know. It’s just you’ve been here a month or so and no one really knows that much about you. You don’t really socialize and when someone does talk to you, it’s like they are committing some horrible breach of etiquette.”

“Look, Micah, isn’t it?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m guessing you’re chatting me up with the idea of making me your latest conquest, but I can save you the trouble right now. I don’t date coworkers. Or have ‘just for fun sex’ with them either.”

Micah stared at him for a moment and then burst into laughter. “Seriously? You think I’m working my way through the staff or something? You actually believe that rumor? Listen, I do a lot of flirting, yeah, but I can count on less than three fingers who I’ve actually dated or had sex with for fun from the hospital.”

Linus blinked rather owlishly behind his glasses. “I’m sorry. You’re right. I shouldn’t have said all that.”

He shook his head. “You’d hardly be the first to assume things. I’m young and having fun and I definitely won’t apologize for that. But I don’t sleep through the hospital staff.”

“I feel like an ass.”

“Well…”

Linus laughed then, to Micah’s surprise, and it was a nice laugh. And the fact that he thought it was a nice laugh freaked him out a little. Micah reminded himself he didn’t do guys like Linus.

“Anyway, we’re cool,” Micah said. “Actually maybe you should be my new BFF.”

“Huh?”

He shrugged. “Hanging around a guy who has absolutely no interest in a physical thing would be good for both of us, don’t you think?”

“No interest, huh?”

But he didn’t sound offended at least, so Micah was glad. He didn’t want to sound rude but neither did he especially want to explain why he didn’t want to get physical with Linus.

“Yep. None.” Micah grinned. “Come on, Linus, can you honestly say you have any interest in me?”

“Honestly?” Linus shrugged. “You’re not really my type.”

For a second Micah felt the sharp stab of disappointment, but he quickly reminded himself he was not interested in Linus. So the rejection shouldn’t matter. No, did not matter...

Hopefully His by Shawn Lane

When I signed up for the California Dreamin’ Pax, I admit I had no story in mind. I’ve just lived my whole life in California so it’s always easy to write a story set there.

So when it came to the time for me to actually write the story I turned to one of my favorite series I have been working on over the past few years, the His series, which is an alphabetical series. I was up to “H” and thus Hopefully His was born.

Actors and doctors are both sexy heroes and often reader favorites so for Hopefully His I decided to use both. Tyler and Jack were created and suddenly a story was crafted around them. Jack’s a pretty flawed guy, I think, but also, to me, anyway, likeable and believable. I hope you will think so too if you read it. Jack might hopefully win Tyler’s heart yet. 

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Hopefully His by Shawn Lane is now available at Amber Allure.

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LATEST PAX RELEASE - California Dreamin'

Genres: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance

The titles listed below comprise the California Dreamin' AmberPax™ Collection. Buy all five together and receive a 35% discount! To purchase any of the titles individually, click on the covers below to go to the books' separate pages. 

Hopefully His by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Living the Dream by Sean Michael Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Missing, But Not Dead by Christiane France Novella (Gay)

Placeless by Vivien Dean Extended Novella (Gay)

Twelve-Thirty by A.J. Llewellyn Novella (Gay)

 

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Hopefully His by Shawn Lane

(Part of the His series)

In Southern California, aspiring actor Tyler Larson works in his aunt’s diner while awaiting his big break. One day, to his surprise, Tyler recognizes a customer, a local doctor named Jack Ridgley with whom he’d had a hot-as-hell one-night-stand. At first, Jack claims not to remember Tyler, but later reveals he hasn’t truly forgotten him either.

Since Jack has a long-distance lover, however, the men embark on developing only a friendship, but they soon have trouble keeping their thoughts—and their hands—to themselves. Just as Tyler’s acting career starts to take off, Jack begins to find Tyler too tempting to resist and resolves to make the handsome actor his...hopefully...

Genres: Gay/Contemporary/The Arts/Series

Heat Level: 3
Length: Extended Amber Kiss (12k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...“That guy’s here again.”

