Title:
Leaning Into Love
Series:
Leaning Into Stories, #1
Author: Lane
Hayes
Narrated By: Seth Clayton
Publisher:
Self-Published
Release Date:
August 16th
Heat Level: 4
- Lots of Sex
Pairing:
Male/Male
Length: 2 hrs
and 59 mins
Genre:
Romance, Erotica, Friends to lovers, surfer, white collar, San Francisco,
bisexual
Synopsis
Eric Schuster is a successful guy. He’s
part owner of a highly successful tech firm, he has a supportive family and a
great group of close friends. But something is missing. Or maybe he’s reacting
to his business partner and ex’s wedding news. He knows his former lover is
making a big mistake but he also knows it’s time to move on. And hopefully
avoid falling for another friend.
Zane Richards is an avid sailor and
surfer with a laid-back approach to life. He firmly believes there’s a time and
place for everything if you’re willing to take a chance. Like letting his best
friend know he’s interested in being much more than friends. Eric has always
been half in love with Zane but going from friends to lovers isn’t an easy sell
for someone protecting his heart. Eric will have to decide if he’s willing to
risk it all by leaning into love.
Excerpt
Zane refilled my glass and returned it
to me with a naughty smirk. “You get kinda corny when you’re tipsy, Schuster.
It’s cute.”
“Cute?”
“Yeah. You get goofy. Your ears turn red
and it makes the freckles on your nose stand out. Then you do that thing with
your hair where you swipe your hand through it so many times that it looks like
you just rolled out of bed.”
“Uh…okay. That’s embarrassing.” I
searched for a reflective surface as I attempted to pat my unruly brown hair
into some semblance of order. “I was going for debonair and I got bar mitzvah
kid chic,” I grumbled.
Zane leaned forward and gave me an
intense look I didn’t understand.
“You don’t have to be anyone but
yourself with me, Eric. I like you just the way you are.” He sat back again and
cocked his head. “So let’s talk about this stupid engagement party. What’s the
dress code?”
“Um… it’s probably dressy casual,” I
replied with a furrowed brow. I wanted to back up a sentence or two and analyze
his words and dissect the meaning of “I like you just the way you are”.
“The usual oxymoron,” he snarked. “You
are going with me, right?”
“Sure. If you want.”
“I want. It’ll save us both the trouble
of finding some poor unsuspecting sucker to drag to a fancy shindig.”
“True. Speaking of suckers, don’t you
have a date tonight?”
Zane glanced at his watch and then
stretched his legs out on the bench so his shoe nudged my thigh. “I’ve got
time. Talk to me. What else have you been up to lately? I noticed there’s a new
exhibit at the Modern Museum. Have you gone? I think it’s a midcentury
retrospective with Motherwell and de Kooning. I know you like the scribbly art
and…”
His conversation was easy. The
gentrified version of his former surfer dude accent had a lilting quality I
could have listened to for hours. I felt myself truly begin to relax and let go
of the invisible hold I’d had on my emotions, like a swimmer grasping onto a
ledge who finally realizes he can reach the bottom of the pool. Being with
someone who knew quirky details about me and accepted them without judgment or
reservation was a gift.
I treasured all of my friends, but Zane
was special. Our friendship was rooted in geography and history and now time.
He wasn’t making a romantic advance when he asked me to attend Nick’s
engagement party with him. That was latent wishful thinking on my part. Zane
was simply being who he always was. My oldest and best friend.
Meet the Author
Lane Hayes is grateful to finally be doing what she loves best. Writing
full-time! It’s no secret Lane loves a good romance novel. An avid reader from
an early age, she has always been drawn to well-told love story with
beautifully written characters. These days she prefers the leading roles to
both be men. Lane discovered the M/M genre a few years ago and was instantly
hooked. Her debut novel was a 2013 Rainbow Award finalist and subsequent books
have received Honorable Mentions, and were winners in the 2016 Rainbow Awards.
She loves red wine, chocolate and travel (in no particular order). Lane lives
in Southern California with her amazing husband in an almost empty nest.
Author Links
Website: https://lanehayes.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaneHayes3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LaneHayesauthor
Giveaway
$10.00 Amazon Gift Card
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