A Warm Love Bytes welcome to author Jeff Adams stopping by Love Bytes to talk about his re release of Rivals!

Jeff talks about his new release, shares an excerpt and offers a Giveaway! on a digital copy!

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Rivals: Something Old Becomes New

Thanks, Dani, for letting me stop by Love Bytes to discuss the re-release of Rivals. This story is very meaningful to me since it was my first story to become an ebook when I decided to make a serious go at writing. It’s been out of print for a little over a year now, and I’m excited that I have the opportunity to bring it back.

To thank everyone for stopping by today, I am giving away a free ebook copy of Rivals to one lucky commenter. I’ll also stop by while the giveaway is happening to answer any questions you all might have.

Rivals revolves around two guys who were fierce rivals in their high school days. They were centers for their school’s ice hockey teams. To say there strong competition between the schools, and between the players themselves, would be an understatement. There was also an unresolved crush: Mitchell Turner had it bad throughout high school for Alex Goodman. As the story opens, they run into each other Thanksgiving morning at an ice rink. They’re both college grads now, and they have a lot of catching up to do.

I enjoyed revisiting this story to prepare it to be re-introduced to the world. I cleaned up a few things that bothered me as I read over it again for the first time in a few years. It was also a chance to add a couple additional scenes. Originally it’d been written to come under a specific word count. Without that constraint, I added the new material, specifically boosting the role of Mitchell’s younger brother as a sounding board for what this re-connection could mean for Mitchell. There’s also an expansion of the ending so you get an even clearer idea of what the future holds for Mitchell and Alex. So for anyone who read this the first time out, there’s some new things for you if you pick up this new edition. Consider it almost like a director’s cut of a film.

Here’s a brief excerpt from one of Rivals’ new scenes. Mitchell and his still-in-college, brother Trevor are talking about a potential brunch double date before Mitchell goes back to California after Thanksgiving. The date would be Mitchell and Alex along with Trevor and his girlfriend, Julie.

BLURB:

Mitchell Turner and Alex Goodman squared off over a face-off dot throughout high school. Their schools were cross-country rivals. Those face-offs were tough on Mitchell because he harbored a huge crush on Alex. High school, and college, are behind the guys and they meet unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, once again on the ice. Mitchell is home for the holidays and is thrilled to see his crush all grown up.

Alex asks Mitchell out for coffee to catch up. Could this be the start of something magical for the holidays … and beyond?

 

“A double date with my little brother? Hmmm. Okay. I’ll see if he’s into that.”

“I promise I’ll be on good behavior.” He sat up, cross-legged on the bed.

“Of everyone in the family, you’re the one I’m the least worried about embarrassing me. I have a greater chance of saying something stupid in front of Julie.”

“True,” he said, giving me a smirk.

I grabbed one of the pillows off the bed and smacked him in the face. He grabbed it before I could swing it another time and ended up taking it from me. He sprang up, stood on his bed and started pummeling me in the head. I grabbed another pillow and worked to block his attack. I wanted to jump up on the bed, but I also didn’t want to break it. He’d had this bed forever and I wasn’t sure what two adult-sized people jumping on it might do to it. We didn’t pillow battle long before we both collapsed on the bed in giggles.

“We haven’t done that in ages,” I said as we both maneuvered into sitting positions on the bed. “Good thing mom wasn’t here. I still don’t think she’d appreciate our roughhousing.”

“She never did, even when it was outside. At least dad always recognized a good natured brawl when he saw one.”

I nodded in agreement. “Very true. Hell, he usually egged us on.”

“You really like him, don’t you?” Trevor asked, pulling the conversation in a different direction.

“Yeah. I think I really do,” I said without hesitation. “I feel like I’ve known Alex forever, which in some ways I have, I guess. Last night was so comfortable. I’ve never had a date that was easy going, yet exciting at the same time.”

Trevor smiled, and it didn’t look like one of his sarcastic ones either. He was a good guy, but he did like to pull my chain sometimes.

“What?” I asked.

“Nothing,” he said, somewhat defensively. “Seriously, I’m glad last night was good. You’ve never sounded thrilled with anyone you’ve dated. It’s good to hear you so positive.”

“Except we live a couple thousand miles apart.”

“Move back?”

I knew he’d say that. He wasn’t happy when I moved west. He knew it was a great opportunity for me. He had designs on staying in the area and becoming an English teacher and was hoping I’d stay around and maybe work with one of the local sports teams.

I sighed. “I have to admit I’ve thought about it in the past twelve hours. Don’t get me wrong, I like Cali and my job, but it might be worth giving up to see what can work here. With him.”

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Jeff Adams caught the writing bug in middle school and finally became a novelist with the Hat Trick series, which will conclude in 2015. He’s also written a number of m/m romance shorts. Jeff and his husband, Will, left the hustle and bustle of New York City to return to the more peaceful lifestyle of Humboldt County, California, during the summer of 2014, which allows more time for him to write. Extending his love of hockey beyond novels, Jeff covers the Detroit Red Wings, as well reviews books that feature LGBT hockey players, for PuckBuddys.com. To learn more about Jeff, visit jeffadamswrites.com and follow him on Twitter at @hockeyguynyc.

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