Author: Dan Skinner
Publisher: Self published
Publication date: April 1, 2016
Length: 113 pages
Blurb
Two very different men, from two walks of life find common
ground for an exciting and unique adventure. It'd not been a great beginning of
the summer season for either Bill, a young bridal store clerk, or Ted, a
college student working as a lifeguard at the apartment complex’s pool. They'd
both been dumped in their respective relationships and were still looking for
“the one.” Their chance meeting at this low ebb in their lives and an
off-the-cuff remark about what they both needed as a temporary solution to
their physical needs, lead to a unique and adventuresome pact between the two.
They agree to be what's lacking in each other’s lives. They begin a journey of
self-discovery. One that will only last the length of the summer and will
forever change their lives and ideas about love and friendship. One season of
guiltless sex.
Review
This is not a friends to lovers story. It’s not even a love
story. It’s about friendship and discovery. It’s a story about grabbing life by
the horns. We often hear the saying, life is for the living. Well, that’s true
and this story really brings that message home. Two men, Bill & Ted (yes
you read that right) they meet and they like each other. Ted wants to be an
actor, he wants that dream more than anything else in the world. Bill wants to
design clothes. Both want to live their dream and it’s only when they enter
each other’s lives do they embrace that. Like I said it’s a friendship through
the entire story to the very end. This one summer, one season, they decide to
have an adventure. And they really do.
I cried with Bill. I felt the losses in his life and I want
to say I wasn’t sure I was thrilled with how it played out with Bill & Ted.
But then I got it. I allowed myself to sit back and let it sink in. The reason
and the purpose behind what these two men did. They both will grow through this
book and if you allow it, you will grow with them and maybe you’ll appreciate
life a little more and want an adventure too.
Excerpt
We were now looking directly at each other. I didn’t
remember turning, or how we happened to end up in the eye lock, but there we
were, inches apart, standing naked in a pool and talking about guiltless sex.
The moment had its own compelling force, and I believed we both knew it.
“Do you want me to
kiss you?” I asked.
“You’re the expert
on it, I think it might work better that way,” he said. There was an
unmistakable nervous quaver in his voice.
I could tell by
the razor straightness of his shoulders that he’d gone tense. He was also
staring at me, not blinking.
“You look like
someone taking his first driving lesson,” I said. “Maybe you should relax a
little.”
He grinned
nervously. “I’m trying.” He rolled his shoulders, as if trying to loosen his
muscles, and then fell right back into the same rigid posture.
I was actually not
feeling that much less tense, but I had the advantage of having kissed guys
before and knew it wasn’t a big deal. Slowly, I moved in closer.
“Close your eyes,”
I instructed in a soft, reassuring tone.
“Okay.” He closed
his eyes, still appearing as if he’d been cracked from a concrete mold.
Even as
uncomfortable as he was, he was visually striking. I could imagine some artist
sculpting that chiseled face, and sleek neck and shoulders as a fountain
centerpiece. As I moved into his space, I could feel the heat from his body. I
carefully cupped my hand and took his chin. I felt the sandpaper stubble of his
whiskers beneath the wetness. I closed my own eyes and aimed for the glorious
target and then pressed my lips against his. My heart began beating so hard I
could feel it pound behind my eyes. It emptied the blood from my head, leaving
a vacancy filled with dizziness. His mouth felt wonderful, his lips full and
soft and crazily magnetic to my own. I had to back away to catch my breath,
which seemed to be running like a prison escapee from my lungs.
About Dan Skinner
I’m a single
gay man living in the Midwest. I write because I consider myself to be an
old-fashioned storyteller. I’ve been a photographer for half my life,
specializing in male romance cover art. My dream is to one day live on the
beach with my dog and continue to tell tales that inspire and entertain.
Giveaway
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