Beastly Businessmen and Guitar Gods by Asta Idonea - Blog Tour with Exclusive Excerpt

Title: Beastly Businessmen and Guitar Gods
Author: Asta Idonea
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary Romance
Length: Short Story Collection (novel length)
Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing

Synopsis

Fairytales and Myths for the Modern Gay
The modern age is devoid of magic.
Or is it?
How else could a stolen guitar or a lost shoe lead to love?
What but magic could spark romance at a workplace assessment?
Or turn a mean-spirited monster into a man?
Six fairytales and myths are given a contemporary MM twist in this collection of stories, proving that sometimes the mundane can be magical too.

DRAGGED INTO LOVE (Þrymskviða)
When Theo’s landlord steals a prized guitar in lieu of rent owed, he informs Theo he will return the instrument on one condition: he wants a date with Theo’s twin sister.
LOVE’S CODE (Ariadne and Theseus)
Andre must pass the examination if he wants to keep his job.
However, he is distracted by his unspoken love for fellow programmer, Eren.
GUESSING GAMES (Rumplestiltskin)
Sasha told a little white lie in his job interview and it won him the role.
Only now he is faced with a pile of work he doesn’t know how to complete.
ASSIGNATIONS AND ULTIMATUMS (The Strange Elopement of Tinirau)
Hunter and Ross are in love, but Ross’ father keeps trying to set him up with undesirable, yet powerful, older men, the latest of whom happens to be Ross’ boss.

LOST AND FOUND (Cinderella)
Cillian is dreading the work masquerade ball, but once there he finds himself romanced by a dashing stranger, only to flee when he discovers the man’s identity.
A DEBT IS A DEBT (Beauty and the Beast)
Dunstan Griffin is not a man to let a debt slide, so when debtor Alfred Siskin offers the EA services of his son, Wynn, in lieu of payment, Dunstan accepts.


EXCERPT — Love’s Code

“How are you finding it now we’ve reached the halfway point?”

The question, directed at the back of his head as he filed into place in the café queue, caused Andre to start and spin around, thumping his questioner’s arm in the process.

“Sorry, I....” Andre’s voice trailed off when he found himself staring into Eren Aksoy’s dark eyes.

“Oh, it’s okay, you can talk to me,” Eren said, clearly misunderstanding Andre’s hesitation. “There’s no rule says we can’t discuss the test in our breaks. It’s just no one tends to do so. Competitive natures and all that.”

“Uh.”

Andre didn’t think he’d ever heard Eren speak before, at least not more than a word or two. Since work in their department was mostly solitary, there was little discussion around the office and they never spent their breaks together. He could sometimes go the whole day without exchanging a word with anyone unless he needed to run something by Gavin.

Eren’s voice was mellow and smooth. A natural baritone, with the merest hint of an accent to betray his foreign roots. When Andre’s gaze was drawn to his mouth, Eren’s lips twitched into the shadow of a smile. Beautiful, full lips. Lips Andre wished he could sample, imagining Eren would taste of chocolate and Eastern spices.

“I suppose the SQL posed no difficulty for you. Mine’s a little unpractised and took longer than the others to complete. I’m into the fifth task now.”

“Me too.” Andre’s brain finally caught up with the conversation and he half-turned back toward the counter. Staring at Eren was a can of worms he didn’t wish to open lest his body betray him. This way he was not ignoring Eren, but he could divide his attention to keep his unruly mind occupied.

“Think you’ll make it through?” Andre could have sworn Eren shuffled closer as he asked the question, but no doubt that was merely the product of his overactive imagination.

Andre shrugged. “Depends what the final tasks are like, I guess.”

“My bet? These seven tasks aren’t important. Whatever that final surprise turns out to be will pose the main challenge.”

“Uh, you do know this is a competition, right? Sharing insights with me isn’t exactly advisable. Shouldn’t it be ‘every man for himself’?”

Eren laughed. The happy, bright sound drew the attention of half the café and made Andre twist farther away as his cock gave a jerk of appreciation. “There are ten places, Andre. It’s perfectly acceptable for both of us to succeed.”

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About the author

NICKI J. MARKUS was born in England in 1982, but now lives in Adelaide, South Australia with her husband. She has loved both reading and writing from a young age and is also a keen linguist, having studied several foreign languages.

Nicki launched her writing career in 2011. She published works through Wicked Nights Publishing and Silver Publishing before both companies closed their doors. She is now self-publishing some of her works, including the novella Time Keepers and the fantasy novel The Ragnarök Chronicles.

Nicki also writes M/M fiction under the alternate pen name of ASTA IDONEA and has had several short stories published by Wayward Ink Publishing. She is currently working on her first M/M novella.

Nicki works as a freelance editor and proofreader, and in her spare time she enjoys: music, theatre, cinema, photography, sketching, and cross stitch. She also loves history, folklore and mythology, pen-palling, and travel.


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