Friday Free For All: Pride and Politics!
Hi there, readers! I’m back with an extended excerpt of Men of Holsum College 6: Pride and Politics!
Here’s the deal with the giveaway:
I’m giving away all the Holsum College books to one lucky reader. Yes, all six books! Fill in the gaps between ones you’ve missed, give the series to a friend, anything you like!
All you have to do is this:
1. Go to Goodreads, and add Pride and Politics to your to-be-read shelf
2. Comment below including your email addy.
That’s all!
You have ***24 hours*** to enter. I’m not waiting around for all you lazy pantses!! Enter now if you want to win this fabulously awesome prize!
On with the excerpt…
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One gay bar. That was all there was close to the hotel. But Hunter figured it was enough to find some guy to scratch his itch.
Fucking Steve. Taking a fucking text message when Hunter fucking needed him…
Hunter never should have expected him to be there.
He kept his sunglasses on as he stared across to the meager dance floor. It was tiny, with a few colored lights flickering dimly over the faces of the guys brave, or desperate, enough to dance.
Well, that was okay. Desperate was exactly what Hunter was looking for.
“Hey.” A guy who looked around Hunter’s age sidled up next to him at the bar. He had problem skin and a tongue piercing. But on the upside he was skinny and hairless and in no way reminded Hunter of Steve.
“Hey.” Hunter finished his drink in one shot and knocked on the bar for a second. He didn’t bother looking the kid’s way. For one thing, it didn’t matter who the guy was. For a second, a lot of guys loved being ignored. Hunter was only looking for that kind of man tonight.
“You’re not from around here, huh?” The guy bounced a little in time with the music. It was a techno mix from about ten years earlier.
“How’d you guess?” Hunter asked sarcastically.
“Dick.” The guy laughed, obviously more impressed by Hunter acting like an asshole than he was put off.
Yeah, this one’ll do.
“If you ask real nice.” Hunter lifted his fresh drink to his lips, took a suggestive sip.
“Ooh.” The guy swerved around to partway in front of him. He got close enough that Hunter could smell the sweat and Axe body spray on his skin and feel the guy’s erection poking his thigh. He leaned into Hunter’s ear. “Yes, Master.”
Hunter rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses. God, save him from overeager subs. “None of that, okay.” Hunter had never been into that scene. It was too obvious and straightforward for his taste. Not to mention it pushed some of his buttons about what had happened with Jed.
But no matter what Hunter did, he always seemed to attract the type of guy who wanted to be pushed around. Needy types who pulled out the worst in him. So much that on occasion he’d wondered whether he was acting like Jed had—taking advantage of guys weaker than him.
Except Steve wasn’t weaker. Steve was tough enough that Hunter might be able to give up control a little, let someone else be in charge for once. And if Steve ever wanted the kind of bossy treatment Hunter had dished out in the past, it would be completely different than it have been with other guys. Hunter could be a man with him instead of a bully.
He was not thinking of Steve. Was. Not.
“Um…okay.” The guy backed off a little, but still clung to his side.
Shit, thinking of Steve, even without meaning to, was really getting in the way of Hunter’s game. He couldn’t think of what to say next. Hunter wished he could just tell the kid to get down on his knees and suck him off. Make him forget men with furry chests and deep voices, who stood between him and the things Hunter couldn’t deal with.
“You want to go outside?” the guy asked.
Hunter could tell he was losing interest. Maybe he wanted someone who could give him more attention than Hunter could muster. “Yeah,” he said absentmindedly. “Yeah, let’s go.”
The guy grinned. He held out his hand. “By the way, I’m—”
“I don’t really need to know.” Hunter walked past him, heading to the exit door. He didn’t even care if the other guy followed.
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Aloof and arrogant, Holsum College Junior Hunter Ford has enjoyed all the perks of being from one of America’s most prominent families. Hunter can have anything he wants–except time away from his family’s political spotlight and the image consultant hired to keep him there.
Steve’s job is simple—make Hunter toe the line for the duration of his uncle’s vice-presidential campaign. This is the break Steve’s been waiting for and a chance to provide a better life for his deaf sister. But he didn’t count on an attraction to the broken scion—one that rearranges everything Steve thought he knew about himself.
