Book Name: Buchanan House
Release
Date: August 19, 2015
Blurb:
Eric Allen, thirty-three-year-old line cook, moved
in with his grandmother, Jewell, after a disastrous coming-out when he was in
middle school. She raised him, and he cared for her when she fell ill. When
Jewell died she left everything to Eric—angering his parents and older brother.
The inheritance isn’t much, but Eric and his bestie Nathan pool their money and
buy an abandoned hotel on an isolated stretch of the Central Oregon Coast. The
hotel isn't far from Lincoln City—a town with its own Pride Festival and named
for a president—so they christen it Buchanan House after James Buchanan, the
“confirmed bachelor” president with the close male friend.
Eric and Nathan need a handyman to help them turn
Buchanan House into the gay resort of their dreams. Eric finds Tim Tate in the
local listings and over the months leading to opening weekend Tim reveals
himself as a skilled carpenter with many hidden talents. Eric falls hard for
Tim, but before he can see a future with the gorgeous handyman he has to get
over twenty years of being bullied and shamed by his birth family. It would be
much easier if Eric’s brother Zach weren’t trying to grab part of the
inheritance or ruin opening weekend.
Pages or Words: 45,000 words
Categories: Romance, Bisexual,
Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance
Excerpt:
Timothy Tate knocked on the front doors at eight o’clock sharp. Eric had barely been up long enough to start coffee, and Nathan had yet to emerge. They’d slept in one of the rooms on the first floor. The official reason was to avoid having to clean two rooms, but the unofficial reason was to talk into the night like they had back in middle school. Slumber parties for thirtysomethings. Somehow that didn’t make Eric feel any better about meeting this Tim person.
Timothy Tate knocked on the front doors at eight o’clock sharp. Eric had barely been up long enough to start coffee, and Nathan had yet to emerge. They’d slept in one of the rooms on the first floor. The official reason was to avoid having to clean two rooms, but the unofficial reason was to talk into the night like they had back in middle school. Slumber parties for thirtysomethings. Somehow that didn’t make Eric feel any better about meeting this Tim person.
But opening the door sure did.
Tim Tate was as tall as Nathan, so six one, and he
had curly black hair and eyes so dark you could get lost in them.
“Morning.” He wasn’t much for smiling, though.
“Good morning. Please come in. I’m Eric.”
Tim nodded and seemed to be looking at something
behind Eric’s right shoulder. As soon as Eric remembered to step aside, Tim
came in. “You bought this place?”
“Yes. Isn’t it lovely? The inspector said the bones
are solid, and someone did amazing work on the rooms. Right now, we need help
with the kitchen and some reno on the public areas.”
“Should tear it down and start fresh.”
“I beg your pardon. That’s a horrible thing to say.
You don’t discard something just because it’s not perfect. With a little
love—maybe this isn’t going to work out.”
Tim shrugged and looked around the room. His face
seemed to soften into… nostalgia? It held a wistful quality, of that much Eric
was certain.
“Have you been in this room before?”
Tim had turned away a little, so the left side of
his face pointed toward Eric.
Is
that his best side?
He didn’t answer, so Eric repeated the question, a
little louder.
“Huh? Oh, yeah. When I was a kid. Sometimes the
local clubs would use it for summer camps. It’s been empty for over ten years.”
“Why? I mean, did something happen here?”
“No. The owners died, and their kids didn’t want to
live out here. Can’t blame ’em. Entertainment isn’t easy to come by.”
Nathan chose that moment to enter, in his pink robe
with the ostrich-feather trim. He spoke quickly, almost dancing through the
room and toward the aroma of coffee. “Good morning. You don’t mind I borrowed
your robe? And this must be Tim. Lovely to meet you, sweetheart. Coffee, then
business.” He flounced into the kitchen.
Eric and Tim watched him go. The silence in his wake
stretched out a little too long for Eric, mortified by the thought Tim might
believe the robe belonged to him.
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About the
author:
Charley
Descoteaux has always heard voices. She was relieved to learn they were
fictional characters, and started writing when they insisted daydreaming just
wasn’t good enough. In exchange, they’ve agreed to let her sleep once in a
while. Charley grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during a drought, and
found her true home in the soggy Pacific Northwest. She has survived
earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods, but couldn’t make it through one day
without stories.
Where to find the author:
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover
Artist: LC Chase
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