LOVE ME LOUDER
CHRISTINA LEE
M/M ROMANCE
RELEASE DATE: 06.29.18
COVER DESIGN: X-Potion Designs
PHOTOGRAPHER: Eric David Battershell
COVER MODEL: Ryan Harmon
SYNOPSIS
Noah Dixon is damaged goods. After an accident leaves him physically scarred and emotionally vulnerable, dating isn’t in the cards, so he throws himself head-first into his retail job. When he’s obligated to attend his best friend’s engagement party on Fire Island, it dawns on him he’s about to spend yet another weekend feeling totally invisible and alone among a swarm of gorgeous men.
That’s when the idea of an escort comes in.
After Will Crossen was forced to put his theater major on hold in favor of two jobs to tackle his ailing mother’s hospital bills, he tells himself becoming an escort isn’t that big of a deal. It’s just another form of acting, right? He doesn’t expect his newest customer to be the cheery, overconfident sales associate he avoids like the plague at his day job. Talk about awkward.
But what happens on Fire Island stays on Fire Island…especially when a smoldering attraction sparks into flames. Will doesn’t feel so alone anymore, and for the first time, Noah realizes someone is seeing him behind all the scars. But between their jobs, Will’s massive familial responsibilities, and Noah’s vulnerabilities, they don’t stand a chance unless they find a way to let love speak louder than their demons.
Will, on the other hand is so different. He willingly gave up his theater major to look after his mother, a descision he doesn't regret, but he does long for getting back into it all. He decides to become of escort, as this seems as close to acting as he is going to get.
Noah and Will actually work for the same company, although they don't really speak to each other. One evening, as they are leaving Will drops a card, and Noah picks it up and realises it is about an escort agency.
Noah receives an invitation to his best friend's engagement party, he was at first going to say no, but then thought about hiring an escort and decided to speak to Will about it.
Noah then decides to hire an escort from an agency, and what he doesn't know is that Will is the escort that the agency have contacted. They first correspond via text message, and then agree to meet in person to make sure they like each other - and this is when they find out what seems to both of them to be the awful truth!!
However, after getting the akward first meeting out of the way, they agree that this could work, and Noah now has a date to take to the engagement party, which is being held on Fire Island.
Now the story really gets full of the feels, as you know exactly how both Noah and Will are feeling, and what they are feeling is more than just friends for each other, but both have secrets they hold close to their chest, and the more they get to know each other, the more the attraction grows.
Once home again, both Noah and Will have some big decisions to make, but can what they feel for each other, help them overcome the demons they both have? Both need to take a leap to get past the demons, but do they feel they can?
EXCERPT
Will’s thumb pressed against his bottom lip, making his mouth prickle from the contact. “You could at least pretend you’re into me.” If only Will knew that Noah was totally into him and fighting his body all the way. Noah’s tongue slipped out, and he licked the pad of Will’s thumb. He heard the all too authentic groan in the back of Will’s throat, and Noah’s cock stirred to life. Holy shit. “That’s hot,” Will whispered as he watched Noah’s tongue flick against his skin again. Encouraged, Noah hollowed his cheeks and sucked Will’s thumb into his mouth. He increased pressure as he circled with his tongue before releasing it with a pop. He arched an eyebrow. “How was that?” “Nicely done.” Will’s gaze was hungry, and Noah liked that he could surprise him. “Had you kept going, I would be hard as a fucking stone.” Damn. Will was so incredibly sexy. Noah bit his lip and batted his eyelashes. He could play along too. Will tore his gaze away from his eyes, and as it slid down to his mouth, for a split second Noah thought Will might kiss him. His pulse spiked as he admitted to himself that he would want that. So fucking much. Noah cleared his throat. “Anybody watching us?” Will glanced around the party. “Definitely.” He grinned. “Good.”Once upon a time, Christina Lee lived in New York City and was a wardrobe stylist. She spent her days getting in cabs, shopping for photo shoots, eating amazing food, and drinking coffee at her favorite hangouts.
Now she lives in the Midwest with her husband and son—her two favorite guys. She’s been a clinical social worker and a special education teacher. But it wasn't until she wrote a weekly column for the local newspaper that she realized she could turn the fairy tales inside her head into the reality of writing fiction.
She's addicted to lip balm, coffee, and kissing. Because everything is better with kissing. She writes MM Contemporary as well as Adult and New Adult Romance. She believes in happily-ever-afters for all, so reading and writing romance for everybody under the rainbow helps quench her soul.