Business or Pleasure by @ashleyladd #RockingSummerRomance

SummerAuthor Ashley Ladd is here today to tell us about her male/male erotic romance, Business or Pleasure. Welcome, Ashley!

Businss or Pleasure coverBlurb:

Guy Rogers is extremely attracted to his new realtor, Tom Beaudreaux. As a passionate vegetarian and animal activist, he’s ecstatic that Tom is a kindred soul. He could never be with a carnivore. Unfortunately, Tommy isn’t really a vegetarian or animal activist. He never said he was either, he just didn’t eat meat when he was with Guy. And maybe he emptied his house of all meat and dairy products before inviting Guy over. In fact, Tommy’s family owns the most popular barbecue restaurant in town and if his family has their way, he’ll manage the new location.

When Guy finds out that Tommy eats meat and his family owns a restaurant that is a monument to eating meat, he’s livid and doesn’t know if he wants anything else to do with Tommy.

But then Guy’s life gets crazy –his dad’s paranoia blossoms into violent dementia, he gets arrested for picketing a doggy mill, and then he winds up in even more legal trouble. When Tommy sticks by him through all his trouble and does everything he can to help him, Guy wonders if he’s been too militant and narrow-minded. Perhaps he can learn to live with people who have opposite views.

Excerpt:

Gunshots rang out as they turned onto Guy’s street.

Tommy looked at him and mouthed, “Shit! You don’t think…?”

“I hope not. I don’t know.” Guy pressed the gas pedal to the floor and the car shot forward, fish-tailing.

Tommy fisted the door, hanging on tight. “I hope we’re wrong.”

Guy’s intuition told him he wasn’t. His knuckles turned white they held the steering wheel so tightly. Unafraid for himself but scared for his dad, he pulled into his driveway and jumped out of the car, with Tommy close on his heels.

The woman next door ran outside screaming, tearing out her already tattered hair. She pointed at her front door. “Your father’s shooting up my house and is holding a gun at my dad’s head. He’s going to kill him. You’ve got to do something.”

Tommy yelled as he began dialing on his phone, “I’m calling the police.” As if on cue, police sirens blared in the distance and grew louder by the second.

“I’m going in. I have to stop him.”

“Wait for the police. Don’t put yourself in danger,” Tommy ordered forcefully.

“I have to take the chance. He could kill someone before the police get here. I can’t let that happen.” He put himself in harm’s way for animals, so certainly he could risk his life for his own father and other fellow human beings. He had no choice. It would be his fault if someone got hurt.

So he ran through the open door flailing his arms, hoping he would be in time. “Dad! It’s Guy. Don’t do anything. I’m here. You’ll be okay.”

He’ll be okay? What about me? He’s got a shotgun pointed at my head threatening to blow it off,” the elderly neighbor cried.

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https://www.totallybound.com/business-or-pleasure

4 Fun Facts
4 Fun Facts about “Business or Pleasure”:

1)   Guy is such an avid animal activist that he’s been arrested to protect them

2)   Tommy earned his BA in Business Administration

3)   Guy threw away one of his pans because his father cooked meat in it

4)   Guy’s father thinks his neighbor has a group of followers and that they are out to drive him crazy
Ashley Ladd
Ashley Ladd lives in South Florida with her husband, five children, and beloved pets. She loves the water, animals (especially cats), and playing on the computer.

She’s been told she has a wicked sense of humor and often incorporates humor and adventure into her books. She also adores very spicy romance, which she weaves into her stories.

How you can contact Ashley:

email: [email protected]
Blog: http://www.ashleyladd.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleyladdauthor
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ashleyladd

Thanks for visiting Ashley. Opposites attract is a favorite romance theme and can lead to some real sparks.

Anyone who comments will be entered in my monthly drawing for a $15 Starbucks gift card.

Linda / Lyndi

Naked Rebel by @anitaphilmar #RockingSummerRomance #4FunFacts

SummerAnita Philmar joins us today with Four Fun Facts about her futuristic romance, Naked Rebel, a Rocking Summer Romance, and a steamy excerpt.

Naked Rebel CoverA spy that prefers to work alone, Nick Royster’s assignment is turned upside down when his superiors sends him a personal companion. Not appreciating the need to watch someone else’s back, he attends a dinner of Salsar’s inner group. Only to learn, he has to sacrifice Rane to get the information he needs to end the war.

Rane knows the important of winning. Her family slaughtered by Salsar, this is her homeland and she plans to do whatever it takes to win her peoples’ freedom.

With everything on the line, can these two have any future together or does love and war equal heartache?

4 Fun Facts
Four Fun Facts:

1. I loved geology in school so had to write about it. That’s why the hero is working in a mine.

2. I wrote this story to show how far a person would go to save their country. For women, fighting is not always an option but they still have skills which can crumble countries.

3. One of the hardest scenes to write in this book was the orgy scene. Keeping track of all the people stopped the story short for several months until I figured out how I wanted it to work.

4. For a while, I did cross promotion with a wine distributor called Naked Rebel wine.

Excerpt

“I know it’s not much, but its home.” At least for the last few months it’d been. Once he’d reached the rank of top miner, it’d taken less than a year to make head foreman. Yet, he still didn’t know the location of nustru’s purification plant.

“Nice.” A muffled voice rang through his small two room unit.

He glanced around at the bare walls. She couldn’t be serious.

Yes, he didn’t have to live in a tent, but the place wasn’t a proper home for a woman either. An ugly brown couch stood right by the door while a yellow counter with a cooler and stove occupied the opposite wall. The doorway to the back led to a tiny bathroom and an even smaller bedroom.

Not willing to argue about how she never should have been sent here, Nick walked over and looked inside the cooler. “Would you like something to drink?”

“That would be great,” whispered through her veil.

Nick grabbed a protein drink and turned to see her struggling with the hood covering her head. He set down her drink and stepped to her side. The black cloak covering her really did its job. He couldn’t see any part of her except her small hands.

“Let’s see, how can we free you from this contraption?” He fingered the rough fabric covering her shoulders and lifted the lip of the cloth running along her biceps.

She stepped back and lowered her head.

He pulled. The hood fell away, revealing her reddish-gold hair.

A loud rip preceded a soft feminine scent, which filled the room. The cloak covering her body tore into long strips and crumbled to the floor at her feet.

A bullet of lust shot straight to his loins at the spectacular view. Full, creamy breasts covered by a skimpy piece of pink lace led to a narrow waist. Another strip hung on her curvy hips and restricted his view of her luscious center. A dark stain on her panties made him wonder if she was already wet with need.

“Nick?”

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Also check out Anita’s free read– Hot Prairie Nights at Smashwords.

Find Anita Philmar online:
Website: http://www.anitaphilmar.com/
Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://www.anitaphilmar.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anita.philmar
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1329767.Anita_Philmar

Do you enjoy science fiction romance? I do. I’m more into Star Trek than Star Wars, and I also enjoyed Battlestar Galactica. What’s your favorite sci-fi series or movie?

Leave a comment or question for Anita or me and you’ll be entered in my monthly drawing for a $15 Starbucks gift card.

Linda / Lyndi