Tyler Larson froze just as he held the paper cup under the orange juice spout. “The hot guy?”

His coworker, Janice Choi, smirked. “Yeah.”

Tyler thought about it. “Which one? The one who owns the car dealership?’

She shook her head. “Nope.”

He bit his lip. “The one who wears the cowboy hat?’

“No! Geez, you like too many guys.” She rolled her eyes. “The one in the scrubs.”

Tyler’s mouth fell open. “My sexy doctor?”

“You don’t know he’s a doctor. He could be a nurse or a technician.”

“A brain surgeon.” Tyler shook his head. “A cardiologist. Saving hearts every day.”

Janice snorted. “More likely breaking them. Why don’t you go ask him his name? Strike up a conversation.” She nudged him toward the coffeepot.

“Mr. Jensen’s here for his to-go order.” He waved the paper cup.

“I’ll take care of that. You go check on your hottie.”

“I’m not his waiter.”

Janice took the paper cup. “You are now. I’ll switch with you for that one. He’s at table thirty-five.”

Tyler nodded and attempted to swallow back his nervousness. He could totally do this. He was not shy. Never had been. He headed over to table thirty-five.

Crap.

Janice didn’t say he had someone with him. He could see the back of the head of the other man’s sitting across from his hottie. Looked like he was wearing scrubs, too. He couldn’t recall Dr. Hottie ever bringing someone with him before.

Tyler got a few feet from the table when he noticed Dr. Hottie, blond and classically handsome in a “soap opera doctor” sort of way, wore a gold band on the ring finger of his left hand.

Double crap.

“Hi,” Tyler said brightly as he stood before them. “My name’s Tyler and I’ll be your server.” He smiled at Dr. Hottie, then turned his attention to the guy with dark hair, dark eyes, and dark sexy stubble across his too sexy jaw sitting opposite Dr. Hottie and almost dropped the coffeepot. “Jack?”

Tyler knew he couldn’t be mistaken. The guy had to be Jack Ridgley. As in the guy who broke Tyler’s heart his first year of college. He’d had a huge crush on the older college student and they’d had a one-night stand. Only Tyler hadn’t realized until he woke up alone that it had been a one-night-stand. Jack was gone and Tyler had never seen him again.

Until now...

A Title That Wouldn't Go Away by Shawn Lane

Back in 2009, I wrote a title for Amber Quill called The Other Side for the Opposites Attract Pax. At the time I had a vague idea for a sequel involving Ray’s brother. I had a title for that story, Tempted to Taste, and an idea that it would involve a restaurant and a chef. 

That sequel never materialized unfortunately but I never gave up the title or the idea of a chef and restaurant, so when the Tasty Treats Pax came up I knew it was the perfect opportunity to resurrect it.

Also, since it had been a while since I wrote a story in my fictional town of Sutter’s Bay I couldn’t resist setting Tempted to Taste there.

I admit Mabry’s Restaurant, the restaurant Chris Mabry owns and Ryan Callahan work’s at as a chef is based on my own favorite restaurant in a real seaside town in California. I couldn’t resist doing research there!

Anyway, I hope you will enjoy my motorcycle riding sexy chef, Ryan, and how he can’t resist tasting his new boss, Chris.

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Tempted to Taste by Shawn Lane is now available at Amber Allure.

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Tasty Treats An AmberPax™ Collection of Erotic Romance by Various Authors  Genre: Gay (M/M) Erotic Romance  Cover Copyright ©2012 by Trace Edward Zaber

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The Fetish Cafe by A.J. Llewellyn & D.J. Manly Novella (Gay)

It's Complicated by Christiane France Novella (Gay)

Serving Mr. Right by Sean Michael Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Steak Through the Heart by Heidi Champa Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

Tempted to Taste by Shawn Lane Extended Amber Kiss (Gay)

 

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Tempted to Taste by Shawn Lane

Ryan Callahan’s parents died in a boating accident off Sutter’s Bay when he was five years old. Now, Ryan is back in the bay and ready to live in the Victorian reproduction house his father built for his mother. And he’s also ready to get his dream job as a chef. The job of head chef seems to fall into his lap when the bay’s newest restaurant, Mabry’s, is short-staffed, but when the sexy-as-sin owner, Chris Mabry, returns from vacation, he fires the inexperienced Ryan on the spot.

