Author Name: Chris McHart
Book Name: Alex’s Surprise & Saving
Alex
Series: Unexpected
Books: One and Two
Series should be read in order
Goodreads Link:
Publisher: Alex’s Surprise – M/M Romance Group on Goodreads. Saving Alex – Chris McHart
Cover Artist: Meg Bawden of Bawd Designs
Release
Date: Alex’s Surprise – June 26, Saving Alex – July 6
Blurb:
Alex’s
Surprise: Alex wanted a night of hot passion with Gerome, but
he gets more than he ever bargained for. His life will be changed forever in a
world where he’ll be thrown in jail— or worse— for being pregnant.
Alex’s best friend, Sam, has been acting strange
ever since he met Alex’s one-night stand, but now Alex needs help in order to
hide, and Sam is his only hope.
Saving
Alex: Not only is Alex pregnant, something punishable by
jail time, but Gerome, the father of the baby, is a vampire prince. When
strangers invade Alex’s home and kidnap him, he doesn’t know who is
responsible, if he’ll ever see the man he loves again, or even get to see the
child growing inside him.
Considering himself the father of his lover’s child,
Sam has a hard time standing around and letting others plan Alex’s rescue. But
when the Prince and his trackers find an important clue, the race to save his
beloved is on. Now all he can do is cross his fingers that the scheme they’ve
devised will work.
When Prince Gerome receives ransom demands, the
instructions are clear: mate a complete stranger or he’ll never see Alex or the
child he carries again. Will he be able to convince his newly intended to help,
or will those seeking to dethrone his family win this evil game of blackmail?
Caution: Contains a kidnapping, unwanted matings, a
scheming king, way too many people that follow their own plans and a highly
pregnant Alex
Pages or Words: Alex’s Surprise – 27,000
words, Saving Alex – 33,000 words
Categories: Alternate universe, Gay
Fiction, M/M Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, MPREG
Excerpt:
Alex
zapped, annoyed, through the channels. He lounged on the couch, bored out of
his mind. Sam, his best friend and roommate, had taken up the recliner, reading
something. Maybe Alex should do that as well?
Watching TV wasn’t going to keep him entertained, since nothing caught his interest, no movie, no documentary, nothing. He zapped on, but stopped at a news report showing a pregnant man. He sat up a bit straighter. What was up with that?
Watching TV wasn’t going to keep him entertained, since nothing caught his interest, no movie, no documentary, nothing. He zapped on, but stopped at a news report showing a pregnant man. He sat up a bit straighter. What was up with that?
The
man’s stomach was swollen, showing he was at least five or six months along.
His hands were cuffed in front of his baby bump and tears were streaming down
his face. The camera showed a courtroom full of people, slowly sweeping over
the interested men and women watching the process.
Alex
turned up the volume. What had the man done? And why was he pregnant? He’d
heard it was possible, but he’d never encountered someone who’d actually
experienced that.
The
reporter’s voice came up. “Robert B. was tried for violation of the racial
laws. Today’s sentencing was long awaited. No one had heard of pregnant men for
years, and there had been uncertainty about the actual jurisdiction in such
cases. B., who is, according to doctors, six months along, was sentenced to
five years in jail. His child will be put in an orphanage until he is released.
The fathering sire has no legal claim over the child. He will be able to visit
his child, but he can’t get guardianship over him or her. The child and the
carrier will be outcasts of society after that.
“B.
broke down after hearing the judge’s decision. Even though it’s forbidden, he
clearly hoped the old laws would be overturned. Instead, the judge confirmed
that male breeding between the races is still forbidden and punishable. With
that, back to the studio.”
The
picture changed, now showing a woman in a suit, smiling at the camera. “Thanks
to our reporter in Berlin for a summary of today’s events in court. Now to the
weather...”
Alex
turned down the volume, muting the forecast. He turned to Sam, who had
apparently put down his book to watch the news as well. “Did you hear that? How
can they judge someone because he got pregnant?”
