Title: The Guy With The Suitcase
Series: Once Upon a Guy, Book One
Author: Chris Ethan
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary, New Adult
Length: Novel
Synopsis
Pierce is homeless.Young and strong-willed Pierce has been living in the streets of New York City for six months, since his parents kicked him out of their perfect, Christian, suburban house. Pierce is gay. And he is suffering the consequences for being true to himself.
Rafe is homeless.
He is also sick. Impressionable, but far from innocent, Rafe ran away from home almost a year ago. His sickness is slowly killing him. But Rafe is not a hopeless case. He has learned to get by. Nights of paid passion turn to sheltering warmth from the imminent New York winter.
And then there’s a suitcase. Pierce’s suitcase, which holds secrets from everyone including its owner.
When their worlds collide, their lives intertwine and when the world seems bent on bringing the two souls to their knees, fate has other plans for them.
Caution: Contains adult language, New York City streets, tough life choices, sexual tension, stubborn brutes and swoon-worthy romance.
Excerpt
A
couple of men, dressed in tight tank tops and leather shorts, walked in,
followed by a drag queen with fuchsia hair that towered over her head in a
lopsided pyramid. All three had pink glitter eyeshadow covering their eyes and
ruby red lipstick across their lips.
They
all cheered when they saw Charlie and they embraced one another in an orderly
fashion. They were Conclabia and her Pubescent Pubes, a comedy act from the
club two stores down. Regular customers and some of the loudest patrons.
Charlie
and the gang exchanged niceties, muscle compliments, and makeup adoration
before Rafe appeared and embraced each and every one of them intimately,
leaving one of the Pubes for last, a tall, buff blond with brown eyes and pink
blusher. He squeezed Rafe’s butt-cheek while they were holding the hug longer
than usual, Rafe barely reacting to the violation of his privacy.
It
wasn’t that Pierce totally ignored Rafe’s last profession, but he disliked
seeing him in anything other than his arms. He considered anything mildly
sexual involving Rafe as a crime against his innocence. And yes, Pierce also
knew that the guy he thought so innocent had been a rentboy, but he didn’t
think he could ever see Rafe as anything but the young kid who’d ran from home
for liking Britney and Katy Perry.
Rafe
threw himself over the bar and pinched Pierce’s nipple over his shirt. “Hey,
I’m talking to you,” he laughed, and so did his company.
Pierce
blinked and focused his eyes on Rafe’s beautiful irises staring back at him.
“Yes?”
“I
said, I’ll see you later, distraÃdo,” Rafe giggled and joined his friends
in leaving the bar to start their night out somewhere further down, in the
heart of the Village.
Business
picked up and Pierce was forced to put Rafe — and whatever he was up to — on
the backseat of his mind. The young man, however, seemed to have called shotgun
on his every thought.
“Fucking
dickhead,” he spat while he was making a Cosmopolitan.
His
colleague, also working behind the bar, turned and asked him what had happened.
“Nothing.
Just…cocktails. Hate those fuckers,” he murmured.
Buy Links
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018RE9K7E/Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018RE9K7E/
Amazon AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B018RE9K7E/
Amazon DE: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B018RE9K7E/
Giveaway
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About the Author
Chris Ethan is a book whore. He enjoys selling his feelings for money and other pleasures and is blatantly unashamed to do so for as long as he breathes. Chris Ethan is also a persona for Rhys Christopher Ethan, author of fantasy and sci-fi. He uses Chris Ethan to share stories of adult queer romance with those who need it. Before you delve into his books however, be warned. He likes putting his characters through shitstorms and hates anything conventional. But then there’s that darned happy-ever-after. Also, he likes swearing. Deal with it!Social links:
Website: http://www.rcethan.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Rhys_Ethan
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rcethan1
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