Release Blitz, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Stupid Love by S.J. Carter
Five Foxes Romance, Book 1
Face to face with an old grudge.
Riley Chase escaped the drama of Five Foxes High School when he went away to pursue his dreams of Broadway. After returning home to help a friend in need, now the only drama Riley can handle comes from his students on stage. But to keep drama club funds, Riley is forced to work with his old nemesis—the guy he’s hated since senior year.
Colton Effing Landry.
That old grudge is also smoking hot…
Since his senior year a decade ago, Colton has tried to make amends for his past mistakes—lying for a homophobic bully first and foremost. He never thought he’d be back at the school with so many bad memories. Still, he needs the job. But Colton’s first day as Five Foxes High’s new girls’ JV coach hits him with bad news. Two of his athletic teams are on the chopping block due to budget cuts.
And that’s where he finds Riley Chase.
Riley Chase, the guy he had a crush on back during high school. The same Riley Chase whose last words to him during their senior year were I hate you.
Not the way to kick of a new job.
A stormy past could lead to a nightmare of a fall semester.
Now they have to work together to raise the money to save their programs. It’s either that or let their kids down.
Can Riley really trust the guy who betrayed him all those years ago? And can Colton prove to Riley he’s not the same dumb kid he was back in high school?
Can hate really turn to love?
Stupid Love is a gay romance novel with some sensual heat, a touch of angst, and a tear-jerking HEA with no cliffhangers.
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The lights turned out as Mia made her way out of the auditorium, and he found himself in near darkness except for the two lights that remained on over the stage stairways for emergency reasons. Colton heard a sound on the stage behind him, and he turned to find Riley emerging from behind the curtain. “You talked to Mia?” Riley asked as he walked across the stage toward Colton. He wondered if Riley overheard anything. He decided to play it off as if he hadn’t just possibly spilled too much with a student. “A bit. I like her.” “Yeah, she’s special.” Riley sat down on the edge of the stage, swinging his legs as he leaned back to look over his shoulder at Colton. “The meeting wasn’t so bad,” Colton said. “Small hiccup in the beginning, but yeah, it was a good meeting.” Riley smiled and sat down next to Colton. He was close enough that his shoulder was touching Colton’s, and God, was it a great thing to feel that warmth again. “Should you go speak to your two football players?” Riley asked. He didn’t want to move. He smiled and looked down at Riley’s shirt. He reached over and picked a piece of fuzz off his sleeve. “I’ll go get them in a minute.” He looked around the empty auditorium. “We got this whole place to ourselves now, and I’m kind of enjoying the moment.” Colton found himself looking into Riley’s brown eyes. He licked his bottom lip as he eyed Riley’s lips beneath his mustache, surrounded by his beard. “You…” Colton started. He grinned. He felt his face flush. “What?” Riley said, smiling. He wasn’t moving away. Colton let out a quick breath. “You’re really sexy when you take control of a room like that.” “Me? What about you laying down the law on some loudmouthed boneheads?” He reached up, and Riley’s hand brushed up against Colton’s cheek. That touch was all it took. Colton leaned forward and kissed Riley, and Riley kissed him back. This was the kiss he’d been waiting for. Ever since sophomore year and now, thirteen years later, he wanted this kiss.
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About the Author:
S. J. Carter writes usually steamy, often heart-tugging, sometimes tear-jerking gay romance novels with characters who are head over heels for one another, and sometimes they fight against the odds for their happy ending. After obtaining a master’s degree in writing, S.J. broke from the traditional publishing wheel to write the stories of the heart.
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