Coming April
from Breathless Press
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BLURB
The son of a wealthy business man, Mark
Addison is an expert at chess and hiding. Mason Grant labors with his hands in
a menial position; he's open about who he is and what he wants in ways that
terrify Mark. Their paths shouldn't have crossed, but now that they have...
They came from different backgrounds, yet each
adheres to his own version of family duty and responsibility. One would make
any sacrifice for his family's well being. For Mason Grant that means leaving
school at sixteen and working hard while living as a man of integrity to set an
example for his brothers.
The other would sacrifice anything to keep
his family life calm. If that means hiding who he really is from his high
society, narrow-minded parents, then that's what Mark Addison will do. He just
wants to run his shop, host a few tournaments, play a few games of chess.
When Mason meets fussy, precise chess
tournament director Mark, he isn't expecting much more than a few hours of
uncomfortable sleep in his car while his brother plays.
One disdainful look from Mark changes that.
EXCERPT
The
golden brown gaze didn't warm in the slightest under his own admiring regard,
but scanned his faded Levis
and tight T-shirt with disapproval. Mason half expected to be informed he didn't
meet the dress code for the elegant little shop. Instead, Mark Addison looked
him over and dismissed him as though he were beneath notice.
Shrugging
off the snobbery, Mason slapped his brother on the back. "Go get 'em,
kid. Or whatever you guys call it."
He hoped to sleep in his car while his brother played, and turned to leave
immediately.
He
met Addison 's eyes again, tried for a smile, but
the arrogant host stared right through him. "Students participating in the
tournament are to be supervised by adults at all times."
The
inflectionless voice grated on his nerves as much as the pronouncement. It wasn't like these were two year olds, for
God's sake. It was Chess Club. By virtue of their very geekiness they were
mature, well behaved teens.
Too
bad such a sexy voice and face belonged to such a prick. Unfortunately for Mason, he couldn't focus on
Johnny's progress through the tournament. All he seemed able to focus on was
that slim figure moving between the tables, the unconscious grace of the small
man's movements, the seductive draw of tightening khaki across his backside as
he bent to survey a board or pick up something from the floor.
He
scowled as Mark glared at him again, turning and facing resolutely out the
window into the parking lot. In the reflection the glass provided, he watched
Mark excuse himself from Ainslie, the kid's coach, and head in his direction, a
determined expression on his face.
Good.
The self-righteous prick had noticed him. Mark stopped right next to him, and
they stood staring out into the parking lot together.
"Stop
staring at me like that."
Mason
snorted, turned to look down at the shorter man. "Like what?"
The
older man twitched and licked his lips. Mason stifled the groan that wanted to
escape. He shifted restlessly.
"You
know. Like...that."
"Like
I want to throw you over my shoulder and take you out of here and fuck you?
Sorry. Can't do that." Fascinated, he noted the flush on Mark's cheekbones
deepen, heard the hitch in his breathing and knew that he'd been right.
Chemistry burned between them.
"You..." Mark glanced cautiously around the shop at the kids
concentrating so fiercely on their chess games, the proud parents and coaches peering
anxiously at their little darlings. Mark stuttered to a stop before starting
again. "Not here. We need to talk privately. Meet me behind the shop in ten
minutesReviewed By Elisa Reviews at : http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1592082.html
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