Various Intentions by AE Lister
Book 3 in the Persuasions series
General Release Date: 20th September 2022
Word Count: 57,484
Book Length: NOVEL
Pages: 240
Genres:
BONDAGE AND BDSM,CONTEMPORARY,EROTIC ROMANCE,GAY,GLBTQI,MÉNAGE AND MULTIPLE PARTNERS,TRANSGENDER
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Book Description
When best-laid-plans fall apart, all you can do is pick up the pieces—and host a gallery exhibit.
Nic Walker and Vincent Blake lead charmed lives—or so thinks their neglected friend Juno. But when Juno’s plans come crumbling down, it’s their boyfriend Charles who reaches out to get Nic to help. Nic, Vincent, Matteo and even Taylor are there with solid plans for assistance, including an emergency art exhibit called Electric Dreams.
Amid an unexpected revelation about Matteo’s past, a surprising romantic development in Daphne’s life and a personal challenge of Nic’s, the gang comes together to help their friends and demonstrate what real loyalty looks like. Nobody ever said life was easy, but sometimes a challenge can bring out the best in people—and remind you of the true meaning of friendship.
Reader advisory: This book contains public nudity. It is best read as book three in a series.
Taylor loved his car. He’d even named the damn thing. Every time he went out, he waggled his keys and announced he was taking ‘Bailey’ for a spin. It was kind of adorable, kind of geeky and kind of weird. But I was glad he appreciated his graduation gift.
“So is Bailey supposed to be a girl or a guy?” I asked one evening as we finished cleaning up from supper.
“Duh. Bailey’s a skinny, sparkly twink that can’t take no for an answer but loves me with all his heart.”
“Wow,” I said.
Vincent shook his head with resignation while Matteo chuckled.
“What?” Taylor said. “If straight guys can name cars and boats after girls, I can name my car after a sparkly twink, can’t I?”
“If you want to be as basic as a straight guy.”
Taylor snorted. “Huh. As if. I don’t think I have to worry about that.”
The doorbell rang and I muttered, “No, you probably don’t,” as I went to answer it.
Outside, in a puffy jacket similar to Taylor’s but strawberry red, stood a slight young man who wouldn’t have looked out of place on the cover of a men’s magazine. He looked familiar in a vague way.
“Is Nic Walker here?” Stress emanated off the man, and he didn’t attempt to smile, only gazed at me with imploring brown eyes. “I’m Juno’s boyfriend, Charles.”
That’s when everything slotted into place. I’d met Charles at Juno’s most recent gallery show, when I’d dressed Vincent like Tom Holland on Lip Sync Battle.
“Oh right! Come inside.”
“Thank you. I’m really sorry to bother you.” He didn’t make any move to take his jacket off.
“Is everything all right?”
“I’m so sorry to bother you…”
“What’s going on, Charles?”
He sighed. “Juno’s locked me out, and you were the only person I could think of who might know how to talk to them? Calm them down, somehow?”
Charles’ very pretty face was drawn and his features tight. If Juno had indeed done what Charles said, I could see why. “They do tend to be dramatic.”
“They’ve never done this to me before. I don’t know what the problem is. I haven’t done anything that should make them mad—not on this level, anyway.”
“Fuck. This is another one of Juno’s mental health crises. They always start this way.” I reached into the closet and grabbed my coat.
“You don’t think they’d—?” Charles said, putting his fingers to his lips, his eyes going wide.
“I don’t think so. But I want to talk to them and make sure they’re okay.”
Charles’ features relaxed ever so slightly. “Thank you, Nic. Thank you!”
“Matteo, I have to go check on Juno. I don’t know what’s going on, but Charles is out of his depth at the moment.”
Matteo came out of the kitchen, wiping his hands with a dish towel, and regarded me with curiosity. “I’ve never heard that name before. Is it a friend of yours?”
Had I never mentioned Juno to Matteo? That seemed like…an oversight. I realized I hadn’t had any sort of contact with Juno since the exhibit.
“Yeah, they’re an artist—a painter. Quite flamboyant and eccentric. You’d like them.”
“I’d certainly like to meet them at some point.” Matteo nodded. “I’ll let Vincent know where you’ve gone.”
“Thanks. Charles, leave the keys to your car here. Vincent can drive it back when he’s able.” I didn’t want Charles driving in the agitated state he was in.
I put on my boots and zipped up my jacket, then followed Charles outside.
Luckily, Charles was the kind of mild-mannered boy who did what he was told, even though he had the body of a centerfold, which had doubtless endeared him to Juno initially, although I’d been surprised to hear they were still together. Juno did not have a good track record when it came to relationships. There must be much more to Charles than a pretty smile and a body to die for.
He was subdued during the car ride, although he kept chewing on his blue-polished fingernails—the only not-so-perfect part of him.
“Charles, it’s going to be all right.”
He shot me a glance that was filled with doubt. “Do you really think so?”
“Have the two of you been having relationship troubles? Or is this coming from out of the blue?”
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AE Lister/Elizabeth Lister is a Canadian non-binary author with a vivid imagination and a head full of unique and interesting characters. They have published 10 books, one of which received an Honorable Mention from the National Leather Association – International for excellence in SM/Leather/Fetish writing.
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