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Kicking it with the Billionaire by Riley Long
Out and Kickin’, Book 4
One grew up pinching pennies. The other with a silver spoon in his mouth. Can they find a way to meet in the middle?
Bennett has spent his life scraping to get by. When he learns his mom has cancer, he hustles to find a trial treatment she’s eligible for to get her the care she deserves thanks to a charitable foundation.
It’s at the grant awards dinner when Bennett locks eyes with Dex, a strikingly handsome older man. Their attraction is immediate. Their chemistry electric. In the following days, they can’t bear to be apart.
It doesn’t take long for Bennett to discover Dex is harboring a huge secret. When he finds out that Dex is the benefactor of the charitable foundation, will he be able to look past Dex’s riches and see him for the man he truly is? Or will Bennett be too blinded by his own pride to allow himself to be seen as a charity case?
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For the second time that day, I drove with Bennett in the passenger seat, and for about the thousandth time that day, I thought about how I could absolutely dangerously get used to having him in my passenger seat. We held hands as I drove us back toward the city center, Bennett chattering about his mom and sister, his work, and anything else he could think of.
“Have you ever seen live music?” I asked during a lull in the conversation.
“Like a concert?”
“Yeah. A band, maybe, or even something like a symphony.”
Bennett nodded. “Bands, yeah. A few times. Not a lot. Why do you ask?”
“I have tickets to see this band. I’ve never heard of them, but they’re supposed to be good. Young Spades?”
He laughed. “You’re kidding. I love that band. They’re great actually. How did you get tickets to a band you’ve never even heard of?”
“My—”
He held up a hand. “Don’t say your company got them.”
“I won’t say it.” I mimicked zipping my lips.
I wanted to tell him. I really did. It felt so right with him, the way everything between us flowed so naturally, and I wanted to come clean and tell him about who I was, but it didn’t feel like the right time. I was afraid—afraid he’d see me differently or treat me differently. I wanted to enjoy the fact that he seemed to really like me for who I was, not what I had.
“Seriously, what do you do for work?” He fixed his dark gaze on me and waited for an answer.
I pulled the car into street parking near Fabled Fire, a restaurant I really enjoyed, and shrugged dismissively. “I told you, it’s boring. I crunch numbers all day.”
“Okay, but number cruncher isn’t a job title.”
“I’m an investment analyst.” It wasn’t far from the truth. Sort of. I had officially been an investment analyst at one point, and I still analyzed investments.
“What company do you work for?”
“Webber Holdings.” I said it without hesitation.
His brow furrowed. “I don’t know that company.”
“I wouldn’t think so. Really, only our clients know who we are.”
“And your competitors, probably.”
I smiled a little at how cute he was. “Probably.”
“Fine,” he said. “What’s your last name?”
I paused for a second on that one. “Thompson.” If he had my last name, he could look me up, and a simple online search would lead him to a lot of information about me I didn’t want him to know. Not yet, anyway.
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Kicking it with the Best Man
Out and Kickin’, Book 1
I’ve been out and proud for years, happily living my truth. Never did I imagine I would be asked to step back into the closet.
Until that night at the club.
After one too many cocktails, I ended up in a bathroom stall enjoying a hot and steamy tryst with a super sexy guy named Nate. We exchanged numbers and indulged in some spicy sexting.
But when I asked him to meet up again, he ghosted me.
I tried distracting myself by acting as a friend’s plus one to a wedding. Who do I see standing next to the groom, looking like a snack? Nate. He claims no one knows he’s gay and asks me to be discreet. Still, my years of hiding are behind me. Can I help him find the strength to come out to his family and friends? Or will his reservations be too big an obstacle to overcome?
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About the Author:
Riley Long is an author of gay romances novels spanning many genres from contemporary to paranormal. They live a quiet life in Virginia, with their husband, son, and two very silly pit bulls.
They spend their evenings writing, reading, and watching bad television (or not so bad television).
For fun, Riley participates in NaNoWriMo, GISH, and reads with her book club, the BAMFs.
They like things with silly acronyms.
Riley can tell you two different stories about getting covered in dairy products for a hug.
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