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Trey Winters had always been a user. So arrogant and self-centered. Being co-owner of eliXXir, one of the highest profile clubs in Hell’s Kitchen meant he never failed to attract the hottest men around and toss them aside after one encounter. Trey had a life most would envy. One he reveled in, until a mystery man crossed his path one Valentine’s Day, complicating matters both in and outside the bedroom.
He didn’t want to want him.
Didn’t want to need him.
But fate, it would seem, had other ideas.
Noah Middleton craved to express himself the only way he knew how. Reach his full potential, chronic illness be damned. Accepting a place at a prestigious New York dance academy might have made his goal so close he could taste it, but after admitting to his best friend he’d been unable to stop thinking about the beautiful stranger he’d met on his last visit, said friend took it upon himself to play Cupid.
The man was irresistible.
A temptation like no other.
And for Noah, that was the scariest part of all.
Men of New York, Book 2
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Bodies writhed and surged around us as we lost ourselves in the music. My every nerve zinged with energy, while the air around me crackled as I tried with everything I had to focus on the beat.
Trey was close.
So close I could almost taste him in the hot, heady air. Sense his eyes as they scrutinized every part of me.
I tried to act as if nothing were amiss, not wanting to do anything to break the invisible connection between us, even though all I wanted was to press against him and fall into a natural rhythm.
A rhythm all our own.
The thrill coursing through my system as I surrendered to the sounds around me had me craving more. It was as if the song’s lyrics knew of my deceit, talking about having something to hide, but the die had been cast and all I could do was go with it.
Unable to resist the temptation any longer, I opened my eyes enough to allow a narrowed view through my lashes. That was when I saw him standing there, fists balled at his sides as he engaged Nikki in what looked to be a tense conversation.
Liam followed my gaze and fixed his eyes on Trey. Offering an encouraging smile, he mouthed the words, “Have fun,” before melting into the crowd.
Trey’s eyes remained fixed on Nikki, and without any conscious effort, I gravitated toward him as if on autopilot.
When their little chat ended, Trey turned and took a step closer. The second Nikki glanced my way and smirked before pushing him right at me, everything seemed to move in slow motion.
Grunting out an emphatic, “Oomph,” he stumbled, and I responded by pure reflex, grabbing him before he fell.
All at once, I was embracing him, his face planted against my chest, the top button of my shirt popping off and flying across the room as his fingers clutched at the sleeves. At first, I didn’t realize his mouth was also pressing against the sensitive skin of my nipple, but the unexpected contact left me more than a little hot and bothered.
L. J. HARRIS is a mother, wife, introvert, and author. Her family is her life, and the very reason she gets out of bed every day. Coming a close second is her writing.
She found her passion for putting pen to paper in her later years, jotting down poems in birthday cards for family members, then publishing some online stories.
Approached by a publisher to contribute to an MM Romance Second Chances Anthology, it was then a spark was lit, and ever since, she’s been unable to switch off the urge to share stories in both in the Gay Paranormal and Romance genres. L.J. looks forward to continuing to share her love of the written word, and can be found at:
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