Author Dianne Hartsock is here with us today for their blog tour of Stuck on Rewind.
Welcome to Love Bytes, Dianne!
Author Name: Dianne Hartsock
Book Name: Stuck on Rewind
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Pages or Words: 10,308 words
Publisher: Pride Publishing
Cover artist: Emmy Ellis
Blurb:
Ashton has been in love with his best friend for years, watching him grow from a pretty high school boy to the gorgeous erotic dancer at the club where they both work. The problem is that Lance enjoys the attention of a variety of men while Ashton wants him for his very own.
After a day spent denying his attraction for Lance, standing by while their friend Trey openly flirts with him, Ashton decides it’s time to make his move or risk losing his man forever. Once Lance knows how he feels, he’ll realize they should be together. Or is it already too late?
Categories: Contemporary, Erotic, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance
Thank you so much Love Bytes for having me over today! In my story STUCK ON REWIND Lance loves to dance, has since childhood. It’s like breathing to him, and he lives for the moments at the club when the audience draws a breath then explodes in applause and wild need from the heights he and Trey have brought them to with their scorching hot, sensual dance routines. When he’s not at the club, Lance can’t resist going out with his friends to the dance clubs and spending hours on the floor, twined in the arms of beautiful men, dancing until the bar closes down around him. These are only a few of his favorite songs. As long as it has a driving beat, he’s on the floor.
- True Original by Dave Aude featuring Andy Bell
- Lithium by Athena
- The Girl Is Mine by 99 souls (featuring Destiny’s Child & Brandy)
- I’m in love with my life by Phases
- I’m Burning Up by Karine Hannah & Dave Audé
- Sound of Your Heart by Shawn Hook
- Solid Ground by Kourtney Kelley
- Alone no More by Philip George & Anton Powers
- Love Overdose by Nikki Lund vs. North2South
- SAME LOVE by Tracy Young featuring Karina Iglesias
“Fuck!” Ashton shouted in a mixture of anger and ecstasy as Lance swallowed again, then let Ashton’s softening cock slip from between his perfect lips. Ashton leaned on his elbows, his chest heaving while he caught his breath. With a last kiss on his thigh, Lance climbed off the bed, sleek-limbed and graceful, and walked to the dresser with a sassy sway of his hips.
Ashton stared after him and groaned, not sure if he wanted to pull his friend’s ass back into his arms or punch him in the face. It would be incredible to wake up with Lance every morning and make love to him. But he sternly reminded himself that they were only friends and Lance needed to stop climbing into his bed at night uninvited.
“You do remember you have a bed of your own?” he asked, more sharply than he’d intended.
Lance gave him a smirk over his shoulder, making a show of licking the last of Ashton’s spunk off his swollen lips. “You told me to wake you at seven.”
“I didn’t mean… Oh hell.” Ashton fell back on the pillows and threw an arm over his eyes. He swore in exasperation when the mattress dipped and Lance’s familiar scent surrounded him. “Damn it—”
Soft fingers touched his mouth. “Don’t be mad, baby. I didn’t mean anything.”
Ashton peered at him through the dark curls that had flopped into his eyes. The guy looked positively forlorn, and Ashton sat up, giving him a one-armed hug. “I’m not mad. But you don’t need to keep doing that, either. You’re my friend!” He kissed Lance’s cheek, the velvet skin warm with a blush. “You make a terrific roommate, and I like the company.”
“And I like you.” Lance walked his fingers up Ashton’s leg.
Ashton laughed and shooed the hand away, but couldn’t help staring at the enticing evidence of his friend’s arousal between his legs.
“Can I take care of that for you?”
“Not at all.” Lance stood up, waving off Ashton’s offer. “I’ll deal with it in the shower. You have to save your attentions for Mister Man.”
“Who are you talking about…? Wait!” Ashton rolled off the bed and trotted after Lance as he crossed the apartment.
Lance giggled, slipping behind the bathroom door but holding it cracked open an inch. He smiled at Ashton with his pouty, kissable lips. “You know, the boss. Mister Kent.”
“I’m not saving myself for—”
Ashton blinked at the closed door. Why in the world would Lance think he was interested in his boss? Sure, the man was handsome as sin, but he was also an egomaniac and tyrant. Why only yesterday, he’d…
Hot blood scorched Ashton’s neck and face, his arm tingling where Morgan Kent had gripped it, towering over him. The man had bent to his ear, swamping Ashton’s senses with subtle cologne and a hint of sweat as he’d whispered, “If you can’t type a simple letter without mistakes, I’ll find a secretary who can.” He’d tightened his hand almost painfully on Ashton’s arm. “Or maybe I should just bend you over this desk and smack your ass for each mistake?”
Ashton’s dick jumped at the memory. He told it sternly to behave. “We’re not falling for that bastard. We’ll stick with the sweet boys at the club and call it good.”
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Dianne grew up in one of the older homes in the middle of Los Angeles, a place of hardwood floors and secret closets and back staircases. A house where ghosts lurk in the basement and the faces in the paintings watch you walk up the front stairs. Rooms where you keep the closet doors closed tight at night. It’s where her love of the mysterious and wonderful came from.
Dianne now lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters play. She says Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There’s something about being cooped up in the house with a fire crackling on the hearth and a cup of hot coffee warming her hands, which kindles her imagination.
Currently, Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
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Tour Dates & Stops:
15-Mar: BFD Book Blog, Man2ManTastic, 3 Chicks After Dark, Full Moon Dreaming
16-Mar:A.M. Leibowitz, Velvet Panic, Louise Lyons, Mikky’s World of Books, Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews
17-Mar: Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Nephy Hart,
18-Mar: Alpha Book Club, Havan Fellows, The Dark Arts, Making It Happen, Bayou Book Junkie
19-Mar: Outrageous Heroes, Inked Rainbow Reads, Love Bytes
21-Mar: Elin Gregory, MM Good Book Reviews, Happily Ever Chapter, MM Book Escape
Rafflecopter Prize: $10 ARe gift card
Congratulations on the new release and the addition to the friends-to-lovers trope, Dianne. One of my favorites! I’m not much for dance but I love musics. Even so, there’s only a couple from the above list that I’m familiar with, lol – I’m pretty outdated.
Thank you for the post and the giveaway chance. 🙂
Thanks for dropping in, Didi! I love to go dancing, too, though I’m usually tripping over my own feet. 🙂
Thanks again LoveBytes for hosting me today!
Hi, Dianne! Good luck with STUCK ON REWIND…I’m looking forward to reading it!
Congratulations Dianne on the release of Stuck on Rewind. I love the cover and look forward to reading it. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.
Congrats on the new book! It looks great and that was quite an excerpt!
Congrats on the new release! It sounds good.
The book sounds like fun!
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Congrats on the new book!! Thank you for the giveaway chance.
Congratulations on the new release and good luck with your future stories. Looking forward to reading more of your work.