Title: The Law of Attraction
Author: Jay Northcote
Publisher: Jaybird Press (self published)
Length: 62,000 words
Genre: Contemporary gay romance
Cover Artist: Garrett Leigh
Release Date: Friday 5th of February 2016
Series info: This book is a standalone
When a
professional relationship turns personal, it’s impossible to resist the law of
attraction.
Alec Rowland is a high-flying lawyer
in a London firm whose career is his life. He doesn’t have time for
relationships and his sexuality is a closely guarded secret. After picking up a
cute guy on a Friday night, Alec’s world is rocked to its foundations when his
one night stand shows up in the office on Monday morning—as the new temp on his
team.
Ed Piper is desperate to prove
himself in his new job. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by a crush
on his boss. It’s hard to ignore the attraction he feels, even though Alec’s a
difficult bastard to work for.
Both men strive to maintain a
professional relationship, but tempers fray, passions ignite, and soon they’re
both falling hard and fast. If they’re ever going to find a way to be together,
Alec needs to be honest about who he really is because Ed won’t go back in the
closet for anyone.
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Excerpt
His companion was still watching
him, seemingly waiting for him to make his move. Alec felt irrationally
irritated. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. Even though he only did it
occasionally, picking up men was easy for Alec. Buying a drink was more than he
usually bothered to do for the twinks he hooked up with when he was in the mood
for a warm body to fuck. Alec was well aware of his own attractiveness and used
it to his advantage. A crook of a finger, a tilt of his head, or even just a
look was usually enough to make them come running.
But this guy didn’t seem to know the
rules of the game.
“Strong, silent type, huh?” He
suddenly grinned at Alec, all neat white teeth and dimples. “You could start by
telling me your name. Mine’s Ed.”
“Alec.” He handed a note to the
barman as he came back with their drinks. “Keep the change.”
“Cheers, mate.” The barman winked as
he pocketed the tip.
Ed’s eyebrows lifted. “Change from a
twenty? You must have money to burn.”
“Something like that.” Alec let his
gaze rake deliberately down Ed, examining him from the front this time. His
arms were still folded over his chest and his T-shirt had ridden up enough to
expose a feathered line of hair on his belly, leading down to a nice-looking package
in obscenely tight skinny jeans. “I hope you bottom?”
Ed blinked and choked on his
mouthful of rum and Coke. Alec suppressed the urge to grin, enjoying the fact
that Ed had momentarily lost his cool.
“I’ve been known to,” Ed replied,
rallying. He licked his lips.
“Good.” Alec held his gaze, noting
with satisfaction that Ed’s pupils had blown wide and his lips parted as Alec
looked at them. God, he had a pretty mouth. Alec lifted his glass and downed
his drink. The burn of the whisky tore through him and made his nerves tingle
with anticipation. He needed a good fuck; it had been too long. “Drink up,
then.”
Review
When you read the first chapter of a book and want to cry because you
know it’s going to be everything you have been craving, it’s a win for
the week! I truly adored this book. It’s one of my most favorite tropes.
Alec is a lawyer in a very prestigious firm, Ed is his temp. They sleep
together before meeting and then DO meet and… yeah. It’s so freaking
awesome!
Alec, he projects some jerkiness, but his upbringing, his past, and yeah a bit of a life of his own making has made him what he is today. Fear is a great motivator as they say and his whole life he feared coming out. Only when he’s faced with losing something or should I say someone does the fear change.
Ed, is FANTASTIC!! He of course had a different upbringing than Alec and he is proud of who he is. He’s the best thing to ever happen to Alec.
This story had me teary and excited. I never wanted it to end and wish there was like a million more pages of these two.
Jay Northcote has written a wonderful story. A love story. Every facet of Ed and Alec was emotional and poetic and you just get lost in them
This is a refreshing and breathtaking tale!
Alec, he projects some jerkiness, but his upbringing, his past, and yeah a bit of a life of his own making has made him what he is today. Fear is a great motivator as they say and his whole life he feared coming out. Only when he’s faced with losing something or should I say someone does the fear change.
Ed, is FANTASTIC!! He of course had a different upbringing than Alec and he is proud of who he is. He’s the best thing to ever happen to Alec.
This story had me teary and excited. I never wanted it to end and wish there was like a million more pages of these two.
Jay Northcote has written a wonderful story. A love story. Every facet of Ed and Alec was emotional and poetic and you just get lost in them
This is a refreshing and breathtaking tale!
Author Bio
Jay
lives just outside Bristol in the West of England, with her husband, two
children, and two cats.
She
comes from a family of writers, but she always used to believe that the gene
for fiction writing had passed her by. She spent years only ever writing
emails, articles, or website content. One day, she decided to try and write a
short story–just to see if she could–and found it rather addictive. She hasn’t
stopped writing since.
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Sounds like a fabulous read, can't wait to check it out!
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