Title: Nothing Special VI: Ex Meridian
Series: Nothing Special
Author: A.E. Via
M/M Action Romance
Edited by: Sue Laybourn
Cover Artist – Jay Aheer
PAGE COUNT – 302
Official Release Date: February 24, 2020
Blurb:
Police Lieutenants, God and Day are under intense pressure from the chief to take back control of Atlanta’s streets. The last thing their task force needs is a pair of trained killers in town with a personal score to settle.
Take a man and strip him of his ability to feel compassion, empathy, remorse, or any of the emotions that make him human, but leave the ones that ignite rage and aggression and you have the perfect killing machine—now imagine two of them.
Code names Ex and Meridian are synonymous for ‘guaranteed death’ to international terrorists. Two broken men from the same crooked streets, recruited into an unsanctioned government program that few know about. Trained to operate most efficiently—lethally—together.
When Ex returns from an op in Bolivia to learn his little brother has been accidentally killed in a feud between drug gangs, he’s stateside before he can consider the rules he’ll be breaking, and of course Meridian is right beside him. There’s mayhem on the streets of Atlanta and the police are losing control. If Godfrey and his elite team of detectives can’t get the job done then they’d be happy to lighten their caseloads for them. And Ex nor Meridian care about doing it quietly.
“I know who you are.” The man grunted when Ex turned to leave. “You’re the fucking devil.”
Meridian walked past, glaring one final time. “Say that loud enough… maybe God will save you.”
But after their first run-in with the big lieutenant and his protective husband, Day, Ex and Meridian start to reevaluate their own relationship. Wondering if they could be even deadlier if they let loose the feelings for each other that they’ve been forced to suppress for years.
Meridian’s dark eyes stayed locked on his, “A man who can fight beside the one he loves doesn’t make him weaker, Ex—it makes him more dangerous.”
No multiple pairings. No cliffhangers. Ends with a HEA.
Note: This is a partners-to-lovers, out-for-you, action romance.
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Excerpt
“You’re on edge. We both are. Come on,
that shower is calling us.”
He heard Day kick his boots off and drop
his duffle bag onto the bench behind the front door. Neither of them bothered
turning on any lights, and as his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he felt Day’s
arms slide up his chest to his throat, then up over his shoulders. It felt
good.
Day was his partner in the truest sense.
His being was his existence. His need for him hurt. It was difficult containing
the love he had for Leonidis in his chest—as if there wasn’t room. His lover’s
fierce combination of skill, intelligence and wit, topped with his intense
loyalty to only him shifted him continuously. The way he moved beside him in
the field made him irresistible. Day was so quick and precise, disciplined to
the core, just like him. An absolute badass. His match and equal, his one piece
of good in this fucked-up world.
“Go on and get the water hot. I’ll meet
you up there.” God lowered his head and kissed Day on his temple before
releasing him and urging him towards the stairs. He waited until he’d rounded
the landing before God exhaled a tired breath.
He couldn’t shake the weight of possibly
losing his department from his shoulders. He didn’t want to bring his work to
their bedroom so he went to the kitchen for a beer and about five bottles of
water. He stood at the island in his quiet home and thought over the last
twenty-four hours. Where had they fucked up with arresting James and Marcus
Stewart? It’d been by the damn book. He finished the third bottle of water then
opened his beer.
He went to his office at the back of the
house, not intending to work, just wanting to… he didn’t know… think better.
God turned on the dim desk light and pushed around a few files and various
images from surveillance around his desk. He landed on a forensic photo of Evan
Martin’s body lying facedown in the street. He stared for an unknown amount of
time, trying to force his tired mind to think in another pattern. He took a
large swallow of his beer then grimaced at the blandness. He wished he could
fully taste the bold, dark brew, but instead his mouth felt numb. As if he
didn’t deserve to enjoy such luxuries when he’d failed so miserably.
God set the bottle down on the windowsill
and stared out into the pitch darkness of his backyard. Their property sat
nudged against some dense woods that had nothing on the other side but more
woods, then a wide, man-made lake, but their six-foot privacy fence prevented
access. He inched closer to the glass, his eyes adjusting the more he stared.
Why did it feel like someone was—?
“I thought you were gonna join me?” Day
said from the doorway.
God spun around surprised he’d been snuck
up on so easily. Had he been that consumed? He was about to say some form of
apology when his response fell away from his lips. His gaze roamed over his
husband’s dripping, naked body clad only in a plush white cotton towel tied low
around his waist. He was so wet he was leaving a trail of water at his feet. So
fresh from the shower that the scent of his body wash was reaching God before
Day even entered his space.
“Do you want to argue with me?” Day said
quietly into the dark. He put his hands on his hips, drawing God’s attention to
the sharp points that led to the bulge pushing against the front of the
towel.
When his husband came at him like that, he
knew the last thing on his mind would be arguing. Whatever the quarrel Day had
with him… he’d already won when he stepped through the door. God lowered his
head, feeling guilty and dropped the crime scene photos from his hand. He
hadn’t meant to stay down there so long. They had a rule that office shit had
to stay at the office. When they were home, he needed his husband, and Day
needed him. Fuck. He frowned at himself, his voice thick with
exhaustion. “I’m sorry, Leo.”
“Don’t be sorry, Cashel… be with me,” Day
shot back.
Hello Wicked
Faerie's Tales Lovers!!
I want to
thank you all so much for welcoming me back to promote another new release! My
MM action/romance novel entitled – Nothing Special VII: EX Meridian -
released on February 24th is already getting amazing reviews. I’m so
excited to bring you the seventh installment in the award-winning, best-selling
Nothing Special series.
This book has been highly anticipated and some wonder
what the hell took so long to bring God and Day back. But, I really wanted to
meet my Nothing Special fan’s expectations and what they wanted to experience
more of in the upcoming works. I’ve read every review and concern and I hope
I’ve delivered.
For some of you that don’t know me. I typically write
contemporary romance with alpha characters that have dangerous jobs and are
packed full of action. I’ve really missed writing these guys and diving back
into this world was a fast and fun ride. So, grab a cool drink and settle in
for this one guys, because it’s burn-up-your-Kindle hot!
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Happy
Reading!
xoxoxox
Adrienne
V.
A.E. Via has been a best-selling author in the beautiful gay romance genre for six years now, but she’s no stranger to MM. She’s been an avid reader of gay literature for over twenty years before she picked up her laptop to place her own kiss on this genre. She’s also the founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books, having published a couple great, new up and coming MM authors.
A.E. has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Virginia Wesleyan College that she used to start her own paralegal firm after she graduated in 2008. She spent five years preparing and filing bankruptcy petitions for struggling blue collar workers who couldn’t afford to file with a lawyer. It was a rewarding and satisfying career… but another path called to her.
Writing.
A.E.’s novels embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure, to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
She’s recently celebrated her 20th book anniversary, and is well-known for her hardcore, love hard, bad boy, alphas. However, she does like to push herself to step out of her comfort zone, exploring different tropes. She’s head over heels for gay romance and she has tons of more hot stories to tell.
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