Letting Cara, my evil conjoined erotica-writing twin, take over the post this week. She's got a paperback anthology coming out on Tuesday, called Stray Hearts. It contains all three novellas (previously published as ebooks) in her Shivaree series, about the angsty travails of Shane and Gabriel (and often Natalie). Much male/male sexxorings and m/m/f menage, if that's your scene.
Six sentences from the first story, Backwoods, when Shane's drunkenly struggling to keep a grip on his soon-to-be modified heterosexuality:
He was more beautiful than any woman Shane had ever been with—hell, than any Shane had ever seen—and it made his body ache. Any minute now, Shane would find his sense and turn all this carnal curiosity into male insecurity, quit with the friendliness and get back to good old-fashioned defensive bigotry. Not that he was a bigot. That was the one thing he hadn’t inherited from his old man. But he sure as hell wished he could muster a taste of it right now…might give him the scare he needed to beat it the fuck out of this room and get a purchase on his manhood.
Gabriel set the bottle on the table with a distinctly empty-sounding clank.
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I have to admit, I'm such a fangirl for your writing, regardless of which conjoined-twin is doing it. I can see I'll have to pick this anthology up this week!
ReplyDeleteOh, Shane how I've missed you. Can't wait for Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteFantastic six, beautifully written as always.
ReplyDeleteVery intense writing.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Wonderful snippet.
ReplyDeleteLonging and near panic. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI can see my book-buying budget is gonna need some serious modification this week :) Great six!
ReplyDeleteIntense introspection. Makes me curious about this guy.
ReplyDeleteLove the conflict. I've read Shivaree, but did not know Shane's backstory. Nicely done. You write so well, Cara. I've read many of your books.
ReplyDeleteLove the inner conflict! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteAmbivalence can grey out to neutral if one isn't careful to capture the riptides of contradictory impulses, as you have here.
ReplyDeleteThe tension is so high and tight. Great six!
ReplyDeleteWell then. I really need to know more. Great writing!
ReplyDeleteGreat internal conflict. Palpable and very authentic!
ReplyDeleteYour pacing is snappy and the intensity of the POV drew me right in, making me wonder what would happen next.
ReplyDeleteNice internal conflict.
ReplyDeleteGood job getting into his mind :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! I really like his struggle and his expectation of something that never comes. Well done! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat six!
ReplyDeleteGreat six! I've been looking forward to reading about Shane...so need to add this to my TBR!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, this series I remember. Delicious tension and crumbling boundaries ahoy! ;D
ReplyDeletebeautifully written six, loving the internal conflict here.
ReplyDeleteI love that you tell us so much about him in so few sentences. Truly what the SSS is about. Great peek into the male mind as well.
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