Today I am so pleased to welcome Christina Lee to Joyfully Jay. Christina has come to share an exclusive excerpt from her latest release, There You Stand. She has also brought along two great giveaways. Please join me in giving Christina a big welcome!
Excerpt
“This is as deep as the water gets,” he said, creating a gentle splash in my direction.
I raised an eyebrow. “You tricked me.”
“It worked,” he whispered.
He gave me one of his rare smiles, which turned very serious after a few more seconds of gazing into each other’s eyes. My stomach was buzzing and my raging hard-on only felt tighter with anticipation.
I was wading in the quarry in the middle of the night completely bare with a guy who not only wanted me but also made my head fuzzy with emotions I hadn’t felt in years.
It was like being in a perilous game of chess. Jude stepped forward and instinctively I knew that he needed to be the one to make the first move. He was a guy running from something, the likes of which I didn’t understand, and if I wanted to find out anything more about him, I needed to play it cool.
Especially since he didn’t even seem to know if he was in fact gay. I’d been with guys who weren’t out of the closet yet. Everyone moved on his or her own timeline but if one thing was certain, it was that I never wanted to be somebody’s dirty little secret again. And though my head was telling me that was exactly where this was headed, I still couldn’t stop myself from experiencing one taste of this man.
We were inches apart and our breaths intermingled sharing a sliver of air between us. That’s when I knew unquestioningly that he wanted me like I wanted him.
It was dark, sprinkling softly; the only light was our shared moon. I was exposed and standing so close to Jude York that I could have leaned over and sampled his wet lips.
His eyes now travelled between my mouth and eyes as if he was contemplating his next move.
“Cory.”
Just as I sighed, his hands rose out of the water. His fingers glided to my neck and his thumbs slipped over my collarbone.
Anguish filtered through his eyes as if he was fighting himself on something, so I remained silent and motionless—transfixed by the heat and texture of his hands on my skin.
My lips parted and I leaned toward him, hoping his mouth would meet mine halfway. Instead, he inched his face away and tucked his head into my shoulder. I kicked myself for wanting to taste his lips so badly.
Blurb
From the author of All of You and Before You Break comes a new Between Breaths male/male romance about the silent, inked up skateboarder and the tattoo artist who unravels him piece by piece…
Tattoo artist Cory Easton has worked long enough at Raw Ink to know, just by looking at a dude, what his body art reveals, what makes him tick, what even makes him scared. Until he meets the quiet and remote Jude York–so unreadable, so unreachable, and so unlike anyone else, he can’t help but arouse Cory’s curiosity.
As captivating and complex as his ink, Jude is a mystery–and Cory’s falling fast and hard under his spell. Against his better judgment to steer clear.
The rumors of Jude’s past overshadow him–whispers of prison and an unmentionable secret that’s kept him in the protective shadows of a local motorcycle club. As Cory probes deeper, he wonders how much he really wants to know. Especially since Jude has awakened something inside him that has been buried too long–and has him feeling completely alive for the first time in forever…
Bio
Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son–her two favorite guys. She’s addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything.
She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.
She also owns her own jewelry business, where she hand-stamps meaningful words or letters onto silver for her customers.
She loves to hear from her readers. You can find her on her WEBSITE: www.christinalee.net. From there you can link to her Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Giveaway
Christina has brought two great giveaways for two lucky winners! The first winner will get a $5 Amazon gift card, and the second will get any gay romance book from their TBR list! Just leave a comment at the end of the post to enter. The contest ends on Thursday, April 23rd at 11:59 pm EST.
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Welcome, Christina and congratulations on the new release! I love the excerpt. I find tattoos fascinating, so I’m sure I will enjoy There You Stand. Thank you for the giveaway!
This book has so many things I love in it! Can’t wait to read it!
I look forward to reading this book, thanks for the giveaway!
This book all sorts of amazing! I’m totally in love with all aspects of it! Especially Jude <3
Can’t wait until it releases!
Oh boy! Poor Cory. Thanks for the excerpt and the contest.
This sounds like an awesome book! Plus, I can’t pass up some smexy tats. 😀
I definitely want more! Sounds like a great book! Adding to my tbr asap!
Love the blurb an excerpt, congrats on the release of There you Stand.
Thank you for this great giveaway 🙂 and please count me in.
I can’t wait to read this. The blurb and excerpt were great.
The blurb and the excerpt really make you want to read more. Thanks for the chance.
Great excerpt – sounds just like something I’d love to read.
Christina and congratulations on the new release! Awesome excerpt and look forward to reading it!
Woohoo!!! Can’t wait to read another AMAZING book by my girl Christina! She is amazing! Thanks for this giveaway! 🙂
Thanks for the excerpt and look at your book. I’m adding it to my TBR.
I enjoyed the post and am anxious to pick this up. It’s already on my TBR list.
My what an interesting excerpt! Thank you for sharing it and the giveaway. Congrats on the new release =D
Sounds like a really good story
Congrats on the release. Loved the excerpt.
Congratulations on the release of There You Stand! I loved everything about the post today! Thank you for the exciting new read!
Loved the blurb and excerpt. 🙂
I really enjoyed the excerpt and the blurb sounds so good with the secrets/ whispers in Jude’s past.
Wonderful excerpt. I’ll be adding this to my ‘to read’ list. 😀