The Promise of Hope Shelter
by Sarah
Hadley Brook
GENRE: M/M
Romance
BLURB:
Jacob
Baumgardner is struggling to get his nonprofit shelter for gay teens up and
running. The old building needs a lot of help in order for it to pass
inspection. Raised by his grandparents for part of his life, the shelter is his
chance to honor them. Unfortunately, someone is making his dream difficult. An
anonymous extortionist is determined to ruin his late grandfather’s good name
which could mean the end of the shelter.
Luka Smith is fairly
new in town and willing to work hard at any job available. He is struggling to
find his place in the world after a traumatic event in his teen years pushed
him to run. When Jacob hires him to help with repairs at the shelter, Luka
falls hard and fast. He wants nothing more than to be part of his world and
help him with his dream, if Jacob will let him.
As they work together
to ensure The Promise of Hope Shelter gets off the ground, their feelings only
grow. But will a calculating blackmailer close the shelter before they even
have a chance?
Excerpt:
Jacob was torn between being
embarrassment of being caught in the middle of a panic attack and the safety he
felt while wrapped in Luka’s arms. Technically this was the second time this
man had rescued him in less than…two…maybe three hours. Okay, the first time
was not really rescuing, but he’d still helped him during a bad situation.
He squirmed a little and tried to
pull away, but Luka’s strong arms tightened around his waist.
“Give it a few more minutes.”
Jacob nodded and slumped back
against the wall of muscle behind him. His heartbeat sped up and he realized he
could feel Luka’s beating hard into his back. Had Luka been worried about him?
It felt so natural to be in the
man’s arms. Jacob hadn’t dated in quite some time, mainly due to his
grandparents’ death and trying to start this new shelter, but he also hadn’t
met anyone that had piqued his interest. And Luka definitely piqued his
interest. Unfortunately, he was pretty sure he hadn’t made the best impression
on Luka, although he was just as confident that Luka wouldn’t soon forget
meeting him. .
“I’m okay,” he whispered.
“Okay,” Luka replied, pulling back.
“No quick moves.”
Jacob nodded and waited for Luka to
stand before he tried to push himself from the floor. His legs felt like jelly,
so he was glad when Luka reached down like a lifeline. He grabbed onto the hand
and let Luka pull him to a standing position.
They faced each other, Jacob eye
level with Luka’s chin. He was too embarrassed to say anything and too wobbly
to move, so he concentrated on the cleft in Luka’s chin.
“Jacob?”
Luka’s voice washed over him and
brought him warmth. He caught himself before he leaned his forehead into Luka’s
perfect golden skin. “Mmm?”
Luka’s thumb gently nudged up his
chin until Jacob looked into his eyes. Dark chocolate eyes full of concern.
“Are you okay?” Luka whispered, his hot breath caressing Jacob’s flesh. He
shivered and nodded.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Sarah
Hadley Brook lives smack-dab in the middle of the Heartland and is the mother
of two wonderful young men, as well as two cats. During the day, she works in
the non-profit world, but reserves evenings for her hobby-turned-passion of
writing, letting the characters she conjures up in her mind take the lead and
show her where the story will go. When not working or writing, she can be found
reading, working on dollhouses, trying her hand at new recipes, or watching old
movies and musicals. In her ideal world, Christmas would come at least twice a
year, Rock Hudson and Doris Day would have co-starred in more than three
movies, and chocolate would be a daily necessity to live. She dreams of
traveling to Scotland some day and visiting the places her ancestors lived.
Sarah believes in “Happily Ever After” and strives to ensure her characters
find their own happiness in love and life.
Author
of:
The
Great Pretender
Matthew’s
Present
Caleb’s
Choice
The
Promise of Hope Shelter
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Soon:
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7 comments:
Thanks for sharing my book!
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An interesting blurb.
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