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Book Name: Nights Like These
Author Name: Chris Scully
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Press
Cover Artist: Bree Archer
Blurb:
Starting
over sucks. At forty, Miles Koprowski thought he had life all figured out. He
had a nice car, a hot young lover, and a cushy job… and then he didn’t. Call
it fate, or karma, or a downturn in the market, but this opinionated cynic is
now forced to play rent-a-cop in a dying office building in the burbs just to
make ends meet. Throw in an unhinged ex, a coworker who hates him, and a hot new
boss, and suddenly everything is uncertain.
Miles
doesn’t plan on liking the night shift or becoming embroiled in a mystery that
reawakens old passions and puts him in danger. And he certainly doesn’t plan
on falling for the overbearing head of security, Colton Decker, former soldier
and doting dad. But nights like these can change a man, make him start to
believe there’s more to life than a high paying job and a warm body in his
bed. With a thief on the loose and his new job in jeopardy, Miles will have to
decide what’s truly important. He might
discover things he never knew he wanted… as long as he makes it through the night.
Categories:
Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Mystery
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Excerpt:
“Why don’t you watch where you’re going, dumb—” I managed
to sputter before my mouth stopped working entirely and dropped open. The
ability to speak, to think, deserted me at the first sight of the hunky
stranger standing in front of me, his face contorted with apology as he tried
to mop up my sodden jacket with a handful of napkins. He was a few inches
taller than me—closer to six feet—and on the stocky side. His broad shoulders
filled out a nicely tailored suit, and he projected an air of confidence that I’d
never be able to pull off in a million years. He was clean-shaven too, with a
dark buzz cut that made me long to run a hand over his head simply to feel the
texture. And gorgeous. Did I happen to mention that?
In short, he was the kind of guy
you’d want to be stranded with on a deserted island; the kind you could count
on to save you. If you were so
inclined. Me? I didn’t need saving.
A pair of friendly, light-colored
eyes now stared back at me, bemused. Odd that his lips were moving, but no
sound was coming out.
“What?” I asked, blinking back to
attention. I couldn’t remember the last time anyone had literally made
me speechless. Me, Miles Koprowski, who never met a silence he didn’t want to
fill.
Hell, I couldn’t recall the last time I’d
been on the receiving end of a full-body pat-down either. At least not so
quickly. His hands were still drifting over my chest, wiping up the last drips
of coffee, and the simple touch was doing alarming things to my heart rate.
“Are you okay?” he demanded. “Did
you get burned?” Before I could react, he seized my wrist and held my hand up
for inspection. Strong, lightly calloused fingers, I added to my mental list.
Working hands. Dumbly, I looked down. The skin on the back of my right hand
was red and stung like a son of a bitch, but it wasn’t blistering. I did
flinch slightly when he skimmed his thumb over the sensitive area, but not
from pain, more from the touch itself. My entire body lit up, as though I’d
stuck a finger in an electrical socket. “It doesn’t look too bad. I think
you’ll live. Put some aloe on it when you get home.”
“Doctor?” I croaked, because
really, that would be too perfect.
“Nope. Just seen a lot of
injuries.” His lips twitched with barely contained amusement. “Sorry to
disappoint you.” Sense of humor, check.
Words: 69,000
Author Bio:
CHRIS SCULLY lives in Toronto, Canada where she grew up spinning
romantic stories in her head. When the tedium of a corporate day job grew too
much, she took a chance and found her creative escape in writing. Always
searching for something different, she has discovered a home in M/M romance
and strives to give her characters the happy endings they deserve.
Author Contact:
Three Quick Questions with Chris Scully
Q: What is number one on your bucket list?
A: I’ve been very fortunate in my life to travel where I wanted to travel, and do what I wanted to do. Sure there are always places or things I’d like to revisit, but none that would leave me regretful if I didn’t get to them. I’ve always set 5 or 10 year goals for myself (which doesn’t sound nearly as exciting, but is almost the same thing as a bucket list), and a couple of years ago, I checked off some pretty big ones from my list, including being published. Next came having a book actually in print. Check. At the top of my goals list now is having that ‘Bestselling author’ tag attached to my name.
Q: What is the best gift you ever received?
A: I was blessed to have a very creative cousin who entertained me and my sister for hours on end when we were young by making up stories. I was always a reader, but she was the first to show me that you could also create stories. I was in awe. Since then, I’ve had characters in my head (it’s not as creepy as it sounds, really). I look at young people now, who can’t entertain themselves without some gadget in their hand, and I know that gift of imagination she gave me is priceless.
Q: What talent do you wish you had but don't?
A: I wish I was musically inclined and could sing. I played the flute in high school and took guitar lessons for several years, but was never very good at it. But I love music—all kinds. My CD collection rivals my book collection.
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I have always worked days, but one afternoon I was in the warehouse and a customer came inside the bay doors with the sun behind him. I started toward him as I thought he was my neighbor and just before I hugged him I realized my mistake! I was so embarrassed, but he laughed it off and became friends!
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