A warm welcome to Grace Duncan joining us today here at Love Bytes to talk about her new release “What About Now.”
Welcome to the What About Now book cruise (tour)! Thanks to Love Bytes Reviews for welcoming me today. I hope you’ll follow the entire tour. Lots of chances to win a signed paperback copy of What About Now, $10 at Dreamspinner Press or an audiobook copy of Choices!
Each cruise (tour) stop will feature an excerpt from the story related to where the characters were for that day. Check the Rafflecopter at the end of the post to enter your answer to the question related to the excerpt for the chance to win a backlist ebook for each stop.
Today stop is the fifth on our cruise and sees our couple in Apia, Western Samoa. Let’s see what the boys got up to…
Rafe insisted they give the discussion a few days to settle in their heads. Braden had been anxious to do something, try more, but he could understand where Rafe was coming from. They had done a lot of talking and gone over a lot of different things. His head was still swimming a bit with it, so he was grateful Rafe insisted.
With that thought in mind, Braden had focused on the ship’s activities they could take part in, like more dance lessons with Angel. They were both getting the hang of the Argentine tango, and Braden was beginning to think he might not make a fool of himself at the talent show after all. They’d even done a few preliminary lifts—mostly involving Rafe lifting him—which had scared the crap out of him at first, but after a bit of practice, he felt much better about.
Along with that, they spent time splashing in the pool, reading on deck, or working out. All simple things, but things Braden used to have with Rafe and found himself being able to savor now that he had it again.
Braden had also forgotten they were due to make port in Western Samoa. He’d completely lost track of the days they’d been at sea. When Rafe mentioned it, Braden couldn’t wait to get on shore. He had to forcibly restrain himself from actually kissing the ground when they got off the gangway. It was only the soft look Rafe gave him—the understanding of his phobia—that kept him from actually doing it.
The beautiful island helped distract Braden from his now-near-obsession with BDSM. He still managed to enjoy the sights of the high pass, the waterfall, and the beach. They had fun on the pale sand of Tafatafa Beach and enjoyed sitting in the fale—the thatched roof hut—out of the sun, reading and relaxing with the cool ocean breezes. They took the obligatory pictures and splashed each other in the shallows. The biggest thing Braden savored, though, was simply being on solid ground.
All the fresh air and sun helped exhaust him, so after dinner in the buffet, he and Rafe spent a quiet evening watching the movie under the stars, then getting to bed at what had become early for them. Their lovemaking that night was soft, slow, more about the emotion than anything else, and for the first time since they’d gotten back together, Braden didn’t immediately miss the domination. Rafe topped, but there was no inherent control. Braden didn’t know what that said, if anything, but when it was over and they’d cleaned up, he was too tired to dwell on it. Before his stomach had even completely dried from being washed down, he was asleep.
Thanks for reading! Remember to keep up with the whole cruise for a chance to win at each stop. And each entry will give you an opportunity to be entered to win one of the three big prizes!
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Five years ago, everything went wrong. Braden Kirk and Rafe Jessen’s long-term relationship started unraveling. They stopped talking, fears mounted, then Braden walked in on Rafe and another man, completely misreading the situation. Without giving Rafe a chance to explain, Braden walks out. Out of their home, their relationship, and the game development company they started together in college.
After months of therapy to deal with the attempted rape Braden walked in on, Rafe begins to understand that his dominant tendencies in the bedroom aren’t a bad thing and that Braden’s submission is likely what scared his partner into silence. But Rafe isn’t ready to let go of the man he loves more than life itself. He arranges for himself and Braden to end up on the same charity cruise, knowing Braden won’t let his phobia—terror of vast, deep waters—rule him.
With a plan and twenty-eight days, Rafe is determined to get Braden back, make him see there’s nothing wrong with being submissive, and find a way to get Braden to stay with him when they get home to LA.
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Grace Duncan grew up with a wild imagination. She told stories from an early age – many of which got her into trouble. Eventually, she learned to channel that imagination into less troublesome areas, including fanfiction, which is what has led her to writing male/male erotica.
A gypsy in her own right, Grace has lived all over the United States. She has currently set up camp in East Texas with her husband and children – both the human and furry kind.
As one of those rare creatures who loves research, Grace can get lost for hours on the internet, reading up on any number of strange and different topics. She can also be found writing fanfiction, reading fantasy, crime, suspense, romance and other erotica or even dabbling in art.
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