Title:
Nate's Last Tango
Series: Nate and
Cameron, Book 2
Author: Kevin
Klehr
Publisher: NineStar
Press
Release
Date: June 26
Heat Level: 1 - No Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 30900
Genre:
Contemporary, contemporary, gay, cisgender, cross-dressing, established couple,
ghost, vacation
Synopsis
But when Nate decides to visit his friends back in Sydney, Cameron suggests they break it off for a while. Cam’s cross-dressing butler is not impressed, and with the help of his lesbian aunt, they drag Cameron down-under to sort out his relationship and take in the sights of Mardi Gras!
With Nate at a loss to what went wrong, he faces the dim reality that love may have run its course.
Excerpt
Nate’s Last Tango
Kevin Klehr © 2017
All Rights Reserved
Kevin Klehr © 2017
All Rights Reserved
“I’m nervous,” I said. But my
boyfriend, Cam, didn’t hear me. Fortunately, his butler, Roger, did.
“Here you go, Nate.” The loyal servant
placed a garishly green cocktail in my hand, complete with a little umbrella.
“This will make you so chilled, the next few hours will feel like a hippie folk
festival.”
If only that were the truth. I was
about to meet Cameron’s parents for the first time, and both he and Roger were
busy preparing canapés. They insisted I was as much of a guest as the others
were, so I wasn’t to help with the catering.
Instead, I gazed out the window of my
boyfriend’s swish New York apartment, trying to imagine what a middle-aged
couple who had made their fortune in the funeral trade would be like. My first
thought was something as creepy as an older Gomez and Morticia from The Addams
Family.
And with that vision came a list of
odd relatives I hadn’t met yet. Perhaps a short hunchback that rang church
bells. An older brother who slept in the basement during the day and showed off
his unusually sharp fangs to unsuspecting women at night. Or a haggard
stepsister who kidnapped the neighborhood pets and offered them to pagan gods
during midnight rituals.
I watched my boyfriend. He was trying
to make art out of smoked salmon and flatbread, but somehow he kept adding too
much mayo. The result was something that looked like a squeezed pimple rather
than anything you’d put in your mouth. As always, Roger was at his side to fix
his creations, and as a pair they worked well.
Through his chic designer glasses, Cam
scrutinized what Rog was trying to show him, and he understood until his butler
tucked, folded, or did whatever was necessary to make my boyfriend’s attempts
look presentable. Although my man wasn’t perfect, that was the very reason I
loved him. He’d try. And he had enough people around to support him. His
parents had to be equally as supportive, surely.
Any moment they’d swan in the front
door, having just flown in from Paris, where they had stayed the night because
they’d decided to eat dinner in that romantic city on a whim. His mum, or mom
as these Americans say, would offer me her hand adorned in a teal glove and
wait for me to kiss it.
His dad would check me out, and while
he shook my hand all businesslike, it wouldn’t be until later that his real
nature would come out. He’d pull out a joint and tell us about his wild days;
of wearing a leather jacket, having wall-to-wall lovers, and the heavy rock
band he fronted with regular top-ten hits.
“Would you like another cocktail,
Nate?” Roger asked.
“No, I’ve hardly—” My glass was empty.
“Your mind is preoccupied. Let me get
you another.”
“No. I don’t want to be drunk before
they arrive.”
“Have a cocktail,” said Cam as he ran
his finger under a tap after burning it on poached chicken. “If I was in your
shoes, I’d be nervous as well.”
Roger took the glass out of my hand
and promptly made me another green drink. With the first sip, my mind wandered
even more, back to last month.
Purchase Links
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Meet the Author
Kevin lives with his long-term partner, Warren, in their humble
apartment (affectionately named Sabrina), in Australia’s own ‘Emerald City,’
Sydney.
From an early age, Kevin had a passion for writing, jotting down
stories and plays until it came time to confront puberty. After dealing with
pimple creams and facial hair, Kevin didn’t pick up a pen again until he was in
his thirties. His handwritten manuscript was being committed to paper when his
work commitments changed, giving him no time to write. Concerned, his partner,
Warren, secretly passed the notebook to a friend who in turn came back and
demanded Kevin finish his story. It wasn’t long before Kevin’s active
imagination was let loose again.
His first novel spawned a secondary character named Guy, an
insecure gay angel, but many readers argue that he is the star of the Actors
and Angels book series. Guy’s popularity surprised the author.
So with his fictional guardian angel guiding him, Kevin hopes to
bring more whimsical tales of love, life and friendship to his readers.
Author Links
Website: http://www.kevinklehr.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kevinklehr
Giveaway
One lucky winner will receive an ebook of their choice from
NineStar Press
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