“I
have no idea? Maybe because it’s wrong? Are these children dangerous? I’ve
never met one, or heard of one, for that matter, but I guess there’s a reason
it’s forbidden. The whole pregnant man thing is so strange, no wonder it’s
against the laws. Who knows what’ll come out of such breedings.”
Alex
frowned. A new life was precious, not wrong. He couldn’t imagine a child being
dangerous, even if it was mixed. Children born from interracial relationships
were allowed, as long as one of the parents was female and the other male. Why
this didn’t apply to children born from a same-sex relationship was beyond
Alex. Even if it was unusual for a man to be pregnant, he shouldn’t be put in
jail for something like that.
This
was the first case in a long time, according to the reporter, but he’d not
given a reason why the laws were upheld. “It’s still wrong to judge someone for
getting pregnant.”
“I
don’t know. Like I said, there must be a reason why it’s forbidden.” Sam picked
up his book again, ending the conversation. Alex took a moment to study his
friend’s features as he buried himself in yet another sci-fi book. He was quite
handsome with his blond, unruly hair and his strong jaw. The gaze of the
piercing blue eyes that never seemed to miss anything flew over the page,
pulling Sam into yet another outlandish adventure.
Maybe
Sam was right. There had to be a reason it was against the law. Alex was kind
of sorry for the man who now faced five years in prison, but then, the man knew
what he risked with getting pregnant in the first place.
Alex
settled back and focused on the TV again. Sam was not in the mood to discuss
the matter anymore, his mind clearly on the story he was reading. As if they’d
need sci-fi to experience something unusual. Ever since paranormals had come
out of hiding back in the 1980s, going to certain clubs could be more
adventurous than anything an author could come up with.
Maybe
he should go out today? Blowing off some steam wouldn’t hurt. He’d not gotten
laid in quite a while, and a night in one of the mixed clubs sounded too good
to resist. It was better than staring at a rerun of a movie.
Alex
switched off the TV and stood. “I’m going out, do you want to come with me?”
“What
do you have in mind?” Sam looked up from his book. “Dancing? I thought of going
to the Downtown.”
“Na,
go without me. I’m not in the mood for that crowd.”
“You
sure? It’s been months since you’ve been out.” Alex wasn’t surprised, Sam
wasn’t one to go out much, and he despised big crowds. The Downtown is a huge
mixed club, catering to all kinds of paranormals and humans. Not that
paranormals were forbidden anywhere, but they, as well as humans, preferred to
stick with their own kind. One of the exceptions was a club like the one Alex
was going to visit. A night of dancing, and maybe getting laid, sounded better
with every second.
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Q & A with author Chris McHart
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Chris
McHart author of Alex’s Surprise and Saving Alex.
Hi Chris, thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current
book.
Wicked Faerie's - Is there a certain type of scene that’s
harder for you to write than any others? Love? Action? Romance? Tragedy?
Chris McHart - Tragedy
and action. I can’t write a car chase, and I have a real hard time writing
tragedy. I want my characters to be happy.
WF - What do you think makes a good story?
CMcH - If I can feel with the characters.
CMcH - If I can feel with the characters.
WF - Do you hear from readers much? What do
they say?
CMcH - I’ve
had people email me, telling me they loved my stories. And I had some ask about
the next book in this series. Fortunately, I don’t get much hate mail.
WF - How many books have you written? Which is
your favorite?
CMcH - I’ve
written six, and four of them are released (the other two will release in
September and November). I can’t pick a favorite, though. All of them are very
different, and I love each of them.
WF- What do you like to do when you’re not
writing?
CMcH - What
is this ‘not writing’ thing you’re talking about?
Thank you for
having me here today!
About the
author:
Chris
McHart is from Germany and, while an accountant, writing is Chris’s real
passion.
Chris likes
to spend time with family and has way too many animals that demand constant
attention. Chris also enjoys landscaping and cooking.
Whenever
Chris has a free minute, it’s spent writing on a laptop, a cup of coffee in
hand, deeply lost in the worlds Chris’s muses have created.
When coming
up for some air, you’ll find Chris on a lot of social networks. Check out
Chris’s website to see where you can find out more. Chris looks forward to
hearing from you!
Where to find the author:
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