Out Now—A Different Kind of Cosplay
by Lucy
Felthouse (@cw1985)
#marvel #geek #cosplay
Blurb:
Zachary has a dilemma.
His girlfriend, Reese, has a special birthday coming up soon and he has
absolutely no clue what to get for her. It doesn’t help that Zach does not
share or really understand Reese’s biggest hobby—comic books, superheroes and
everything that goes with them. Zach raids Reese’s DVD collection for
inspiration, and what he finds there gives him an idea…possibly the best one
he’s ever had.
Sure, Reese has
fantasized about her favorite superheroes. All those muscles and rakish smiles
are to die for. She didn’t think Zach would ever really understand, though. But
he proves her wrong in the best way possible.
Note: This book was
previously published elsewhere. The title and content remain the same.
Buy links:
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Excerpt:
Zachary sighed at the calendar entry in his phone, which was
reminding him for the third time about Reese’s upcoming birthday. And it wasn’t
just any birthday—she was going to be thirty.
There were perks to dating a doctor—the uniform was pretty hot,
for example—but when that doctor had no particular fondness for jewelry,
flowers or chocolates, buying her presents was nigh-on impossible. And because
of her work schedule, a surprise weekend away was out of the question. He’d
long since learned to always keep the
receipts.
Most people get their partners something to do with their hobbies
or interests. However, Reese was even awkward in that regard. Her main hobby
was so complex that Zach didn’t have the first idea what to get her to do with
it—Reese was an uber-geek. Films, graphic novels, collectibles, all that jazz.
Obviously he could just ask what she wanted, then go out and get
it, but then it wouldn’t be a surprise. And it was too easy—he wanted her to
know he’d really made the effort.
Snoozing the calendar reminder once more, Zach threw the phone onto
the sofa, then walked over and started rooting through their combined film
collection for something to watch after dinner, which was almost ready. Reese
was on shift at the hospital until silly o’clock, so he had the house to
himself and could watch whatever he liked. An action movie it was, then.
Running his fingers along the spines of the DVDs and Blu-rays, he
suddenly paused. The Avengers leaped
out at him, for some reason. He’d seen snippets of it before, as Reese watched
it pretty frequently. The parts he’d seen hadn’t looked too bad, actually. It
was essentially an action film, but with superheroes in it.
He pulled the case off the shelf, an idea beginning to form. Maybe
if he watched it beginning to end, he’d see what drew Reese into that world so much,
why she was so fascinated by the films, the graphic novels and so on. Even if
he didn’t get it, though, maybe it would still give him some inspiration for a
gift. He had nothing better to do that evening, in any case, so it was
certainly worth a try.
After putting the disc in the player, he headed into the kitchen
to see how his dinner was coming along. A meal in front of the television was
the order of the day, it seemed.
A few minutes later, he settled onto the sofa with his lasagna and
garlic bread, a bottle of beer on the table next to him. Time for some Avengers
action.
Within half an hour, he’d ascertained that the film wasn’t just
for geeks. In fact it was easy to see why it had such a wide appeal—the cast
was supremely attractive, whatever gender you were into, the plot was
interesting and the dialogue seriously witty. He’d already developed quite the
crush on the Black Widow, and Nick Fury’s right-hand woman had a lovely pert
backside.
Trying to put himself in Reese’s shoes, Zach looked at the male
characters. Okay, when it came to this film, straight women clearly had more
eye-candy than they knew what to do with. He vaguely remembered a bunch of
crazy stuff going around on the internet about Loki—even the villain of the
piece had sex appeal, for heaven’s sake! So much so that it had spilled over
into even Zach’s limited social media presence. He barely used Facebook, and
he’d never gotten the hang of Twitter. And yet he knew about the rabid
fangirls. That was another score for The
Avengers, then—truly mass-market appeal. If only there were mass-market
gift-buying options.
Sighing, he tried to empty his mind and concentrate on the film.
The more he tried to force an idea to present itself, the less likely it would
be to happen. He’d just enjoy the entertainment and keep his fingers crossed
that his subconscious provided something useful.
Once he’d made the decision, it wasn’t difficult to get sucked
back into the narrative. It was engaging, easygoing and fun. Zach surprised
himself by thoroughly enjoying the entire thing. Reese would be pleased—not to
mention surprised—when the next film came out at the cinema and he offered to
go along with her.
He’d keep his new found admiration quiet for now, though. He
didn’t want to arouse her suspicions, although she was bound to know he was
planning something for her milestone birthday.
The question remained—what the hell could he do or buy to blow her
away?
Author Bio:
Lucy Felthouse is the
award-winning author of erotic romance novels Stately Pleasures (named in the top 5 of Cliterati.co.uk’s 100
Modern Erotic Classics That You’ve Never Heard Of, and an Amazon bestseller), Eyes Wide Open (winner of the Love
Romances Café’s Best Ménage Book 2015 award, and an Amazon bestseller) and The Persecution of the Wolves. Including
novels, short stories and novellas, she has over 150 publications to her name.
She owns Erotica For All, and is one
eighth of The Brit Babes. Find out
more about her writing at http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk,
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