
Kicking It with the Best Man
Out and Kickin’, Book 1
by Riley Long
Blurb:
I’ve been out and proud for years, happily living my truth. Never did I imagine I would be asked to step back into the closet.
Until that night at the club.
After one too many cocktails, I ended up in a bathroom stall enjoying a hot and steamy tryst with a super sexy guy named Nate. We exchanged numbers and indulged in some spicy sexting.
But when I asked him to meet up again, he ghosted me.
I tried distracting myself by acting as a friendโs plus one to a wedding. Who do I see standing next to the groom, looking like a snack? Nate. He claims no one knows heโs gay and asks me to be discreet. Still, my years of hiding are behind me. Can I help him find the strength to come out to his family and friends? Or will his reservations be too big an obstacle to overcome?
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Excerpt:
โIโm so sorry about that,โ the hot guy said. โI was coming over to talk to you and I bumped into that guy who crashed into you and spilled your drink all over your shirt.โ
I turned to face him and looked into his crisp blue eyes. โItโs, um, itโs totally fine.โ
โItโs not fine. Can I buy you another drink?โ He glanced down. โOr, shit, another shirt?โ Before I could answer, he forged ahead. โIs there anything I can do to make it up to you?โ
Fuck, could he ever. We were so close to one another, I could smell his cologne, musky and woodsy. His arms and chest were straining the limits of his shirt and his artfully ripped jeans hinted at thickly muscled thighs. I bit the side of my lower lip. โI, umโฆโ Heat crept into my face, starting at my neck and spreading up to my ears.
He cleared his throat and took a tiny step closer to me, closing in on my personal space. โIโm Nate.โ His voice was low and husky. He licked his lips and his gaze traveled down to my chest.
โTheo,โ I murmured. โNice to meet you.โ
Nateโs gaze leaped from my chest to my eyes and then down to my lips. He swallowed, his sharp Adamโs apple bobbing in his throat. โIโm really sorry about your shirt,โ he said again, barely a whisper.
The heat roiled between us and I spoke without second-guessing myself. โDo you want toโฆโ I tilted my head in the direction of the nearest bathroom stall. Lust coiled in my stomach and groin.
โYes.โ His response came out sounding raw and eager. Nate dipped down and pressed his lips to mine fiercely, wasting no time in plunging his tongue into my mouth. I couldnโt stop the needy groan that escaped me as we stumbled into the bathroom stall. As soon as we cleared the entrance to the stall, I stuck out my hand and slid the lock home.
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Author Info:
Riley Long is an author of gay romances novels spanning many genres from contemporary to paranormal. They live a quiet life in Virginia, with their husband, son, and two very silly pit bulls.
They spend their evenings writing, reading, and watching bad television (or not so bad television).
For fun, Riley participates in NaNoWriMo, GISH, and reads with her book club, the BAMFs.
They like things with silly acronyms.
Riley can tell you two different stories about getting covered in dairy products for a hug.
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