Wood: A True Lover’s Story
AE Via
M/M Romance
Release Date: 08.08.20
Blurb
It’s been a long seventeen years but Herschel Wood Jr. is finally a free man and he’s looking forward to reconnecting with his old cellmate, Bishop Stockley, who promised him a place to stay and some help getting back on his feet. Wood had a good life once upon time when he’d owned one of the most successful tattoo shops on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront – until a fatal accident that was his fault cost him everything.
Now at forty-six years old, all Wood wants is to work in another shop on the beach and find a mature, easygoing man to settle down with. But when he gets to his new place and finds he has to share the small trailer with Bishop’s childhood friend, he wasn’t expecting a sexy, smart-mouthed brat that enjoys pushing a man to his limits.
Wood pressed in tight until there was only misunderstanding between them, his mouth mere inches from Trent’s parted lips. “You wanted to get a reaction out of me you annoying, immature little shit… now you’ve got one.”
Trent Armstrong has never been considered a catch. He’s a twenty-nine year old laborer, an ex-con, and not the easiest person to get along with. He’s used to being the one people cast to the side when they’re done with him. Everyone he’s ever cared about has walked out of his life without a backward glance, so he’s used to the loneliness. His foul mouth and quick temper are a great defense mechanism and an easy way to hide his hurt.
From the moment the tattooed, silver-haired man walked into the house there had been nothing but tension, side-eyeing, and sparks between them. Trent has always held back a side of himself that he’s terrified to explore, and without warning Wood’s voice, his maturity, that maddening scent, and even his damaged past all trigger feelings that Trent thought he’d buried deep long ago.
Trent went completely still when Wood dragged his nose over his forehead and down the side of his face. His voice was shaky, and his breaths were hot and swift along Wood’s throat. “What the hell are you doing?”
“I’m doing what you want me to do.” Wood whispered. “I’m playing your bullshit game, Trent.”
The True Lover’s Stories are connected standalones. Each title features a different couple but will contain previously mentioned characters.
No multiple pairings. No cliffhanger. Ends with a HEA.
Note: This is a steaming agnsty, age gap, new-to-love romance.
Wood sat at the dining table eating a box of Hot Tamales and looking over his sketch pad when his roommate came home. Great. He didn’t bother to greet Trent with a “good evening,”waiting to see if the man was still pissed with him. He listened to the sound of Trent’s heavy steps as he went to the closet and tossed his bag and hard hat inside. While he stripped out of his thick coat, Wood glanced up in time to see Trent bent over, removing his boots. The man sure had a fine ass. It was round and looked firm to squeeze, and Wood bet his hands would fit just right, gripping that narrow waist while—
“What are you staring at?”Trent asked, now facing Wood with his hands on his hips. The hips he was just thinking about leaving fingerprints on.
“I’m staring at whatever the hell I want to,”Wood responded, not missing a beat, regardless that he’d unintentionally gotten caught.
“You want me to walk slowly so you can get a better look?”Trent muttered, then turned and went inside his bedroom.
I’ma freakin’strangle you, Bishop. I swear to god. Trent came out a few minutes later in a blue-and-white checkered robe, tied loosely around his flat stomach, and his towel slung over his shoulder. From the table Wood could see that sarcastic grin on Trent’s face. His roommate made sure to flip him off and mouth a very readable “fuck you”before he closed himself in the bathroom.
“You wish, you little shit,”Wood mumbled under his breath. God what was he doing? He popped a couple more Tamales in his mouth, then went back to his sketching of a vine of roses entangled around a heart. After he added some more shading to a razor-sharp thorn, he dropped his pencil and reclined in the chair. It was just after seven and he was getting hungry, his meager lunch of tuna on wheat out of the vending machine at work long gone. He wasn’t sure what he was and wasn’t allowed to eat, so ordering in was probably best until he could do his own grocery shopping.
A.E. Via has been a best-selling author in the beautiful gay romance genre for six years now, but she’s no stranger to MM. She’s been an avid reader of gay literature for over twenty years before she picked up her laptop to place her own kiss on this genre. She’s also the founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books, having published a couple great, new up and coming MM authors.
A.E. has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Virginia Wesleyan College that she used to start her own paralegal firm after she graduated in 2008. She spent five years preparing and filing bankruptcy petitions for struggling blue collar workers who couldn’t afford to file with a lawyer. It was a rewarding and satisfying career… but another path called to her.
Writing.
A.E.’s novels embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure, to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
She’s recently celebrated her 20th book anniversary, and is well-known for her hardcore, love hard, bad boy, alphas. However, she does like to push herself to step out of her comfort zone, exploring different tropes. She’s head over heels for gay romance and she has tons of more hot stories to tell.
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