Title: The Cupid Crawl
Series: A Williamsville Inn Story (can be read as a stand alone)
Author: Hank Edwards
Publisher: Startled Monkeys Media
Release Date: 4/20/2020
Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 189 pages
Genre: Romance, romantic comedy
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Synopsis
What happens when a confirmed hook up
app user falls for a man who is his polar opposite?
Carter Walsh will be alone on
Valentine’s Day, and his plans include a candy sampler of hook ups.
But after learning about the Cupid
Crawl—a bar crawl covering a half dozen bars, gay and straight—he changes his
plans.
During the crawl, he runs into:
An ex-co-worker nemesis who
resurrects—loudly—an unfortunate nickname she bestowed upon him years before.
Several hot men eager for a quick hook
up.
And one man absolutely not Carter’s
type, but who manages to pique his interest and, possibly, steal his heart.
The Cupid Crawl is a funny, sweet, and
steamy opposites attract, slight age gap story that takes place in the
Williamsville Inn series world, and features characters from the Christmas
stories "Snowflakes and Song Lyrics" by Hank Edwards and
"Snowstorms and Second Chances" by Brigham Vaughn.
Excerpt
The organizer, Vic, led the way,
squeezing past the men and women standing in the doorway and forging a path for
Carter to follow. At first, Carter thought he was way overdressed. The men he
slid past were shirtless, some wearing just white loin cloths or even cloth
diapers along with feathered wings strapped around their broad chests. These
men gave him a brief glance, maybe a quick smile, but were busy talking to each
other or women who were also baring a lot of skin. Didn’t these people realize
it was February in Boston?
When he reached the bar, Carter was
relieved to see people wearing shirts and pants instead of just diapers and
short shorts. Vic leaned in over the bar and said to the bartender, “Don, this
is my good friend, Carter. Put his first two drinks on my tab.”
“Oh, you don’t have to do that,” Carter
insisted. “I have money.”
“Happy Valentine’s Day, Carter,” Vic
said. “The first two drinks are on me to help you relax. I’m going to make a
round of the bar, but when I return, I hope to find you talking with someone,
and not just leaning on the bar all alone.”
“I know how to socialize,” Carter said.
“Oh, I’m sure you do.”
Vic winked again before threading his
way through the crowd, greeting people as he slid past them. Carter ordered a
beer from Don, and then fished a couple of singles out of his wallet for a tip.
He lifted his bottle to salute Don and had just taken a swig when a piercingly
high voice shrieked from just behind him. The sound startled him so much he
choked on his beer and started to cough. He turned, coughing and sputtering,
and squinted through his tears at the woman standing behind him.
Auburn hair done up tall, bright green
eyes that could be nothing other than colored contact lenses, a pert, upturned
nose, and a broad mouth filled with teeth laser-whitened to solar flare level.
Carter’s heart stuttered with surprise
and dread as he struggled to clear his airway.
“I saw you walk in and had to come over
and see if it was really you!” she exclaimed.
With a final clearing of his throat,
Carter managed a smile and said, “Lizzie. Hello! What a treat to see you.”
Lizzie’s smile widened even further and
she crossed her arms. It was then Carter noticed she wore what looked like a
sports bra with a pair of white wings strapped to her shoulders, and a sheer
white shift around her waist that showed off a pair of black panties trimmed
with lace.
“As I live and breathe,” Lizzie said
with a shake of her head. “Carter the Farter.”
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Meet the Author
Hank Edwards (he/him) has been writing gay fiction for more than twenty years. He has published over thirty novels and dozens of short stories. His books fall into many sub-genres, including romance, rom-com, contemporary, paranormal, suspense, mystery, and wacky comedy. He has written a number of series such as the suspenseful Up to Trouble, funny and spooky paranormal out for you gay romance Critter Catchers, Old West historical horror of Venom Valley, the erotic and funny Fluffers, Inc. series, and the funny and thrilling Lacetown Murder Mysteries series co-written with Deanna Wadsworth. No matter what genre he writes, Hank likes to keep things sweet, steamy, and fun. He was born and still lives in a northwest suburb of the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, where he shares a home with his partner of over 20 years and their two cats.
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