(The Pennymaker Tales, #2)
by Tara Lain
Blurb:
Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy, weird, and tolerated by the NorCal University students because he’s a renowned whiz at chess and helps put the school on the map, that doesn’t keep him from dreaming of the object of his desires, Riley Prince, championship quarterback.
When Riley needs a physics’ tutor, Snow jumps at the chance, and their relationship heats up—but Riley has to come out of the jock closet to get anywhere. Meanwhile, Snow’s one true friend and mentor, Professor Kingsley, marries a woman who secretly wants the chess tournament glory and money for herself. Soon after, the professor collapses and Snow finds himself underwater—literally. In a car!
Seven frat brothers from Grimm College rescue Snow just in time for his life to get even worse, and Snow discovers the one relationship he always wanted slipping away. With evil looming at every turn, Snow must survive if only to prove he’s the fairest of them all and regain the trust of his handsome prince.
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Excerpts
“There are rumors here and there, but I’m a
big guy, and nobody says it to my face.”
Snow shrugged. “So why change now? You’re a
senior. You can do what you want next year.”
Riley leaned his head back against the
couch. “Because it’s chickenshit, like I said. People are always going to give
gay guys crap when they don’t know anyone who’s gay. I can change that. A lot
of people think they know me. I mean, look at you. Chess champion. Much bigger
than I’ll ever be. But you never claim to be anything but gay.”
“I’m so weird, nobody’s surprised.”
“No, you’re not. You show the world that
gay guys can be brilliant geniuses and beautiful. I can show them that gay guys
can be big and strong and well coordinated. We all have a part to play.” He
chuckled. “I have to confess, I practiced that speech, but I’m hoping it’s
true.”
Snow’s heart beat so loud he could barely
hear. Could this really be happening? “Umm, so you said you have enough
experience to teach me.” He stared at his moo shu.
Riley sat up and got a very serious
expression. “You see, Mr. Reynaldi, it’s all a matter of physics. Your quantum
physics says that electrons can be in two places at the same time.” He leaned
forward and pulled Snow across his lap, somehow managing to not spill any
Chinese food in the process. “It’s like my tongue can be in my mouth—” He ran
his soft tongue across Snow’s barely parted lips. “—and inside your mouth at
the same time.” He insinuated inside and kissed Snow slowly and thoroughly. So that’s how it feels. Invasive and completing
at once.
Riley pulled his lips back from the kiss
but kept them close to Snow’s so his breath warmed Snow’s wet mouth. “And just
as particles can be waves and waves particles, so I can feel completely relaxed
and completely excited simultaneously.”
Snow grinned. “I knew physics could be fun,
but this is far beyond my expectations.”
“You didn’t have enough faith in your
subject matter.”
“Clearly.” He smiled and whispered, “What
happens now?”
“First, I want to know if you’re interested
in me, or am I just living in fantasyland?”
Snow’s eyes widened. “Oh, did I not show
enough interest?”
Riley laughed. “Yes, but I don’t want to
take anything for granted. You’re too special.”
My,
that moo shu is interesting. “I’ve been dreaming about you ever
since the first time I saw you. I didn’t think you were gay, so I never even
hoped it could be more than a dream.”
Riley caressed Snow’s hair. “Think of all
the time we wasted dreaming about each other.”
“In quantum physics, particles in contact
become quantumly entangled. Perhaps we simply needed more time for the
entangling to occur.” Snow smiled softly. This had to be a dream.
About the Author
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance
novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was
published in January of 2011 and she’s now somewhere around book 23. Her
bestselling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best
Contemporary Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay
Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC
Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations
firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing
craft.
She lives with her soulmate husband and her soulmate dog in Laguna
Beach, California, a pretty seaside town where she sets a lot of her
books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara
says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”!
You can find Tara at
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