Blog Post incl Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Aurora Crane – Forward Entry (Sydney Swallows #1)

A warm welcome to author Aurora Crane who is joining us today to share her new release Forward Entery, book 1 in her brand new Sydney Swallows series.

Aurora is sharing an exclusive excerpt with us today and brought a wonderful giveaway!

Welcome Aurora 🙂

Forward Entry (Sydney Swallows Book 1) by  Aurora Crane

Blurb:

Be an experiment for the straight, fiery, redheaded captain of his rival football team? Noah can do that. Make sure he doesn’t fall in love with him? Not a problem.

Noah Walker is a key forward for the Sydney Swallows in the Australian Football League. Bryce Monaghan is captain for the rival Sydney team.

The lines between them couldn’t be clearer: Bryce is straight, Noah is not. And nothing is more important to Noah than his team. Noah doesn’t mind walking Bryce through his bi-curiosity, but he won’t let their arrangement complicate his life or his chance at the premiership flag.

The chemistry between them is sudden and unexpected and quickly gains a life of its own. The mutual understanding that they start with doesn’t survive long, burned up between their sheets.

As the season heats up, the lines that have been so clear for them, on and off the field, begin to blur.

But it’s still just a temporary fling.

Right?

How could it be anything else?

Forward Entry is an Australian Football League gay-sports romance. It is low angst and high steam with a bi-awakening, and features frenemies-to-lovers that can’t keep their hands off each other.

Trope listing:

🏈 Australian Football Romance

❤️ Low angst

🏈 High steam

❤️ Frenemies to lovers

🏈 Best friend’s teammate

❤️ Bi-awakening

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The last person Noah expected on his doorstep was Bryce. He blinked. Was he still asleep? If this was a sexy dream, it wasn’t quite how he would have started it, but he could be flexible.

“Morning!”

Not even his dreams could conjure someone that perky at stupid o’clock in the morning. Had to be real. “Shouldn’t you have jet lag or something?”

“I was in Brisbane. We didn’t even change time zones.”

Noah jammed his palm into his eyes, pushing hard until stars appeared. “Okay. Uh. Coop’s not here?”

“Why the fuck would I be coming here to see Coop? I know where he lives.”

Noah had no idea. It was too fucking early for rational thought. He opened the door wider. “Get inside or go away.” They were the only two choices available.

Bryce got to one knee and loudly greeted Rufus, giving him scratches and talking to him like he was a toddler learning his syllables.

Noah briefly closed his eyes, wishing he was back in bed. He slammed the door shut and headed to his kitchen.

“Aren’t you going to get dressed?” Bryce asked, following him.

“I am dressed.”

“You’re in your underwear.”

That was still dressed. “Didn’t take you for a prude.”

“I’m not a…” Bryce scowled. “I’m not.”

“Everything that needs to be covered is covered.” Noah looked down at his chest and frowned. Maybe Bryce didn’t like the fact that Noah didn’t have an “athlete’s” body. He had muscles, and he could play just as well as the guys in their early twenties; his stats proved that. But he wasn’t twenty-three anymore, and the slight curve of his stomach showed that. “If you’re looking for billboard washboard abs, then you’re barking up the wrong tree, kid.”

Bryce narrowed his eyes. “What?”

Noah sighed. Was it rude to go back to bed when he had guests? Did Bryce count as a guest? Too many existential questions. Not enough coffee or brain food. “Give me a second to get changed. You know how to use this?”

“The coffee machine?” Bryce warily glanced between Noah and the appliance. “Uh… is it still under warranty?”

That wasn’t reassuring, and Bryce was not going anywhere near his baby. He’d paid a small fortune for his espresso machine and wasn’t about to let an amateur hurt her.

“Don’t touch anything until I get back,” he said firmly. He ran a hand through his hair and muttered something even he couldn’t understand. Some cussing in there, hopefully. Some kind of ritual to summon a demon to devour anyone who tried to wake him early.

“Wait a second,” Bryce said, snagging his arm before he could leave the room. “Let’s get a few things straight…” His face flushed. “Um, relatively speaking.”

Relatively speaking. Was he for real?

Bryce’s fingers, curled around his forearm, were a heavy weight that Noah couldn’t have ignored even if his life had depended on it. “Sure.” Not like his morning could get any worse.

Bryce stood a little straighter, his eyes hardening. “I am not a prude. Don’t ever call me ‘kid’ again. And I don’t want washboard abs. I know what you look like, Noah. It’s distracting, okay? I came here to… talk, or whatever, and all I want to do is touch you, and I don’t even know if I’m ready for that, so could you please just…” He gestured at Noah’s chest. “Cover that up, okay? Thank you”.

 

Aurora Crane is an Australian author who loves to write romance with a healthy serving of banter, snark and ridiculous men falling in love.

 

Her books are a mix of MM and MM+ written in third person. She loves to write men in suits, sprawling universes with a plethora of side characters, and an abundance of steamy situations.

 

Aurora brought a wonderful giveaway with her.

Have a chance to win one out of two direct to kindle copies of Forward Entry.

Just comment on this post why you would like to win a copy.