I have a hard time remembering dreams I love. I tend to wake up from a great one and think
“Wow! That was so cool!”, then forget it immediately. Unfortunately, not so with nightmares. I had
a horrible dream when I was little. The
local McDonald’s decorated their store with circus themed paper. Overly jovial clowns, bearded ladies, oddly
proportioned people… super strange things you’d never encounter in a McDs today
(unless they were real people, that is J. And now, I think it was kind of
cool. Minus the clowns.). I didn’t think anything of it but that same
night, I dreamed about a creepy clown pulling my pigtails hard. Naturally, I
woke up screaming. I think that one
stupid dream skewed my vision of clowns from that day forward. It was so scary to me!
The topic of dreams is an interesting one. In The
Right Words, Luke wakes up from a nightmare he knows is directly related to
specific fears he can’t shake. Fears
from the past, fear of the unknowable future and the dreaded feeling of
wallowing in what you can’t control in the present. We’ve all been there to some degree. I love the idea that the brain processes our
day while we rest. A sort of
hyper-sensitive computer that knows to file away crappy things we shouldn’t
worry about and gently reminds us to find whimsy and humor in everyday
occurrences. But there are times, such
as in Luke’s case, where life seems larger than we can handle and it’s difficult
to quiet our minds and think positively.
The human mind and spirit is a fascinating one. How fortunate we are to have the immense
capacity for imaginative dreams. They
serve as a window of sorts into our psyche and well being. In The
Right Words, Luke knows he’s on the right path. He simply hopes to find solace in waking
moments with the man of his dreams. One
who knows the right words. J
Thank you for having me on your blog today. I always appreciate a cup o’ porn in the morn!
Happy Reading!
Lane Hayes xo
The
Right Words
Escaping an abusive
relationship left Luke Preston anxious and spouting panic-induced poetry.
Desperate for a fresh start, Luke accepts a job remodeling a tired old beach
house for a professional soccer player and his model girlfriend. While his passion
is literature, not sports, focusing on the renovations eases his anxiety. Until
the job he signed up for turns out to be more complicated than advertised.
Sidelined with a serious
injury, soccer star Michael Martinez decides his beach house is the perfect
place to recuperate. Remodeling might be the diversion he needs to keep his
mind off his busted knee. Falling for the pretty designer with some quirky
habits wasn’t on the drawing board. Unfortunately, Luke didn’t build a big
enough closet for Michael to hide in. Having a star-powered sports career used
to be all Michael lived for, but he’ll have to reevaluate his plans and find
the right words if he wants to build more than a beach house with Luke.
Available from:
Lane Hayes is grateful to finally be doing what
she loves best. Writing full time! It’s no secret Lane loves a good romance
novel. An avid reader from an early age, she has always been drawn to a
well-told love story with beautifully written characters. These days she
prefers the leading roles both be men! Lane discovered the M/M genre a fews ago
and was instantly hooked. Her first novel was a finalist in the 2013 Rainbow
Awards and her third received an Honorable Mention in the 2014 Rainbow Awards.
She loves travel, chocolate, and wine (in no particular order). Lane lives in
Southern California with her amazing husband and the coolest yellow lab ever in
an almost empty nest.
Contact the Author:
Lane’s Blog: http://lanehayes.wordpress.com
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Email: lanehayes@ymail.com
Excerpt from The Right Words by
Lane Hayes:
I navigated the darkened overgrown pathway toward the
side of the main house with care. It was damn near jungle-like in certain
areas. I was engaged in a full conversation with myself regarding an outdoor
to-do list when I heard a noise. I stopped dead in my tracks. My heart started
pounding and my palms felt instantly clammy. God, I was ridiculous! Or was I?
What if Jamie came back to kill Michael in his sleep? What if he— That didn’t
make sense, though. He wanted money and a dead man couldn’t pay him. Dead. Oh
fuck. Why couldn’t I take a simple walk in the dark without freaking out? It
was probably some kind of nocturnal animal, like a rabbit or maybe a raccoon. I
didn’t even know if there were raccoons this close to the ocean. I willed my
breathing to slow so I could concentrate.
There it was again. A moan.
Oh my God! Was someone injured? Was it Michael? Was
Jovan the Gorgeous really Jovan the Terrible? Was he in cahoots with Jamie? Had
he done something to Michael and left him bleeding, helpless, and hopeless? I
felt my cool slip and spiral away. My flair for melodrama was being tested for
sure. I listened and once again heard the moaning noise. But this time I
recognized it.
I felt a fit of inappropriate laughter bubble up as I
heard the unmistakable sound of lovemaking in progress. A soft gasp, a low
groan. Not my business, but I was suddenly in a sticky situation. It was so
damn dark and the foliage was so dense, I was sure to give myself away if I
moved too quickly. I needed to let my eyes acclimate and then find the quietest
way back to the studio. I silently reprimanded myself. I should have just
driven back. Now I was forced to hear sex in progress. I could have stayed at
Brandon’s for that. I could hear whispers and an almost-pained-sounding grunt
before I heard the first urgent request for more.
“Oh yeah. Fuck. Right there. Oh… yes.”
“You like that? You ready for me? You want it hard?
Tell me.”
“Yes. Fuck me hard. Fuck me!”
Neither voice sounded like Michael’s, though. I don’t
know what I expected, but it sounded like I was listening to him watch porn. I
wasn’t a porn aficionado, but I’d watched enough to tell the nuances between
actual sex in progress and something staged. Bed springs creaked, and a steady
pounding of flesh accompanied now by louder groans drifted out the open window
of Michael’s bedroom. I swallowed hard. My mouth was dry, and I felt suddenly
overly warm in spite of the slight chill in the September evening. I heard
Michael’s soft laugh and knew I’d been correct. He was watching, not doing.
Another voice, probably Jovan’s, answered, and they both laughed. Were they
watching together? Maybe he really was a “happy ending” masseuse. When I heard
another strangled round of “fuck me, fuck me, fuck me,” I turned on my heel and
made my move back toward the studio.
I stood like a deer in headlights at the bottom of the
steps near the garage attempting to clear my head. Trying to go to sleep now
was a joke. Just picturing my handsome client with the tall, hunky Jovan was
enough to make me hard. Darker skin on lighter skin and… shit. I reached down
to cup my swollen flesh through my khaki pants. This had to be one of the
strangest situations I’d ever found myself in. I was confused but wildly
turned-on from accidentally eavesdropping on two guys watching two guys have
sex. What the hell was wrong with me?
*****
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