Title: A Barista for Christmas
Author: J Hali Steele
Publisher: Changeling Press
Release Date: Dec 8, 2023
Heat Level: 4 – Lots of Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 64 pages
Genre: Romance, Christmas Romance, Gay, Second Chance, Age Gap
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Synopsis
With a lot of hard work, Aspen Ferris’ dream of owning his own coffee shop has finally come true. Unfortunately, renovations are almost complete on a nearby mall that will house a chain coffee establishment. Not only that, Christmas is a few weeks away! When the electricity goes out at the mall, the construction company’s owner visits Asp’s store. Insulting the pushy brute gets Aspen thoroughly told off and… kissed! A kiss he can’t forget.
Dandridge St. Clare speeds to his worksite to handle an electric outage and misses his morning coffee. Locating a place to grab his caffeine fix, he’s offended by the barista at Your Coffee Cup. Anxious and upset, Dan pulls the man over the counter and can’t resist kissing the handsome jackass. On top of that, he enjoys the best cup of coffee ever. More unsettling still, he can’t erase the taste or feel of the man’s mouth. Dandridge returns for more of both.
The holidays are approaching and neither man expects much. Both get more than they bargained for.
A Barista for Christmas
J. Hali Steele
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Copyright ©2023 J. Hali Steele
On his way back upstairs, Dandridge stopped in his office and scanned his phone messages as he savored a thin slice of medium rare steak from the dish he carried. Rosalyn prepared it quickly and took off after Dan assured her she could clean up in the morning. One message captured attention. Contract selection for the capitol job had been narrowed down with an announcement expected Friday. Submissions were handled as if they were top secret but Walter had included an attachment listing firms thought to survive the cut. He opened the file.
“Hey.”
“Damn it.” Work had engrossed him again. Twisting, he eyed Aspen lounging against the jamb in nothing but his underwear. The young man preempted any more thoughts of contracts. “Christ, you’re beautiful.” Dan returned a piece of meat he held to the plate. Aspen wore mid-thigh-length black boxer briefs. “Unexpected, but sexy as hell. You buy undershorts from a trading company?”
“And? Where do you purchase yours?”
“Good question.” Dandridge used to pick up two, three packs of boxers at a time from a department store. As his business grew, time for shopping trips diminished and, hell, he had a personal shopper and no idea where the man bought his drawers.
“Lord.” Aspen laughed as he crossed the room. “Someone else buys your shorts?”
“Yeah. Bad, huh?”
When the man picked up some steak and took a bite, Dan was turned on by the way he licked his lips. “Hungry after all?”
“I would have chosen steak, but I had other thoughts in mind, something you left me yearning for.” He hopped on Dan’s desk and sat there swinging his legs. “Took me a while to find your office. Hope you don’t mind my butt up here.” Sucking his fingers clean, Aspen asked, “You do that often? Leave dates horny?”
“Aspen, I… Shit. Yes.”
“Glad you didn’t lie. At least I know where I stand.”
“I’m waiting on a decision for a big contract.”
“I get it. After all, I’m trying to build a profitable business. Guess that kind of thing occurs often.”
“It won’t always be this way.”
“You invited me to dinner.” Aspen looked cute as hell when he lifted his shoulders in a shrug. “I didn’t expect anything else.”
“I hoped for more.” Dandridge angled forward and poked a perky nipple with his tongue as he feathered his fingers down a thigh. “Damn, I like hair.” He laved Asp’s chest.
“Thank God.”
Dan grinned. “Sounds like I might find it other places.”
“For sure.”
Still smiling, Dan reached inside Asp’s underwear, massaging a respectably sized dick. “Nice.” His own cock jerked in his slacks.
“Take off your shirt.”
Dan did as instructed and tossed his long-sleeved tee across the room. He was pleasantly surprised when Aspen yanked him forward and undid his zipper, sticking his hand inside. “I like being undressed,” Dan admitted.
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Growl and roar — it’s okay to let the beast out. — J. Hali Steele
J. Hali Steele wishes she could grow fur, wings, or fangs, so she can stay warm, fly, or just plain bite the crap out of… Well, she can’t do those things but she wishes she could. A winning ex-quarter mile drag racer, J. Hali often angles to get her butt back in the driver’s seat!
Multi-published, best-selling author of romance in Paranormal, Fantasy, and Contemporary worlds which include ReligErotica and LGBTQ stories where humans, vampyres, shapeshifters, and angels collide—they collide a lot! When J. Hali’s not writing or reading, she can be found snuggled in front of the TV with a cat in her lap, and a cup of her favorite beverage of the moment.
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