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August 6, 2013
Countdown to “Tony” — First excerpt and Giveaway!
My m/m romance novella “The Trouble With Tony” releases on Aug 21! It’s a light-hearted contemporary romance in which a Seattle private eye who’s investigating the murder of a young woman pretends to be a new patient at a sex clinic where she was being treated. Much to his dismay, he starts to fall for steely-eyed, ex combat surgeon Dr. Jack Halloran, the murder victim’s doctor and a likely suspect.
This is the book first in a new series called “Sex in Seattle” that revolves around a Seattle sex clinic–its doctors, patients, and surrogates.
Win a free ebook of “The Trouble With Tony”!
This week and next I will be posting a new excerpt from the book. Leave a comment here and/or on next week’s post. I will pick one winner from the combined comments section to win a free ebook of ”The Trouble with Tony”. Comment on both to double your chance to win.
Here’s this week’s excerpt:
Jack headed back to the clinic’s front door—and walked right into Tony DeMarco, who was exiting the dark clinic.
Jack blinked at him, stymied. “Tony! What… what are you doing here?”
“Uh… hi, Doc,” Tony looked shocked himself, and very guilty. The look lasted only seconds before Tony schooled his features into a picture of smiling innocence.
Jack’s eyes narrowed suspiciously.
“The door was open,” Tony said.
“It was?” Damn Loretta. Jack was going to have to speak to Trudy about her first thing in the morning.
“Yeah, so I just popped my head in to see if you were around.”
“But why are you here so late? We didn’t have an appointment.”
Tony was blushing and extremely uncomfortable. He clutched at the front of his coat. “Um….”
Suddenly, Jack got it. He relaxed and smiled. “Ah. It’s okay, Tony. Come on in.”
Jack went into the clinic and turned on the lights. Tony followed with all the enthusiasm of a dog being sent to its emasculation. He stood in the waiting room awkwardly, not looking at Jack.
Jack stuck his keys in his pocket and folded his arms. “Talk to me,” he said in his calm, doctor’s voice. “What’s going on tonight? Are you feeling sexually aroused?”
Tony got a surprised look on his face. “Er….”
Jack had treated a good number of men who struggled with erectile dysfunction. One thing they all had in common was that when the urge did strike, they wanted to do something about it right goddamn now, because they didn’t know how long the urge might last or when it might reappear. It was like a starving man trying to snatch the last cookie off the conveyor belt. One patient had called it “hallelujah time.” You did not fuck with hallelujah time. The surrogates knew that when they were working with an E.D. patient, they were on call twenty-four-seven.
“It’s all right. I understand. But why did you come here? There’s no one you can—?”
“No. I, uh, thought the clinic might be open late. It was stupid. I’ll go.” Tony looked like he wanted to dig a hole, hide in it, and then cover it with a cement foundation.
“Hang on.” Jack unzipped his coat. “It’s all right. I don’t have any place I have to be. Tell me what you’re feeling. Are you erect right now?”
Tony froze.
Jack smiled. “Am I going to have to use euphemisms?”
“That would help, yeah,” Tony said in a strangled voice.
“Right. Are you at half-mast, full-mast, or is the sail still on the deck?”
“Um… half-mast?”
“And you feel like you could get to full-mast?”
Tony looked at Jack with an expression of amused disbelief. “Yeah, pretty sure I could.”
Jack considered it. He hadn’t laid out Tony’s surrogacy plan yet, hadn’t even fully decided there would be one. Okay, he’d been avoiding it like it was the six-month-old tub of yogurt at the back of the fridge. Anyway, Michael [the clinic's gay surrogate] had mentioned in their last staff meeting that he was going to the islands this weekend. So even if he were willing to jump in on such short notice, he wasn’t around.
“Would you like to try some touch therapy—a light massage? No pressure, just see what happens,” Jack offered, keeping his face and voice determinedly neutral.
“With you?”
“Yes.”
Tony glanced to the door, seemingly torn.
“If you’re not comfortable with that, it’s fine. Just let me grab some files, and I’ll walk you out.”
Tony took a deep breath and seemed to make up his mind. His eyes met Jack’s and he licked his lips. “Okay, Doc. Let’s see whatcha got.”
LEAVE A COMMENT ON MY ELI EASTON WEBSITE here: http://elieaston.com/countdown-to-tony-new-excerpt/
Countdown to “Tony” — new excerpt and Giveaway!
My m/m romance novella “The Trouble With Tony” releases on Aug 21! It’s a light-hearted contemporary romance in which a Seattle private eye who’s investigating the murder of a young woman pretends to be a new patient at a sex clinic where she was being treated. Much to his dismay, he starts to fall for steely-eyed, ex combat surgeon Dr. Jack Halloran, the murder victim’s doctor and a likely suspect.
