Beneath the Layers, a NineStar Press Anthology. Eight stories of men who like a little satin and lace.
A Linebacker in Lace by Caitlin Ricci
This ex-linebacker is impossible for his friend to resist.
Satin Secrets by CL Mustafic
Sometimes secrets are better when they’re shared.
Backwards and in High Heels by Elizabeth Coldwell
Tonight he has the chance to live out his dream.
Angels in Delaware by Sita Bethel
When one finds two partners, it helps to dress for the occasion.
All That Entails by E.M. Hamill
A gender-fluid prince with a penchant for gowns finds his unlikely match in an arranged marriage.
After the Dance by Sydney Blackburn
Sometimes happily ever after requires a pretty frock.
A Secret Shared by C.A. Blocke
One sweet secret shared—and a spicy one returned.
Ruffle My Feathers by Asta Idonea
Sometimes love can be found behind a feather boa.
RELEASE DATE: April 17th
Beneath the Layers is our first multi-author anthology and to celebrate, we decided to do something a little different for its release. A scavenger hunt!
An excerpt from each one of the stories in the anthology will be posted at each blog stop along the tour.
The questions for the hunt are listed below and the answers to the questions will be provided in the blog posts. Be sure to visit each stop on the tour to gather all the answers for a chance to win a $15.00 gift code for NineStar Press site!
Once you have all the answers, send them in an email to Raevyn@ninestarpress.com. Make sure BtL Hunt is in the subject line.
Two winners will be randomly chosen from readers who email the correct answers by May 1st, 2017
Look for the answers to these questions at each of the blog stops.
- What color were the first panties Arliss showed Brent?
- What was Gavin wearing under the sweatshirt?
- Why was Oliver seeing Mia?
- What did the perfume Delaware smell like?
- What costume did Darian wear?
- What did Frances long to do?
- What did Tommy shave?
- What is Barrett’s stage name?
- Which author’s answer surprised you?
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Synopsis
A Linebacker in Lace by Caitlin Ricci
Brent likes wearing lace underwear, but it’s not something he plans to reveal, and he never thought he’d meet a guy who shared his kink. So when Arliss approaches him at a bar and mentions he can see lace underwear peeking out from his waistband, Brent is embarrassed—until he finds out Arliss has got a thing for guys in lace.
Satin Secrets by CL Mustafic
When Dr. Gavin Addison answers his doorbell, instead of the delivery guy he expected, he gets Officer Lex Turner, who takes Gavin’s invitation to step in out of the cold a little too far. Before he leaves though, he investigates the satin lace peeking out between Gavin’s shirt and pants. Will what he finds be the only secret revealed?
Backwards and in High Heels by Elizabeth Coldwell
Dancing cheek-to-cheek with his lover while wearing a beautiful gown has always been Billie’s dream. But how can he persuade a sympathetic teacher that he needs to learn how to dance backwards—like a woman—so he can make that fantasy come true?
Angels in Delaware by Sita Bethel
Stranded at a nightclub, Beau thought he’d have a long, solitary walk home. He never expected to meet two gorgeous strangers willing to give him a different kind of ride instead.
All That Entails by E.M. Hamill
Prince Darian is prepared to set aside his scandalous preference for gowns and take a wife to benefit his royal brother’s treasury. Henry is resigned to the fate his outward sex dictates and determined to follow through with an arranged marriage to the prince, rather than risk his father’s threat of an asylum. But he will enter this union with the truth known—or not at all.
In each other, they find unlikely kindred spirits and realize they may finally get the acceptance for which they’ve always longed.
After the Dance by Sydney Blackburn
Mechanic Frank Dixon knows his unrequited love for the boss’s son, Charles Quinn, is an impossible dream, even after he and Charles work together on a special project and become friends. When Charles confides his parents are going to force him to choose a bride during an old-fashioned ball, Frank’s roommate uses his influence to help Frank fulfill his wish to attend the ball in a pretty frock. But after the dance, will his heart be broken, or will all his dreams come true?
A Secret Shared by C.A. Blocke
When Michael told Tommy of his nerdy secret life as a Dungeon Master, after a few months of casual dating that seemed to be heading for serious territory, he didn’t expect anything in return. He certainly didn’t expect his new boyfriend to join him for a game session, and he definitely didn’t anticipate Tommy divulging his desire to dress up en femme. Thankfully, the surprise comes out well—for both of them.
