Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway:
Ineligible Receiver by Rheland Richmond & Emerson Beckett
The Package Deal Series, Book 5
A sexy and emotional story about how two best friends secretly fall in love but struggle to keep a heartbreaking secret from tearing them apart.
When I met Greg Foster, the straight tight end for the Portland Pirates, the rookie needed a friend to bring him out of his shell. There was more to the shy twenty-two-year-old bookworm than met the eye, and I was the perfect person for the task. My roommate and best friend, Christian, was involved with the Pirates QB, so a new friend to hang out with was good.
I pushed down my attraction to him and became the best friend he ever had. We bar-hopped all over Portland and played video games in our apartments. We even loved the same indy band from Seattle.
Then we fucked up when we fell in love. And by fucked up, I mean we got married even though we knew our marriage had to remain a secret.
No one knew about us. Not even our closest friends. And every time they asked, we gave them the same line… we’re just friends.
And ultimately, the reason for that secret would tear us apart. Now, here I was three years after meeting him, and wasn’t sure how to survive without him. He was the love of my life, and I was his.
Ineligible Receiver is a friends-to-lovers and bi-awakening story and Book 5 in The Package Deal Series.
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I strode to my newly designed walk-in closet and retrieved a pair of new sweats for him and a Pirates t-shirt. When I returned to my room, Cooper took my breath away.
He’d already taken off his jacket and damp shirt, and stood bare-chested with his jeans unbuttoned as he ran his hands through this damp hair. I wanted to peel him out of the rest of them and worship him on my knees.
For once in my life, I forgot about all the constraints on me from my family and let my heart take the lead. I knew he loved me, no matter the way. So I tossed the clothes on the bed and walked over to him. Cooper watched me with wide eyes as I took his face in my hands and kissed him.
The taste of him on my tongue made me hard, and I wanted more. I pulled him to me and pressed our bodies together.
I heard the sigh that came from him and I knew I’d finally done something right. We didn’t need words right now to reconnect; we need to touch and explore. Coop ran his arms around me and tugged at the hem of my soft t-shirt to get to my skin.
My cock was hard as steel and when he shifted against me, I almost came in my pants. I pulled back for air but refused to let him go.
I looked at him as I held his beautiful face in my hands. The fear in his eyes tore me apart. “I’m not letting go of you. I know we need to talk, but can we just feel right now and see where it takes us? I need to know what it feels like to be with you, because no one affects me the way you do.”
Cooper looked at me and brought his hands to my face. “The possibility that I could lose you scares the shit out of me, and I’d rather have you as a friend than nothing at all.”
I leaned down and kissed him softly. “You’re not going to lose me, Coop. You’re going to have to walk away from me for that to happen, and I won’t go quietly. I have a lot of shit in my head to work through that I’ll explain later, but I’m positive I’ll die without you. Please, Coop. Teach me how to love you.”
“Okay, baby,” he whispered, and I took his mouth again. Hands roaming and tugging at clothes, I couldn’t get close enough to him. I needed him on me, over me, and under me. I needed to be consumed by him and needed him to take me apart.
To celebrate the release of Ineligible Receiver, Rheland & Emerson are giving away the e-copy of their choice from The Package Deal Series.
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Rheland Richmond:
For as long as she can remember, Rheland’s had her nose stuck in a book, getting lost in the world of someone else’s creation (She still does). Her love for writing came from her love for reading. She could never have one without the other.
Writing has always been a hobby and a cathartic experience for her. There are many stories lost to the never to be completed or published pile but needed to be written at the time.
She’s just a girl that loved stories so much she decided to write hers.
Rheland would love to hear from her readers and learn more about y’all. So if you get a chance… Get in touch.
Connect with Rheland:
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Emerson Beckett:
Emerson Beckett is new to the publishing world. As an avid sports fan and lover of well-written M/M romance books, Emerson loves her new career as an author of gay romance. It’s even more fulfilling for her when she can combine the two.
The journey to becoming an author started with an idea while reading on the sofa. That idea became an email that ultimately resulted in Emerson using those teacher skills to edit novels for three phenomenal MM romance authors. The third referral led to an opportunity to co-write a book series with one of the most genuine and kindest people she’s ever had the pleasure of knowing- Rheland Richmond. Emerson is the co-author of The Package Deal Series, which includes The Quarterback Keeper, Pass Interference, Unnecessary Roughness, Two-Point Conversion, Illegal Motion, Ineligible Receiver, and one more upcoming book in the series. She plans to release her first solo book in 2023.
Besides being a retired teacher and author, Emerson lives in North Carolina and has been married to the same man for 32 years. She is the mother of three beautiful adults, one of whom is proudly part of the LGBTQ Community and completely responsible for her addiction to MM Romance. Even though the kids no longer live at home, they filled the empty nest with an Australian Shepherd, three cats, and a cute bunny rabbit.
Emerson would love to hear from her readers. So if you get a chance… Get in touch.
Connect with Emerson:
www.emersonbeckett.com
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