Title: ‘Tis the Season
Series: Passages #1
Author: Gale Stanley
Publisher: Changeling Press
Release Date: December 1, 2023
Heat Level: 4 – Lots of Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 63 pages
Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, Gay, Holiday
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Synopsis
Is it possible to be both a good Jew and a gay man? Jonah Dillon doesn’t think so. He can’t reconcile his faith with his attraction to men so he turns his back on Judaism. Away at college for the holidays, he plans to lose his virginity to Christian, the blue-eyed, blond, goy of his dreams.
But fate intervenes when Jonah meets Aaron Beck, an observant Jew, and they end up celebrating Hanukkah together. Aaron tells Jonah they’re beschert—meant to be. Jonah not sure he believes, but he’s lonely and welcomes Aaron’s company even if he has to celebrate Hanukkah to get it.
Can Aaron bridge the gap and convince Jonah to take a leap of faith? Or will they have to give up their desire for a future together?
Copyright ©2023 Gale Stanley
The best-looking man in the bar began brushing peanut shells off Jonah’s sweater. “There you go, good as new.”
“Uh, thanks.”
They were almost the same height, five feet, ten inches, and they were so close Jonah could feel the man’s warm breath on his face. The blond Adonis had a square jaw bisected by a noticeable cleft, and a perfect nose. Thankfully Jonah had been blessed with a non-denominational nose.
Blondie gazed into his eyes, and a slow grin raised one corner of his mouth. Jonah could barely breathe he was that excited. Only a matter of seconds passed before his face felt hot and prickly. He knew it had turned red, and not in a good way. The blush appeared whenever he had to interact with someone he liked. There were other triggers as well, embarrassment, anger, just about anything, really.
Blondie’s grin widened. “Are you okay?”
Jonah had a dull, throbbing ache in his tailbone, but he’d rather die than admit it. “I’m fine, just a little embarrassed.
“Yeah. You’re blushing.”
Damn, damn, damn. Is he making fun of me or does he think I don’t know? Of course, I know, my face is fucking hot enough to fry an egg on. And of course as soon as someone mentions it, I get more embarrassed and blush more.
Jonah cringed. His worst nightmare had come to pass. Pulling at his collar, he tried to blow it off. “Yeah, it’s uh, warm in here.”
“So it is. Let’s have a drink and cool off.”
Jonah looked over his shoulder. “What about your buddies?”
“They’ll wait for me.” Blondie picked up Jonah’s stool and slid onto the one next to him. He stared at Jonah. “You’re still blushing.
“It’s not like I can help it.”
“No problem. I freaking love it when you blush.” Blondie waved the bartender over. “Two beers.”
The bartender frowned and pointed to Jonah. “Him, I’m cutting off.”
“But I only had one beer.”
“Maybe you had a few before you got here. You just fell off the fucking stool, asshole.”
Blondie leaned over the bar and vouched for Jonah. “Trust me, he’s just clumsy.”
“That’s what they all say.”
Blondie pouted. “Come on. The guy fell for me. Don’t ruin our relationship before it starts.”
The bartender chuckled. “You’re a glutton for punishment, but okay. Two beers coming up.”
Jonah’s face betrayed him again. Why me? He sighed and settled back on the stool. “It’s true, you know. I am clumsy.”
Blondie leaned in. “I think you’re adorable.”
Jonah met his blue-eyed gaze in the mirror, and his heart skipped a beat. At this rate, he’d need a defibrillator to get his heart rate back to normal.
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Gale Stanley grew up in Philadelphia PA. She was the kid who always had her nose in a book, her head in the clouds, and her hands on a pad and pencil.
Some things never change.
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