Ruffle My Feathers by Asta Idonea
Barrett leads a double life—builder by day and drag act by night. Having successfully kept this from his colleagues, he’s stunned when he spots his boss, Keith, at a performance. Unlike Barrett, Keith is still completely in the closet. And though he promises not to reveal Barrett’s secret, the sight of Barrett in dress and feather boa awakes hidden desires, and he may not be able to keep them at bay.
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A Secret Shared by C.A. Blocke
Tommy’s shoulders slumped, and slowly he turned back to face Michael. Tommy’s cheeks had gone ruddy, his mouth a drawn line that twitched at one corner when Michael smiled at him. “It’s not, I know. I guess I just needed an excuse to share this part of me with you. I’m… I’m—” He sighed loudly and shook his head and then took a deep breath and continued. “I know I’m not an easy guy to be with—”
Michael cut him off. “You’re amazing. Don’t even—”
“No, I’m not. I know it. I’m secretive, and I don’t really like going out together and—”
“Dude, I’m the poster child for Netflix and chill.”
“I don’t always text you when I should or—”
“I’m totally fine with all of that!”
“Whatever. And now…now there’s a thing I want you to be part of, and this side of me is really kind of hoping you’ll love it as much as I do, and I guess I’m kind of scared to death you’re going to laugh right now because I’d totally laugh at me in your position.”
Michael sighed loudly. “I’m not going to laugh at you any more than you laughed at me when I told you I’m a huge fucking Dungeons and Dragons nerd.”
Slowly, Tommy nodded. “Okay. I’ll show you first, and then if you’re still cool, we’ll talk about it, okay?”
“That’s fair,” Michael answered, offering him a tender smile. “I promise I won’t judge you.”
“Close your eyes,” Tommy said, and Michael did so without hesitation. “Okay, just one sec.”
Michael heard the zipper of Tommy’s khakis, change and keys jingling in their pockets as they hit the hardwood floor, and then felt the familiar warm presence of Tommy close to him. “Can I look?”
“Touch,” Tommy said, his hand grasping Michael’s and pulling it up to his thigh. Michael’s fingers twitched and then slowly explored the familiar hard muscle and soft skin. After a moment, Michael moved closer, blindly pulling himself toward the side of the bed with one leg hooked over the edge and brushing the floor for balance. He traced down first, listening to the rise and fall of Tommy’s breathing catch when his fingers began to slide upward.
He expected the heavy cotton of Tommy’s usual tight boxer briefs; instead, his touch drank in only warm skin. “What, you shaved your legs?” Michael asked, turning toward him until he could brush his nose against Tommy’s belly and inhale his musky scent. “I knew you’d do that.”
“Higher—” Tommy’s voice shook. “—just a little higher.”
Hesitating a second, Michael’s fingers squeezed Tommy’s hip before daring to continue up higher. When he brushed something unfamiliar, scratchy, but soft…lace, he realized even before he asked, “Lace?”
“Yes.”
The pieces came together quickly as Michael followed the thin band of lace at an angle down Tommy’s hip toward his crotch, feeling it give way unexpectedly to smooth satin. He stopped at the more familiar press of his lover’s thick cock tenting out the satin that barely held it back. Opening his eyes, he saw that the panties were pink—baby pink that looked almost creamy against Tommy’s tanned skin. “Panties?”
Tommy swallowed audibly, nodding when Michael looked up at him. His cheeks had gone fully flushed, the color creeping down Tommy’s neck and over his bare chest. “Yes.”
C.A. Blocke is a thirty-something writer who’s been captivated by the magic of how people relate to each other for as long as she can remember. Far more than overarching drawn-out plots, she prefers to focus heavily on relationships in various situations that feel like real life—even when at its most surreal. Real Life, she feels, is messy and complicated, and that shines through in her fiction where the road to a happy ending frequently isn’t just a straight line. A long-time reader and writer of fluffy character-driven pieces, her style tends to highlight small slices of life that come together to form a whole picture of the plot.
She is a gender nonconforming, demisexual-identified female who feels most comfortable writing unconventional relationships involving non-heterosexual couplings. Sexual identity often colors her works and features heavily in finding the comfortable place where identities can collide with minimal friction. She enjoys exploring different takes on “acceptable” sexuality and blurring the lines between what is expected and what really happens.
A small-town Arizona native, the Southwest and its rural communities fascinate her—particularly the rigid-identity politics and the ramifications of breaking the social norm. Of course, that’s not to say that she doesn’t also enjoy writing about urban life and the various challenges present in the big city. While most at home writing contemporary romance with a warm little erotica twist, she’s very prone to following her muse down the dark alleys and open valleys it drags her through—making it nearly impossible to know just what genre will take her interest next.
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Thank you for the post! All the stories sound fantastic.