Title: You Had Me at Hero
Author:
Michael
P. Thomas
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary, Interracial
Length: Novella
Publisher: JMS Books
Synopsis
When seventeen-year-old Mark Potts fell from a balcony, he
lost both the use of his legs and any faith in heroes. Now twenty-nine, he’s
long-since come to terms with his injury. His job provides more opportunities
for eye-rolling than for riding to anybody’s rescue, but with two kids to bring
up, he barely has time for his husband, much less for heroics. Besides, Starr
Bradford is a policeman -- how many heroes does one family need?
Mark and Starr love each other madly, but stress management is a load-bearing pillar of their happiness. When Mark’s coping skills fail him at exactly the wrong moment, he’s left hanging by a thread of words he should’ve kept in his mouth. He has the power to repair their relationship, but when Starr’s workday suddenly goes south, will he get to wield it? Keeping it together long enough to find out is a job worthy of any superhero!
Mark and Starr love each other madly, but stress management is a load-bearing pillar of their happiness. When Mark’s coping skills fail him at exactly the wrong moment, he’s left hanging by a thread of words he should’ve kept in his mouth. He has the power to repair their relationship, but when Starr’s workday suddenly goes south, will he get to wield it? Keeping it together long enough to find out is a job worthy of any superhero!
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Excerpt
The 911 call center was tucked into a park in the middle of town.
Mark and Starr lived in a neighborhood of post-World War II brick ranch houses
east of the park, barely a five-minute drive at three in the morning. Even
after being corralled by Coretta, Mark was out of his clothes, out of his
chair, and into the bed by three-thirty, with his arms around his husband at
three-thirty and about two seconds. Geeze but it felt good to cuddle up next to
Starr. Any trace of a world that might exist outside their bed fizzled away as
soon as they were in it together. Even if he tried, which he had long given up
doing, he couldn’t focus on a worry, couldn’t retain the residue from even the
most stressful call. With Starr in his arms, there was no room left for fear,
no way to also hold on to doubt. With Starr in a patrol car and two sons careening
through life in America while being black, these things were easy enough to
find during the day, but in the quiet dark, Starr’s body throwing heat like
rocks in a sauna, Mark’s defenses—which Starr assured him were more finely
tuned than most people’s—melted away.
When Starr rolled over with the whoosh of a contented
sigh to take Mark in his own arms, Mark knew he was safe. He knew he was loved.
And when his hand followed a hunch along the ridge of Starr’s muscled belly, he
knew he was desired. He took a great handful of Starr’s warm, heavy balls and
watched a sleepy grin spread across his face.
“Marky?”
This mumbled verification always made Mark laugh. As opposed
to…? “No. It’s a jewel thief,” he said, gathering Starr’s
balls and giving his sac a tug. “I just struck it rich.”
The grin grew and Starr rolled onto his back. “Take whatever
you want, just please don’t hurt me.”
“We’ll see.”
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About the author
Michael P. Thomas is a flight attendant whose writing is
continually inspired by his work with the flying public, who flatly refuse to
be boring. The author of three novel-length gay romances and a number of
romantic and erotic shorts, he writes gay fiction because when he was coming
out he sure was glad to have it to read. After misspending his youth in San
Francisco, he now lives in his native Colorado with his husband.
Social Links
Website: http://misterstewardess.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrStewardess
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