Release Date: November 10th 2015
Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary
Synopsis:
Seventeen year old Conner works his butt
off to maintain the Golden Boy persona he’s created. He has the grades, the extracurriculars,
the athletics, the perfect girlfriend, and a part-time job at his dad’s shop.
He does everything that’s expected of him and plans every detail to ensure he
gets the college scholarships that will be his ticket out of the podunk town
where he lives. The last thing he needs is an unexpected attraction to Graham,
an eyeliner-wearing soccer phenom from St. Louis, who makes him question his
choices, his dreams, and his sexuality. Sure, he’d noticed good-looking boys
before—that doesn't have to mean anything, right?—after all, he’s got a
girlfriend. There’s no room on the agenda for a relationship with Graham. But
the harder he fights his feelings for Graham the clearer it becomes that
attraction doesn't always follow the rules.
And when family pressures, bad luck, and rumors
threaten to derail his carefully laid plans Connor must face the hardest
question of all – does he even want the future he’s fighting so hard to create?
Excerpt:
Connor
rushed into the locker room already unzipping his duffle bag. The Student
Council meeting had run behind schedule, making him late for practice. Coach
Petrewski didn’t mind his athletes being involved in other activities, but he
did expect that if it came to a scheduling conflict, baseball would take
precedence. Connor whipped around a bay of lockers and collided with someone.
As they fell to the floor in a tangle of arms and legs, Connor twisted his body
so he hit the floor first. A sharp elbow knocked into his cheek and he hit his
head against the tiled floor.
“Ow! Man,
I’m sorry. Are you okay?” He shook his head to clear his vision and he got a
look at the person he’d run into. Ice blue eyes rimmed with thick black
eyeliner stared down at him.
“Crap!”
Connor tried to jerk into a sitting position but Graham’s lanky body draped
awkwardly over his. He stopped moving and stared at the other boy. Every cell
in his body vibrated. It was like something out of a chick flick. Time stood
still and he expected music to swell at any minute, a violin concerto to
signify that that this was a Moment. A capital M Moment.
He swallowed
hard and tried to moisten his dry mouth.
Graham
didn’t speak, apparently caught in the same spell.
He didn’t
know how long they lay there, just looking at each other, neither moving. It
could have been seconds, minutes or days. What he did know was that, no matter
how terrified the thought made him, Connor didn’t want the moment to end.
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Author Spotlight:
J. Leigh Bailey is an office drone by day
and the author of Young
Adult and New Adult LGBTQ Romance by night. She
can usually be found
with her nose in a book or pressed up against
her computer monitor. A
everything...but some habits aren't worth
breaking. She's a firm
believer that everyone, no matter their gender,
age, sexual
orientation or paranormal affiliation deserves a
happy ending.
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