Synopsis
– Surfacing, The Ariel Series, Book Two
A few weeks following the events that concluded
DEEP, Book One: The Ariel Series, Captain Joel Riley is struggling to
adjust to his new relationship with his medic, Sean, and when a face from
Sean’s past sets out to destroy Joel and his ship, Joel faces an impossible
decision: Sean or Ariel.
Sensing Joel’s dilemma, Sean makes the decision
to leave. He does so knowing he must confront his past and the abuse he
suffered. Subjected to the same trauma again, this time at the hands of his
brother, he uses the strength Joel taught him to take his future into his own
hands.
For Joel, life without Sean proves unbearable
and he comes to the realization that he needs more than just his ship. He sets
out to bring Sean back… whatever the cost.
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THE ALARM WAS ringing. Joel slammed it off
before it could do any damage. Normally a captain’s work was never done and he
would have a list of things he needed to check before he made it to the mess
for breakfast. But the mining season was coming to a close. Quality minerals
filled his cargo hold, and he wasn’t even going to need to haggle for a good
price this time. The ship was running, the crew were optimistic, and the man
asleep beside him had done things last night Joel wouldn’t have thought were
possible.
Sean had been a regular feature in Joel’s
quarters since the young doctor had gotten shot. Joel ran his fingers over
Sean’s bare, milk-white torso, allowing the tips to skate around the fresh
scarring on his stomach. The memories surrounding the injury were troubling,
but from those dark days came something Joel had never expected. Him
and Sean. It was still new; barely two weeks if he didn’t count the long
period of sexual tension before they got together.
Never in all his years sailing Ariel did
he think he would end up sharing his bed with one of his crew, and certainly
not a male crew member. But the past weeks had been some of the most enjoyable
he’d ever had. Sean was different from the other folks on the ship and back
home. His gentle, compassionate nature was a contrast to Joel’s brash,
hard-line approach, but both men cared passionately about the same things: the
ship and the crew.
“Hey,” Sean said, glancing down at Joel’s
wandering fingers.
“Morning.” Joel ran his thumb over Sean’s lips.
The guy was so handsome it made Joel’s knees go weak. “Did I wake you?”
Sean shook his head, a sleepy smile on his
face. “No. Or at least not in any way I object to.”
“You sleep deep in my room.”
“Your bed is a lot comfier than mine,” Sean
said. He rolled over and draped an arm across Joel’s chest.
“And there I was thinking I had worn you out.”
“Oh, yeah, that too. What are you doing awake
so early? You should be as tired as me.”
Joel smirked. “Stamina,” he said, planting a
wet kiss on Sean’s face. “And I like to watch you sleep.”
“That’s not creepy.” Sean laughed and snuggled
closer, awakening all kinds of sensations in Joel’s body.
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Synopsis - Deep
Fleeing from a troubled past that left him
feeling tarnished and used, Sean finds work as a medic aboard the deep sea
mining ship Ariel, on a distant
planet.
Under the leader ship of the infuriating, yet
charismatic, Captain Joel Riley, Sean settles into his simple, but dangerous,
new life. It’s a life he soon comes to love; albeit one in which he conceals
his sexuality and avoids intimacy.
But Sean’s new world is turned on its head
when an old face threatens to expose him for the man he used to be.
With Joel’s help, will Sean learn to come
to terms with his past and become a man he can be proud of?
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A.L. BATES has a keen interest in Sci-fi
and adventure novels and enjoys writing stories with strong characters in
imaginative backgrounds. Although an avid writer, Deep is
the first published novella by A.L. Bates.
A.L. Bates can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoralbates
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