This is the book first in a new series called “Sex in Seattle” that revolves around a Seattle sex clinic–its doctors, patients, and surrogates.
Win a free ebook of “The Trouble With Tony”!
This week and next I will be posting a new excerpt from the book. Leave a comment here and/or on next week’s post. I will pick one winner from the combined comments section to win a free ebook of ”The Trouble with Tony”. Comment on both to double your chance to win.
Here’s this week’s excerpt:
Jack headed back to the clinic’s front door—and walked right into Tony DeMarco, who was exiting the dark clinic.
Jack blinked at him, stymied. “Tony! What… what are you doing here?”
“Uh… hi, Doc,” Tony looked shocked himself, and very guilty. The look lasted only seconds before Tony schooled his features into a picture of smiling innocence.
Jack’s eyes narrowed suspiciously.
“The door was open,” Tony said.
“It was?” Damn Loretta. Jack was going to have to speak to Trudy about her first thing in the morning.
“Yeah, so I just popped my head in to see if you were around.”
“But why are you here so late? We didn’t have an appointment.”
Tony was blushing and extremely uncomfortable. He clutched at the front of his coat. “Um….”
Suddenly, Jack got it. He relaxed and smiled. “Ah. It’s okay, Tony. Come on in.”
Jack went into the clinic and turned on the lights. Tony followed with all the enthusiasm of a dog being sent to its emasculation. He stood in the waiting room awkwardly, not looking at Jack.
Jack stuck his keys in his pocket and folded his arms. “Talk to me,” he said in his calm, doctor’s voice. “What’s going on tonight? Are you feeling sexually aroused?”
Tony got a surprised look on his face. “Er….”
Jack had treated a good number of men who struggled with erectile dysfunction. One thing they all had in common was that when the urge did strike, they wanted to do something about it right goddamn now, because they didn’t know how long the urge might last or when it might reappear. It was like a starving man trying to snatch the last cookie off the conveyor belt. One patient had called it “hallelujah time.” You did not fuck with hallelujah time. The surrogates knew that when they were working with an E.D. patient, they were on call twenty-four-seven.
“It’s all right. I understand. But why did you come here? There’s no one you can—?”
“No. I, uh, thought the clinic might be open late. It was stupid. I’ll go.” Tony looked like he wanted to dig a hole, hide in it, and then cover it with a cement foundation.
“Hang on.” Jack unzipped his coat. “It’s all right. I don’t have any place I have to be. Tell me what you’re feeling. Are you erect right now?”
Tony froze.
Jack smiled. “Am I going to have to use euphemisms?”
“That would help, yeah,” Tony said in a strangled voice.
“Right. Are you at half-mast, full-mast, or is the sail still on the deck?”
“Um… half-mast?”
“And you feel like you could get to full-mast?”
Tony looked at Jack with an expression of amused disbelief. “Yeah, pretty sure I could.”
Jack considered it. He hadn’t laid out Tony’s surrogacy plan yet, hadn’t even fully decided there would be one. Okay, he’d been avoiding it like it was the six-month-old tub of yogurt at the back of the fridge. Anyway, Michael [the clinic's gay surrogate] had mentioned in their last staff meeting that he was going to the islands this weekend. So even if he were willing to jump in on such short notice, he wasn’t around.
“Would you like to try some touch therapy—a light massage? No pressure, just see what happens,” Jack offered, keeping his face and voice determinedly neutral.
“With you?”
“Yes.”
Tony glanced to the door, seemingly torn.
“If you’re not comfortable with that, it’s fine. Just let me grab some files, and I’ll walk you out.”
Tony took a deep breath and seemed to make up his mind. His eyes met Jack’s and he licked his lips. “Okay, Doc. Let’s see whatcha got.”
LEAVE A COMMENT ON MY ELI EASTON WEBSITE here: http://elieaston.com/countdown-to-tony-new-excerpt/
August 4, 2013
Interview with Eli and “Superhero” giveaway!
Find about about the story behind “Superhero” on the Heart’s On Fire blog:
http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=22272
Leave a comment for a chance to win a few copy of “Superhero”.
Eli
August 2, 2013
Guest Post: “The Inspiration for Superhero” on James Erich’s blog
Read more at the link below:
http://jameserich.com/2013/08/02/gues...
