Shining Victory
contemporary gay romance
Stacy James survived a life-shattering accusation to become
a successful businessman with a lot to offer a partner. He's finally put his
ghosts to rest, and is ready for someone in his life, if the right man comes
along.
Young and wild, ace mechanic Levi Wright builds engines made
for speed. When Levi's volatile temper lands him nose-to-nose with trouble,
Stacy ignores his own rules and steps in to save Levi from making a big
mistake. But Stacy can't ignore Levi's smoldering sexuality as the younger man
then pursues him.
And Levi has made it clear he's out to get his man.
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This is another excellent book by K.C. Kendricks who continues to write stories that are different from the norm...- 4.5 stars, JesseWave Reviews
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INTRO
He stood still, motionless, as the light from the window
formed a sunburst around him. His blue eyes searched my face with silent questions,
ones I knew, although I was unsure about the answers. My lips tingled with the
memory of his kiss. I reached out and gave his shoulder a light squeeze. The
corner of his sensuous mouth twitched into a quirky, lopsided smile.
Low and husky, his voice made me shiver with longing. “You
think I bite, Stacy James?”
I trailed my hand down his arm and grasped his wrist,
pulling him a step closer. “What if I do, puppy? You don’t know a thing about
me.”
The smile on his face widened. His gaze never left mine.
“Sure I do. You’re the hottest old man who ever threw a punch to save my ass.”
I reached out with my other hand and tucked my fingers
beneath his belt to yank him against me. Heat rolled off him in tiny waves, but
the skin on his arm prickled with gooseflesh as I ran my fingertips across it.
“Call me old again, and I’ll show you what old can do.”
Levi licked his lips, taunting me. “So show me…old man.”
I pulled his lips to mine, until they almost touched.
“You’re too eager,” I whispered.
His hand cupped my aching balls as his thumb ran across my
bulging zipper.
“Eager? Me? You’ve got some nerve calling me eager.”
Quick as lightning, his hand snaked down the front of my
jeans…
EXCERPT:
My young companion held the door for me as we entered the
pub, stepping into a quiet, smoke-filled room. The pool table just inside the
door was free.
“Rack ’em, Levi. Will a draft be okay?”
He nodded as he deftly arranged the balls for the first
strike. I paid for the beers and selected a cue. My own stick lay tucked in its
case in the trunk of the Corvette, but I didn’t want to appear showoff-ish to
Levi. The car already pushed that envelope far enough. Levi tossed a coin in
the air.
“Call it!”
“Heads.” The quarter landed heads up. I lined up for the
break and popped it. As luck would have it, the twelve and the fifteen balls
dropped into the pockets. Levi glanced slyly at me from under his lashes.
“That means you have to get all the striped balls in the
pockets before you can hit the little black ball in, Stacy James.”
I narrowed my eyes at him and ran the highballs.
“Eight in the side.” I tapped the hole I would shoot for
with the cue, then drove the little black ball home. “Rack ’em, again, if you
dare,” I challenged him.
Levi set up the table again while I sipped my beer.
Something simmered just under the surface of his flushed skin. I moved to break
and his hand covered mine. Our gazes locked for several seconds. He squeezed my
fingers, and I released the cue.
“My turn, old man.”
“Okay, puppy. Show me what you can do.”
Levi lined up and made the break. The three ball dropped in
the pocket. He surveyed the table and tapped a pocket. “One ball.”
The one dropped and he tapped another hole. “Two ball.”
Again, the ball dropped.
“Four in the far corner.” Levi tapped the cue ball. It
bounced off the side and hit the four. The ball dropped.
I perched on a bar stool and watched him run the table, in
order, until he missed the ten. He moved with effortless grace, cool and
focused on the shots. I did my best not to stare at his ass, or the bump at the
base of his zipper. When he missed the ten by scant centimeters, I spoke.
“Set it up and try it again.”
Levi nodded and reset the shot. This time, the ten dropped.
He finished the table and tossed the cue stick on the vanquished field of play.
I handed him his draft. He leaned against the bar and downed a few swallows.
His burning gaze never left mine.
“So, Stacy James. Your place or mine?”
SHINING VICTORY
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