August 9, 2017
**Updated 4/2/21 - the MidWeek Tease blog hop is closed.**Welcome to my contribution to the MidWeek Tease blog hop. Be sure to check out all the participating authors using the linky-list at the end of this entry. The MidWeek Tease presents excerpts from both new and established authors. I've found a few new favorites - perhaps you will as well!
This week, I've got an excerpt from Shine A Light you won't find anywhere else. Van's ex-lover posted nudes of him on a blog, and Shane, whom Van just met, has seen them. Enjoy!
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Shane didn’t waste time with a grand tour, but led me
straight to the stage. I failed miserably at not staring at his ass as he
walked. Lord, he had a nice butt. Tight. Muscled. I just knew it was a perfect
fit for my hands.
He pulled a lever and the maroon velvet curtains parted,
gliding silently on their tracks to swing heavily at the ends. I stood there,
center stage, and looked out across the rows of empty seats.
Smart fellow, Shane Hollister. He knew this was the view
that would nail me for the job. I sensed him at my left side as his body heat
blended with mine in the cool night air.
“The first time I came to The Globe in the Grove, I was
twelve. My dad brought me.” He pointed to a spot about twenty rows back,
center. “We sat there, only in those days, it was the last row. That was before
the theater was enclosed, too.”
“Really? They’ve expanded, then. It’s more than double that
now. Do I remember correctly that I read during the summer, almost all of the
walls are panels that slide open?”
“Yep. When it’s really warm, we turn on the roof fans and
create a draft. They are amazingly quiet. Phil has done wonders here. I should
warn you, they hope to get you to come every summer.”
Well, crap. I
shoved my hands in my pockets and turned to face him. “I guess they don’t read
the tabloid press.”
Amusement lit in his sparkling eyes, and it struck me again
how easy it would be to turn fool over this young man. His gaze never left mine
as he shook his head. “No, they don’t, but even straight guys read the gay press.
It’s more informative on some matters.”
“Shit.”
He laughed softly. “It’s not that bad, Van. You’re not the
first man to have his closet door thrown open by a vindictive ex-lover.”
“Yeah, everyone has a blog these days.” I’d known Lynn had
one, and that he dropped little tidbits about me from time-to-time from the
angle of a fan lucky enough to be in my orbit.
The little chatty things, like where I’d had dinner or which
designer duds I’d worn to an event were harmless and kept my fan base
entertained. I’d never expected Lynn to get down and dirty with details about
our sex life, complete with color snapshots. I dared to meet Shane’s amused,
knowing gaze.
Well, crap! He’d
seen the photos. My face heated.
Shane grinned. “Personally, I don’t think you have anything
to be embarrassed about, and Phil and Bob agree. We were rather…impressed.”
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About Shine A Light:
After
being viciously outed by his spiteful ex-lover, Van MacKenzie, fallen Hollywood
and Broadway star, lands on stage in a small town community theatre - and in
the arms of set designer Shane Hollister. Van knows his attraction to the
talented young man could seal the fate of his career, but he can’t resist
having a ‘summer thing’ while performing at The Globe. When an act of violence
catches them unaware, Van recognizes the message was really meant for him.
Walking away from Shane might be the smart thing to do to keep him safe.
Shane
Hollister had established himself as a Broadway set designer before his
father’s accident forced him to move home to St. Charles. Needing work, Shane
accepts a job at The Globe. To his surprise, the small operation equals any big
city production. When Donovan “Van” MacKenzie signs on for the new show, Shane
grabs the chance to have a summer fling with his big screen idol, refusing to
allow Van’s past to intrude.
SHINE A
LIGHT
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