A warm welcome to author JS Harker joining us today to talk about new release “Tit For Tat”.
Welcome JS 🙂
Hey there, I’m JS Harker and I’m excited to have a new book out called Tit For Tat. The holiday season can be a bummer for a lot of people (I’m an introvert and my family comes to my house—it’s a big adjustment to have them here). Good books can help us weather the parties, am I right? It’s part of why I’m eager to share Tit For Tat. It’s a fun, light-hearted story about two sweet guys falling for each other. So I strongly encourage you to find your favorite corner and read a few pages—or sneak them however you want. (I have my e-reader, coffee, candy canes, and a soft blanket that I full intend on hiding out with as long as it takes 😉 )
Flynn is a Winter fairy who takes a job as an elf at Santa’s Workshop because he wants to learn more about people. When Derek flirts with him, he’s interested in getting to know him better. The following excerpt is after they have a chance to talk a couple of times and Derek invites Flynn out to dinner. Both of them have a lot of firsts, but for Flynn, this is his first car ride. Hope you enjoy this snippet and check out the rest of the book.
They made their way to Derek’s car. A car. Flynn liked to look at them sometimes on his way to work. Fey never needed such things since they traveled on the wind when they had to cross a long distance. Nobles showed their status with sleighs or chariots. A vehicle was an extravagance. The materials chosen, the beasts used to pull them, everything made a statement.
Cars seemed similar to Americans, though there were many more common cars than there were common sleighs. Derek’s was small, and had four doors. It was green on the outside and dark gray on the inside. Wrappers and paper bags covered the passenger seat. Derek scurried to pick up the trash and throw it into the cluttered back seat.
Flynn gently pulled on the door handle, and it sprang open for him. He let the door swing wide. Tracing his hand along the edge would likely be weird. Humans didn’t go around fondling cars.
“Sorry about the mess,” Derek said.
“It’s fine.” Flynn took his seat and shut the door. He felt a little like being stuck in the mall again. In the open air, Winter was easy to touch and call upon. Inside the mall or the car, Flynn felt out of touch with it. The missing familiarity was a little uncomfortable.
But the car had switches and knobs, all with tiny symbols. Derek had a wheel in front of him—used for operating, that much Flynn knew—and he stuck a key into a slot near the wheel. A fine layer of dust coated the ledge nearest the front window. So Derek didn’t treat his car like the nobles did their carriages. Then again, Flynn supposed it was harder to clean without magic.
Derek turned the key, and the engine roared to life. It should have been louder. Television had misled Flynn in that regard. He would have to tell Lulu.
As the car began to move, a blaring ding sounded over and over. Flynn hissed and clapped his hands over his ears. The noise didn’t stop until Derek did something with a giant stick stuck into the side of the wheel. Derek frowned at the car, glancing at the space between various numbers and lines before him. Cars weren’t supposed to make that noise. Good. If television had lied that much, Flynn was never watching another episode of anything.
Derek continued his assessment, concern bunching his forehead. Then suddenly his face smoothed. “You didn’t buckle up.”
Flynn had heard this phrase. What did it mean?
Blurb:
Cold has never been so hot.
College sophomore Derek is busy working over his holiday break—but his shifts at the toy store are no hardship if they mean more opportunity to dream about the sexy new guy working as an elf in Santa’s Workshop. When his mother gifts him a bag of cookies, Derek regifts them to Flynn as an excuse to get to know him. Flynn has presents to offer as well, and soon they’re dating, with Derek finding out his comfort zone is bigger than he imagined.
But Flynn is hiding a secret—he’s really a winter fairy whose magic is bound to the season. He can’t stay in the mortal realm, and Derek doesn’t want to lose contact with his family. Can they find a way to hold on to each other when the snow and sugar plums melt away?
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JS Harker loves stories. She was one of those kids who always had a book in her hands and spent many hours adventuring with her siblings. These days she wanders into her imaginary worlds and conjures up tales of magic, passion, and happily-ever-afters. She currently lives in the part of the Midwest that makes Tatooine look interesting by comparison (not that she’s ever obsessively thought about becoming a Jedi or anything).
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Website: www.jsharker.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JS-Harker-236521747017598/
Dreamspinner: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/tit-for-tat-by-js-harker-10043-b
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tit-for-tat-js-harker/1129691655?ean=9781644051078
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tit-for-tat-18
The cover looks great. sounds like an interesting read.