Title: “The Dirty Hoe (M/M), Cedar Falls 12″
Author: Shea Balik
Release Date: May 4, 2106
Welcome to Cedar Falls, a small North Carolina town nestled
amongst the Smokey Mountains where the people are friendly and the men are hot.
When Vail Sommerlin inherited a house from an estranged
uncle in Cedar Falls, he jumped at the chance to move away from his nosy
mother, who he loved too much to tell her to butt out of his life. He just never dreamed that new life would
include finding the man of his dreams.
When Lakota White first laid eyes on Vail Sommerlin, he knew
he’d found his soulmate. He was pretty
sure his grandmother was laughing her ass off if she was looking down at him
right then. Probably even shouting, “I told you so,” over and over again.
Warning: an attempted
suicide and a corrupt mayor who is bent on destroying the town once more
instigates the zany characters of Cedar Falls to band around the two and help
in their own unique way.
Excerpt
Entering the cool interior of the Potter’s Cottage, Lakota
headed to where the vegetable seeds were kept. Red hair caught his attention.
His heart sped up as the head sporting all that red hair turned in his
direction. Wide blue eyes as clear as the summer sky stared at him.
Perfection. It was the only word that came to mind as he
took in all that pale skin, small lithe frame and lush lips just made for
kissing. So enamored, Lakota hadn’t even realized he’d stopped walking until
Jesse plowed into him.
A squeak alerted him that something was wrong. He forced
himself to look away from the beauty before him to stare down at the floor
where Jesse was sprawled on his ass.
Suddenly the red-haired man was there with another man, this
one with brown hair. They were both kneeling next to Jesse. The other man said,
“Did you just fall?”
Jesse, one of the most sarcastic men Lakota had ever met,
said with utter sincerity, “No, I attacked the floor.”
The stunning redhead asked, “Backward?”
Jesse glared at Lakota, clearly blaming him for this, before
answering the beautiful man’s question. “What can I say? I’m freaking
talented.”
Laughter like musical bells rose up around them and Lakota
was sure he’d never heard a more alluring sound. “Here.” The stunning redhead
held out a hand to Jesse. “Let me help you up.”
Once Jesse was once more on his feet, the sexy man Lakota
couldn’t stop staring at said, “I’m Vail Sommerlin.” He then pointed to the man
next to him. “This is Macon Roxley. We just moved to Cedar Falls.”
“Jesse Grant,” Jesse said. With another pointed glare he
waved his hand in Lakota’s direction. “And this oaf is Lakota White.”
Those blue eyes fixed on Lakota once more and he knew he had
to have Vail. He couldn’t explain it, but there was something about the redhead
that spoke to his soul. Lakota had grown up deeply ingrained in his Cherokee
heritage. If there was one thing he knew, it was trust his instincts and right
now they were screaming that Vail belonged to him.
Reaching his hand out to shake Vail’s, electricity flowed
between them. Vail’s gasp when their skin touched, confirmed he felt it too.
That boded well for Lakota. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Not wanting to be rude to Macon, Lakota reluctantly let
Vail’s hand go. “It’s nice to meet you, too, Macon.”
“So what brings you to Cedar Falls?” Jesse asked.
As much as Lakota desired to get Vail alone—preferably in a
soft bed, naked with his cock buried deep within that taut ass he’d gotten an
eyeful of when Vail had bent down to help Jesse—he also wanted to know as much
as possible about the handsome man who made his blood sing.
“My Uncle Calhoun left me his house after he died.” Vail
shrugged. “So Macon and I have decided to live there.”
Lakota’s fingers curled into fists as he thought of this
gorgeous redhead sleeping with Macon. He wasn’t one to try and break anyone up,
but he might make an exception in this case.
Jesse’s face, on the other hand, lit up. “Oh? Are you two
together?”
Both Vail and Macon looked horrified at the suggestion. Red
hair and brown hair shook vehemently. “No,” Macon said at the same time Vail
said, “Hell no. He’s my cousin.”
Instantly Lakota’s anger dissipated. But just because Vail
wasn’t with Macon didn’t mean he didn’t have a boyfriend. “Are you dating
anyone?” His gaze zeroed in on Vail, who shivered a little at the intensity of
his stare.
“No. Why? You asking me out?” Apparently Vail wasn’t one who
felt the need to beat around the bush. Lakota liked that.
The last thing he wanted to do was play games. It was why he
didn’t date very often. He couldn’t stand the way some men felt it necessary to
cause drama by not stating what they wanted. “Yes, I am.”
Lakota took a step closer, their bodies not quite touching.
“Would you like to go out to dinner with me?”
Those blue eyes danced as Vail looked up at Lakota. “I would
love to.”
So engrossed, Lakota completely forgot where they were or
that there were others around until Cortney walked up to them and said, “Oh,
good, Lakota, you found them.” She gave Vail a smile. “I hope Lakota was able
to help.”
Jesse chuckled. “He’s helping all right. Helping himself to
a date.”
About the Author
Shea Balik has always had a vivid imagination with stories
running around in her head. Often her stories are taken from observations of
other people with her own spin. Traveling is one of her favorite ways of fulfilling
her passion of people watching. She’s still working on traveling to every state
within the United States, and has been to at least half. Her favorite mode of transportation is the
car, because she feels it is the best way to see the country. Okay, okay.
It may have something to do with her being afraid to fly, no make that
terrified. Shea has always felt if we
were meant to fly, we’d have wings. Not that Shea won’t get on a plane, because
she will, and does. After all, how else
does one get to Hawaii quickly?
For out of the country traveling, Shea has been to every
Caribbean country that cruise ships visit, several times. Being a Floridian means easy access to ports
and cheaper rates. Although, now that
she’s cruised so often, Shea gets discounts for being a frequent cruiser. In a perfect world, Shea would cruise around
the world, but she don’t see that happening anytime soon, unless she wins the
lottery.
You never know, one day you may spark her imagination for
her next book.
Whether at home or traveling she is usually in front of her
computer writing or curled up with a good book.
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