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Some Place Like Home by Gin Vane
Southern Awakenings Series, Book 2
Three weeks of playing taxi shouldn’t have him tied up in knots…
Everett says he owes him for his help at Foxland, but Carver has long been comfortable in the shadow of his unknown past. He doesn’t need the former detective to search through his life for family. No sense in holding space for something he’ll never get.
With his auto shop scraping by, he’ s back to bartending to pay the bills— and while he doesn’t want to admit it, the perk of easy company is losing its shine. Too broke to refuse the work, he gets a tip about a sedan off the highway. But the man behind the wheel quickly becomes more than he bargained for.
Daniel Henning may look like some bumbling academic, but when he brushes off the dig dirt, the man is downright gorgeous. He’s in town for three weeks and absolutely running from his baggage. Just like another college-boy that Carver used to know.
Maybe he hasn’t learned a thing if he’s willing to make this mistake twice, but it’s not just Daniel’s talent with rope that keeps pulling Carver back in. Daniel looks at him like the best parts of what he lost. If they could each escape the weight of their pasts, might they have a future together?
Only more time would tell. But Carver’s never been the kind to ask.
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This late at night, the DJ was in the thick of his set. Bass thrummed in the speakers, thudding deep in his chest. It’d be easy to close his eyes and get lost in physical sensations, to rush through this precursor to what they both wanted. But Carver hadn’t been lying when he’d said he liked to play the game. If it was really just sex he was after, he could get it easier than this. Between the apps, bathroom etiquette and knowing the right parts of town, he wouldn’t even have to know a guy’s name if he didn’t want to.
Carver had learned the hard way he wasn’t built for the long-term, but he did miss certain parts of it. Mostly the understanding that came with. Even if it was just small talk during a dance, it gave things a more substantial feel. Like an agreement between equals.
People had needs. He’d gotten good at meeting them. And as he and Daniel danced, the prof took all his cues—returning like for like when Carver trailed a hand up his arm, tracing fingers around the edge of his short sleeve. One of Daniel’s hands toyed with the back of his jeans. His thumb snuck beneath his shirt to the thin white cotton beneath and even through the fabric, Carver felt the heat like a brand. He tilted his head toward Daniel’s neck and breathed out slow.
“Might’ve been a minute, but you’re not missing a step.” He spoke the compliment near enough to be heard as he slid a hand up Daniel’s back. The nape of his neck was damp with fresh sweat. He rubbed a circle at the top of the man’s spine as Daniel pressed their hips together.
“Some things you don’t forget,” his dance partner whispered back, and Carver had to bite the inside of his cheek to hold back a groan. The way they were swaying, their chests brushing close together…
He pulled back enough to get a look at Daniel’s face. His cheeks were flushed, his breathing elevated. He wondered if Daniel realized he was licking his lips like that. So he tipped forward, just enough to share breath, and Daniel leaned to meet him, creasing his eyes closed.
“I’ve got to be honest. I’m starting to see the appeal of this.”
“Thought you might.” He crowded closer, ready to bridge the distance with a kiss.
Daniel turned his head, making him miss.
Tease…
Blue eyes lit with amusement. “Starting to, I said.”
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About the Author
Comphet is dead. Long live queer romance.
As a long-time reader of mystery and erotica, Gin refuses to compromise plot for spice and lives by the motto “por que no los dos?” Gin primarily writes MM and MMF, though she enjoys reading and writing lesbian romance as well.
Gin loves nothing more than the slow-burn that scalds and lives for a character redemption arc. Their novels are always full of tension and heat and often include elements of polyamory and BDSM.
When not at the writing desk, Gin can be found dancing at their pole and circus studio, knitting beside the most perfect cat, watching crime shows and Brit coms with her husband or cooking with friends and partners.
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