Title: Designs of Desire
Author: Tempeste O’Riley
Series: Desires Entwined, #1
Genre: M/M Erotic Romance, with lite BDSM/Kink
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 2013
Edition/Formats Available In: Audio, eBook, Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Artist James Bryant has forearm crutches in
every color from rainbow for fun to sleek black for business. He even has a
pair with more paint splatters than metal. After his family’s rejection and
abuse from a man he thought loved him, James only just gets through the day by
painting. He lives in constant fear that he’s not worthy of anything, let alone
love.
As CEO of his company, Carrington
Enterprises, Seth Burns is a take-charge kind of guy, and he is instantly
smitten by the artist helping with his newest project. When he witnesses James
suffer a panic attack, a protective instinct he never knew he had kicks in. He
truly believes nothing is unobtainable—including James—if he’s willing to put
in the time and effort.
James is shy and confused by Seth’s
interest in him as a person. With Seth’s support, can he work through his fears
to finally find the true love he deserves, or will someone finally land the
crushing blow he won’t survive?
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Excerpt:
667, 668, 669….
A file slapped the desk in front of James,
distracting him from his attempt at counting the dots in the ceiling tiles
above him.
“I know you’re busy and all,” Brian
said, his usual sneer in place. “But do you think you’ll have time to help a
new client?” The man just lived to give him a hard time.
James took a deep breath. He desperately
hoped his hatred of the man towering over him didn’t show. James Knew open
displays of boredom pissed Brian off, but James hadn’t had a prospective or
existing client call in two days. He’d finished his purchasing reports, sent
the work orders and e-mail. All calls done. What else was he supposed to do?
“Sure, Brian. Let me see what we’ve got,
and I’ll head right out,” James replied. He tried to sound upbeat. It wasn’t
that he didn’t like his job; he did. But Brian hated him, and he always got the
leftovers—usually clients the other designers did not want for one reason or
another.
“I’m sure this one’s right up your—” Cough.
“—alley,” Brian finished with a snicker.
James never figured out how someone so
hateful and narrow-minded as Brian stood working in their field, much less kept
his job. In James’s opinion, art, even corporate branding and design, should
attract people with a bit more open-mindedness. He had a few ideas on the
latter but kept his opinions, and gutter-mind, to himself.
Forcing a smile across his face as he
opened the folder in front of him, James called out to Brian’s retreating form,
“No worries, boss.”
Brian paused and turned to look over his
shoulder and with a nasty smile added, “Oh, and the guy’ll be here in about ten
minutes. Don’t screw up.”
Ten minutes? Seriously?
He started to peruse the new client
information, pleased that at least the file seemed to be complete—charts,
images, budget, etc.—and his phone rang. He answered on the second ring. “Good
morning, James Bryant speaking.”
“Ah, Jamie, got the file yet? ’Cuz let me
tell you, this one’s something else,” came the disembodied voice of his best
friend and co-worker, Chase Manning. “He’s not like most of the scraps
Brian-the-dick tosses you.”
“I’m sure I can handle whatever he sends my
way. The clients aren’t usually as difficult as Brian and the others make them
seem. They just don’t want to deal with high maintenance or quirky. Which, when
you consider the job, makes no sense. But—”
“Jamie, dear,” Chase said, cutting him off.
“That’s not it at all. This guy’s hot, and I mean H-O-T, hot. He’s waiting for
you already and man, I so wish I had your job today,” he practically squealed.
“So hurry up and get your sexy ass down here. Now.”
“Shh…. Don’t be so loud. The last thing I
need is you to offend a new client. Now, go back to work and let me read over
the file, would ya?” He shook his head and clicked off his Bluetooth. James
glanced over the information for his new client. Seth Burns? Carl, their
senior manager, had been trying to get Mr. Burns of Carrington Enterprises as a
client for years. Wonder what he’s looking for and how this project slipped
past Brian to me?
Setting it aside, James pulled out his
messenger bag and loaded it with the folder. He already had all his staples in
there: pens, pencils, a notebook or two, and a couple of sketch pads. He
carefully hung it across his neck and shoulder so the bag wouldn’t slip. He
preferred his backpack, but his boss frowned on “casual.” James gathered
his forearm crutches, the plain black ones he only used for work, and he began
the arduous task of getting up before he slipped his arms through the cuffs.
Once satisfied he wasn’t forgetting
anything, James slung himself down the hall to the elevator, where he waited.
He hated standing there, given Brian’s office faced the hall.
When James reached the main floor, Chase
seemed to vibrate as he waited for him. His face reminded James of a child at
Disney World instead of the twenty-five-year-old man he actually was.
“Do you want to meet with him down here in
one of the conference rooms?” Chase pleaded, batting his eyes for full effect.
He knew better than to act like that, but, oh well.
“Relax, Chase,” James said with a smile.
Chase, his sometimes assistant and best friend, always worried about James
walking too much, but then he never managed to understand the idea of
limitations versus inability. James could walk, though he couldn’t walk far or
carry much of anything. He simply needed his crutches. Limitations James
loathed but had learned to accept.
“I just hate you traipsing up and down the
halls. I wish—”
“Don’t,” James snapped harder than he’d
meant to. “Sorry. You know I appreciate your concern, but I’m a big boy and can
manage fine. Now, go back to your desk and do your job so I can do mine.”
With a huff, Chase flounced back to his
desk. “Fine,” he called over his shoulder. “Be that way.”
James ignored him and pushed on,
maneuvering himself around to reception to meet his new client.
Author Bio:
Tempeste O’Riley is an out and proud
pansexual gender fluid whose best friend growing up had the courage to do what
she couldn’t–defy the hate and come out. He has been her hero ever since.
Tempe is a hopeless romantic that loves
strong relationships and happily-ever-afters. Though new to writing M/M, she
has done many things in her life, though writing has always drawn her back–no
matter what else life has thrown her way. She counts her friends, family, and
Muse as her greatest blessings in life. She lives in Wisconsin with her
children, reading, writing, and enjoying life.
Tempe is also a proud PAN member of Romance Writers of America®, Rainbow Romance Writers, and
the WisRWA. Learn more about Tempeste and
her writing at http://tempesteoriley.com.
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Other Works by Tempeste O’Riley
Desires Entwined Series
Designs
of Desire (Amazon)
Simple Desires (in Grand Adventures Anthology)
Bound
by Desire (Free Read at ARe)
Desires’
Guardian (Amazon)
Temptations
of Desire (Amazon)
Truth
in Lace (Amazon)
Standalones
Caged
Sanctuary (Amazon)
Anthologies
Grand
Adventures (Dreamspinner Press)
Hope
& Love Anthology (Amazon)
Thank you for having James, Seth, and me over! <3
ReplyDeleteIt was my pleasure. :)
DeleteAll of the books except the free one are also available through Barnes &Nobles also.
ReplyDeleteAll of the books except the free one are also available through Barnes &Nobles also.
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