Eli
Guest Post: “The Inspiration for Superhero” on James Erich’s blog
James Erich has me as a guest blogger on his site today where I post about my inspirations for “Superhero”. One of them was Fer and David from the Spanish TV show Física o Química. Read more at the link below:
http://jameserich.com/2013/08/02/guest-blog-eli-easton-inspiring-superhero/
Eli
July 31, 2013
New book contract, Giveaway and Assorted Stuff
Well, today did not suck! I received a contract from Dreamspinner for “The Enlightenment of Daniel”, which is the second book in my “Sex in Seattle” series (the first is “The Trouble With Tony“, due out Aug 21). ”The Enlightenment of Daniel” is slated for publication in Dec 2013/Jan 2014.
I’ve also received a couple more 5 star reviews for “Superhero”:
The Novel Approach says “Superhero is the perfect summer coming-of-age read”
Live Your Life By The Book says “This is a book that just pushed all the right buttons for me. I loved the writing style. It is filled with humor and real emotion.”
“SUPERHERO” Giveaway
If you haven’t read “Superhero”, you can win a free copy of the ebook. Just go leave a comment on the wonderful YA blog, True Colorz.
Eli
July 29, 2013
Interview and Giveaway of "Superhero" at True Colorz!
http://true-colorz.blogspot.com/2013/...
Eli
Featured author on True Colorz & Giveaway
Interview and Giveaway!
Yay! True Colorz has me as ‘featured author’ this week. They have an interview up:
I’m giving away an ebook of “Superhero” in association with this feature–just leave your name in the comments here:
http://true-colorz.blogspot.com/2013/07/featured-author-giveaway-eli-easton.html
New Reviews for “Superhero”
5 stars from The Novel Approach – “Superhero is the perfect summer coming-of-age read”
4 hearts from mmgoodbookreviews — ” It’s sweet, pure, clean, funny, and very sensual. I highly recommended this to any true romance lover.”
Lots more reader reviews on goodreads
Happy Monday, all!
Eli
July 27, 2013
The Trouble with Tony -- Now available for pre-order
"The Trouble with Tony" just appeared on Dreamspinner's Coming Soon page and goodreads! The official release date is Aug 21.
This is a m/m contemporary romance with humor and a light mystery. It stars a sex therapist, Dr. Jack Halloran, and a private detective, Tony DeMarco. Tony pretends to be a new patient of Halloran's to investigate the murder of a young woman who was being treated by him. A sort of rom com of mutual attraction and deception ensues. It's the first in a new series called "Sex in Seattle" featuring stories around Expanded Horizons, a (fictional) sex clinic in Seattle.
It's a 33K word novella, so about the same length as my recent "The Lion and the Crow" and "Superhero".
Here's the Dreamspinner page for it:
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
And you can read an excerpt on my site:
http://elieaston.com/books-by-eli-eas...
Eli
What’s New, What’s Coming — July 2013
Just Finished Writing:
I just submitted the second book in my “Sex in Seattle” series. The working title is “The Enlightenment of Daniel”. It has appearances by Tony DeMarco and Dr. Jack Halloran from “The Trouble with Tony” but features the romance of a new couple, Daniel and Nick. Daniel is a patient of Dr. Halloran’s and he’s trying to come to terms with an attraction he’s started to feel for his business partner, Nick. It’s surprised the crap out of Daniel, who always thought he was straight. But the death of Daniel’s father is shaking up a lot of his long-held convictions. This story is my longest m/m yet at 56K words. It has some humor like “The Trouble with Tony” but is more of a family drama.
Just Starting Writing:
A Frankenstein-style novella called “Reparation” which will appear in Volume #1 of a new gothic anthology series called “gothika”. Volume #1, called “Stitch”, will feature 4 novellas in the Frankenstein/Pygmalion vein. Anticipated publication April 2013.
Just Accepted for Publication:
A short story called “Caress” has been accepted to appear in Dreamspinner’s “Steamed Up” anthology, an anthology which features m/m romance steampunk stories. The anthology is due out Oct 21, 2013. You can read about this story here.
Just Released:
On July 25, my novella “Superhero” came out from Harmony Ink. You can read blurbs and excerpts on my site by clicking on the book jacket to the right.
Coming Soon:
“The Trouble with Tony” has a cover and a final galley so it should appear on Dreamspinner’s Coming Soon list any day now. It will likely release in August.
I just got through the first edit pass on “Puzzle Me This”. This novella will be out in Sept/Oct timeframe.
Reviews this week:
“Superhero”
5 star review from Madison Parker: ”I loved every minute of this emotionally charged story. One of Harmony Ink’s best titles to date!”
5 star review from Hearts On Fire. ”It’s such an interesting coming of age story and I highly recommend it.”
More “Superhero” reviews on goodreads.
Have a great month everyone!
Eli
