Title: Heart Untouched
Author: Andrew Grey
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: Oct 9 2018
Edition/Format: 1st
Edition/Format ~ eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
A Hearts
Entwined Novel
An accident crushed Duncan’s Olympic dreams
and landed him in a chair, but he knows it’s time to get his life back on
track—and he has a plan in mind. Working with his friend Todd, an Olympic
skeleton racer, on a promotional campaign will not only help Duncan regain some
direction, but it’ll give Todd the financial boost he desperately needs. The
sport Todd loves is draining his resources—so much so that he’s thinking of
giving up racing just to make ends meet.
As the two men work together, their
friendship blossoms into much more, and suddenly the future is looking brighter
than it has in a long time. But just when love, happiness, and success seem
within their grasp, the USOC steps in with plans to stop their campaign.
That’ll mean an end not just to Duncan’s business, but to Todd’s dreams… and
Duncan isn’t about to let that happen to the man who means everything to him.
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Excerpt:
“Why are you nervous? You got a thing for
this guy?” There were times when Clive could be amazingly perceptive, and Todd
hoped this wasn’t one of those times. “You can blush faster than a
fifteen-year-old with a hot date. What’s this guy like?”
“How about we leave the fifth degree until
I get home. I’m just having lunch with an old friend. There’s nothing more to
it than that.”
Which was the truth. Todd doubted there
could ever be anything more than that between him and Duncan, no matter how
many times he’d wondered what Duncan would be like to come home to and spend
more than just the hours training together on frozen runs with. They were both
competitive as hell and had pushed each other to be better, over and over
again. They fought sometimes, and each of them had won and lost. There were
times that Todd had hated Duncan, but now he could see that was just their
competitive natures getting the best of them. Besides, everything had changed
when Duncan got hurt. Those past rivalries paled in comparison to his friend’s
health and well-being. The accident had shaken Todd to the core and pushed him
to some hard truths, like maybe… sometimes… it wasn’t who got down the hill the
fastest.
Clive rolled his eyes dramatically and
sighed. “So, you like this guy. It’s about fucking time.” He grinned. “Go out,
have a good time, and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” He paused. “On second
thought, I hope to hell you do something I would do, preferably multiple times
until your eyes roll back in your head and he puts a huge grin on your face.”
Clive swooped out of the room.
“Slut,” Todd teased in his best southern
accent, which he knew came off flat, but it pissed Clive off when he did it.
“You really want to do this?” Clive paused
for barely a fraction of a second before firing back with “Prude.”
“Floozy.”
“Ice queen.”
“Helium heels,” Todd retorted, and Clive
raised an eyebrow ever so slightly. “Shirttail lifter,” he added for good
measure.
“Great American sex desert.”
Todd chuckled. That was a new one, and
really quite good. “Member of the Kneepads of the Month club.”
Clive opened his mouth but nothing came
out.
Todd grinned and pointed. “Gotcha,” he
crowed before Clive had a chance to recover. He claimed victory by shooing
Clive out and closing the door. Their game had started out with one-upmanship
around who could bag the guy they wanted first, but after things had fallen
apart for Todd, they had shifted mostly to Todd defending the fact that his
life in the bedroom had become his right hand and nothing more.
He finished getting ready and headed out to
where the other three people in the house sat watching ESPN. They were all
athletes in various sports, mostly the unglamorous ones, though Henry was a
speed skater, and in Milwaukee that held some interest, given that the Olympic
speed skating training center was in town and the two American stars of the
sport, Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair, were both from the area. Other than that,
most people only heard of the sports each of them loved every four years when
the Winter Olympics rolled around.
“I’ll see you later, guys.” Todd headed for
the door as all eyes turned to him. They waved and thankfully didn’t tease.
Todd was more grateful than he could say.
He half jogged to his car, slipped inside,
and started the engine. The old beater was in tip-top condition under the hood,
and Todd intended to keep her that way. He navigated the streets to Duncan’s
and pulled into the drive, got out, and approached the front door to ring the
bell.
The door stayed closed and Todd heard
nothing from inside. Had Duncan forgotten they were going to get together? A
wave of disappointment washed over him before the door finally opened and
Duncan rolled back. Todd opened the screen door and stepped inside.
“Sorry, I was….” Duncan glanced down the
hall, and Todd nodded his understanding.
“Where’s your mom?” Todd asked, looking
around.
“She went to visit relatives.” Duncan
grabbed a sweatshirt jacket and piled it on top of his legs. “She wanted me to
go with her.”
“We could have rescheduled if that’s what
you needed,” Todd said, even as a smile curled his lips upward.
“Oh God no.” Duncan tilted his head to the
side. “She’s one of those pity people.” He lowered his jaw and made a soft “oh”
sound. “‘Poor Duncan… I’m so sorry.’ Bitch.” The cattiness snapped out, and
Todd laughed. There was some of the Duncan he knew. “I hate the woman, and Mom
makes me go with her whenever she does her beck-and-call thing.” Duncan rolled
forward. “I’m ready when you are.”
Todd let him slide out of the house and
then pulled the door closed. “Awesome. Where do you want to go?”
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Author Bio:
Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a
father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since
then he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He
has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in
information systems for a large corporation.
Andrew’s hobbies include collecting
antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink
(particularly when writing) He considers
himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s
most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic
Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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