Give Me A Hand

(A Beyond Desires Series, Book 1)

By Gwen Martin

Publisher: Self Published
Release Date (Ebook): 10^th March 2020
Subgenre: New Adult, contemporary romance

Book blurb:

Their worlds collided. Everything changed.

Cam and Jude had been college roommates for two years, fitting into each other’s lives with ease.

That is, until Cam walked in on Jude getting off alone in their shared dorm bathroom.

Everything shifted between the two of them, awakening feelings Cam hadn’t felt for anyone in a long time. Feelings Cam believed had shriveled up after surviving a near fatal car accident to then suffer a disastrous breakup with his first love.

Since then, Cam kept his heart sealed tight in a fortress, keeping himself busy with a lot of mindless hookups and a steadfast refusal to ever commit.

Cam’s life had been predictable. He knew what he wanted.

Until that impromptu mutual orgasm with Jude.

Cam didn’t want a boyfriend, and he certainly didn’t need a relationship.

But he knew one thing he did crave and that was more of Jude Ellison.

Will Cam be able to work through his painful past if Jude offered him a chance at more?

Universal Book Buy Link

Goodreads

“Brie Larson is hot,” Cam agreed belatedly, taking a long swig of his beer. Jude came through with the hook up from Robin, which was something that wasn’t PBR or Natty Lite so Cam was thrilled. He’d sooner drink dog piss than another can of that shit.

 

Jude hummed. “Yup,” he answered, popping the p at the end. He leaned back, spreading his legs and rolling his head to the side. “Humor me. Which Chris?”

 

Cam blinked several times before his brain caught up to what Jude was asking. “Definitely Pine.” He could almost hear Jude roll his eyes.

 

“He’s not even in any of the Marvel series.”

 

“Precisely.”

 

Jude grinned. “You’re an asshole.”

 

“You love it,” Cam countered, and grinned back.

 

Jude took another pull of his beer. “Yeah, I guess I do.”

 

The heat that surged in Cam’s chest was too much to ignore. Cam wasn’t prepared for the way Jude easily admitted he loved anything about Cam, and it made his skin tingle. When he caught sight of Jude taking another drink of his beer, Cam watched the way Jude tipped his head back, his hair falling over his cheek. Cam had the overwhelming urge to run his tongue along Jude’s throat.

 

Instead, he focused on peeling the wet label off his bottle while half-assedly watching the movie.

 

Time passed with ease, and the buzz that Cam had was nice and relaxing. Exam season was the worst, and he almost wondered if colleges found a sick pleasure in subjecting their students to this kind of torture. Surely when he was out with his business degree, his employer would not be as Machiavellian.

 

Cam almost didn’t catch the brush of the back of Jude’s hand against his, almost didn’t notice the sweep of a knuckle. Cam closed his eyes for a moment, head swimming from the beers he’d had, and there it was again, the pad of a fingertip gliding over his wrist.

 

Cam swallowed hard, his brain at war with itself. He hadn’t been this nervous about making such a small gesture in so long, it felt like he was learning how to flirt all over again or something. But this wasn’t just some girl he met or was having a bit of Netflix and Chill. This was Jude.

 

 

 

To celebrate her new release, Gwen’s giving away:

• 2 Signed Paperback copies of Give Me A Hand (US Only)

• OR a e-copy of Give Me A Hand & $25 Amazon Gift Card for an International winner!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Gwen Martin lives in Florida where the sun is always shining, the humidity is always high, and Disney is just a hop skip away. When she’s not trying to write one of her million story ideas, she’s usually hanging out with her husband and four cats.

Gwen first started writing at a young age, coming up with stories in class instead of paying attention to the math lesson. Since then she has been exploring her love of writing in various fan communities where she has learned how to cultivate character development and romantic interactions.

She has a strong love affair with cold brew coffee, black cats, and nerding out in various fandoms. When she’s not writing, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on, listening to a lot of lo-fi and making playlists, chilling with her four gatos and obsessing about Pusheen. Because it’s always about Pusheen.

Connect with Gwen:
Instagram | Facebook | Facebook Group: Gwen’s Gang |Bookbub | Goodreads | Author Website

Sign up to Gwen’s Newsletter for an exclusive epilogue of Cam & Jude