Ryan’s dream seems to be over before he gets a chance to prove himself. Yet when Chris quickly realizes his restaurant is truly failing without the help of a creative and talented chef, he rehires Ryan.

As Mabry’s prospects for success take a turn for the better, things start to sizzle between Ryan and Chris. And soon, Ryan is cooking for Chris...personally...

NOTE: This story is part of the Sutter’s Bay series.

Genres: Gay/Contemporary/Series

Heat Level: 3

Length: Extended Amber Kiss (13k words) 

Read a short excerpt...

...The lunch shift thrived around Chris as he entered the restaurant, nearly every table already filled, and Chris felt a sense of satisfaction. He’d taken a big chance opening here in Sutter’s Bay. Especially since he knew a local favorite, Adam Colfer, had just months before opened a restaurant. Fortunately it seemed as though Sutter’s Bay had become popular enough to handle it.

“Hi, Chris,” Sophia, one of his hostesses, greeted him.

He smiled at her. “Everything going all right?”

“Yeah, everything’s good.” She lowered her voice. “The new chef is hot. I hope he’s straight.”

Chris realized he actually had no idea. And he certainly shouldn’t be hoping the new chef was gay. No. Definitely. Not.

He shrugged. “No clue. His sexual orientation was not on his resume.”

There was no resume, of course. But whatever.

Deciding to check on the hot new chef himself, Chris went through the swinging door into the kitchen.

Ryan, already wearing an apron, was talking to the short, dark-haired woman he’d hired as a sous chef. Her name was Rosie. He shot a glance at Chris before going back to his conversation with Rosie.

After a moment, Rosie moved away and offered Chris a smile. “Hi, Mr. Mabry.”

“I told you, it’s Chris. We’re very informal around here.”

“Right.” She smiled. “I’ll be back in a second, Ryan.”

“Sure, no worries,” Ryan said as she left the kitchen. “Hey, boss man.”

Chris rolled his eyes. “Chris will be just fine, thanks.”

Ryan smirked. “We’ve got things in order here.”

“Did I ask?”

“You want to. Don’t sweat it, Chris. I may not have been a chef before but I managed to keep things together the night you fired me and that was without much help. I have more now. It’ll be all right. I can handle it.”

“Okay.” Chris nodded and started to turn away. But something made him stop and ask, “Your wife didn’t move to Sutter’s Bay when you did?”

Ryan chuckled and Chris felt himself turn red.

“Is that your not so subtle way of asking my sexual orientation?”

Chris frowned. “No. No. Um. I just wondered.”

“No wife, no girlfriend. I like guys. No boyfriend though either.” Ryan winked. “Got all that?”

He cleared his throat. “Yeah. Well, I should go back to the dining room. I’ll check here later.”

“Chris?”

He stopped just before he went through the swinging doors. “Yeah?”

“You got a wife?”

Still feeling like he was blushing, he didn’t turn around. “No, I’m the same as you.”

And then he left the kitchen... 

New reviews for Once Upon a Fairy Tale

We hope everybody had a wonderful holiday! It was a bountiful one for AmberPax authors as a number of great reviews came out for the Once Upon a Fairy Tale pax.

Lucy at Hearts on Fire Reviews gave Rick R. Reed's Beau and the Beast 5 hearts and said, "...this short story is as close to a perfect fairy tale as I’ve read."

At Literary Nymphs Reviews, Chocolate Minx called Griff and Ash by D.J. Manly a "superb dark fantasy."

Tam at Tam Reads, Writes & Rambles said Waking the Prince by Shawn Lane was "a treat."

At Hearts on Fire Reviews, Don liked both characters of Deirdre O'Dare's Hanson and Graber: The Price of Magic "for both their innocence and determination."