As Steve melts Hunter’s icy exterior, the heat between them threatens more than just their hearts. Then a ghost from Hunter’s past shows up on the campaign, challenging Hunter’s stability, and straining Steve’s ability to defend and protect the man he’s growing to love.
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Birkenstock-wearing glamour girl and mother of two by immaculate conception, Daisy Harris still isn’t sure if she writes erotica. Her romances start out innocently enough. However, her characters behave like complete sluts. Much to Miss Harris’s dismay the sex tends to get completely out of hand.
She writes about fantastical creatures and about young men getting their freak on, and she’s never missed an episode of The Walking Dead.
Heidi Cullinan
Evaine
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Shawny
Sounds like a very good book. I added it to my Goodreads shelf (Sherry Strode).
sstrode at scrtc dot com
Hey, sherry. Thanks for entering! And good luck.
Ohhhh…this is excellent! Please count me in!
I already have it on my to-read and wish list shelf on GR!! ( Mandy)
Doublemom2001(AT)googlemail(DOT)com
Yay! Thanks for entering!!
Its on my shelf!!
I’d LOVE to read more books by Daisy. Had a blast meeting Daisy at RT and enjoy reading her stuff – it always makes for good time.
Hey, baybee! You still reviewing? Drop me a line!!
Ooh, happy Friday indeed! Thanks for the share, Daisy! It’s on my shelf now!
f dot chen at comcast dot net
Hi, again. Glad you entered. Good luck.
Added the book to my goodread account. Afrter reading some of the snippets from the books posted here i have also added them to my amazon wishlist and I am defiantly interested in reading the whole series. Count me in !!!
Heya, James. Good on you for using the wishlist function. I need to remember to use that more often. I can’t stand it when I want a book and then forget to buy it between when it comes out and when it hits amazon. :/
Anyhoo, Thanks for entering! And good luck.
It’s on my wish-list shelf already – that way I can tell I still need to get it. I only use to-read for books I haven’t purchased. They’re exclusive shelves, so I can’t add it to to-read.
But I’d still like to be entered in the contest if possible!
Hey Chris—that’s fine. I totally appreciate the add! Good luck with the contest!
I’m so in.
aj.rose514(at)gmail(dot)com
And yes, I made sure it’s on my GR to-read shelf.
Thanks a bunch!
Yep, done and on the GR shelf as a TBR, since I haven’t won it yet so count me in!
goaliemom00(at)cox.net
good luck on your entry! -D
Please include me. Thanks
diannakayATgmailDOTcom
Cheers!
Sounds interesting! The book is on my (Bookbee’s) to-read shelf on GR, so please count me in! Thank you!
qbeeqt(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
Thanks, and good luck!
Please enter me, I would love the rest of the series. Vinnie_dee@hotmail.com.
Venecia
Good luck!
Added to my Goodreads list. Sounds like a really good book!
SarahDOTballew235ATgmailDOTcom
Thanks for entering. Hope you enjoy the reads.
Added to my GR shelf – Bkrdr.
Thanks for the amazing contest! strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com
Thanks for taking the time to enter. You rock.
Added to my GR shelf, CheapReader.
Thanks for this great contest.
map2books (at) yahoo (dot) com
May the odds ever be in your favor, Melissa.
(Thanks for entering!)
Off to do GR now!
Thanks
Littlesuze at hotmail dot com
Hiya, Suze! Good luck.
Oh, my! What a great prize! Added to my to-read shelf as Juliana. Thanks so much for your post!
OceanAkers @ aol.com
The series is now on my TBR list! Please count me in.
lori.macnabb@yahoo.ca
Who you callin lazy pants? I’m here before the deadline!! tmadamski(at)msn(dot)com
LOL! I just wanted to light a fire under everyone’s asses.
Oh heck yeah I can just seeing this guy finally having the tables turned on him. The excerpt sounds very intriguing. My email address is rdhowell71@bellsouth.net.
I added the book to my Goodreads account. This book sounds really good:-) My email is becker_randi@yahoo.com
I love this series! Please count me in
morris.crissy@gmail.com
Already on my Goodread shelf to read.Count me in please.Thank you
cvsimpkins@msn.com
MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEME!!!! Added to my shelf!
sasims526(AT)ATT(DOT)net
I love the Men of Holsum College and have enjoyed each of the books!
Yvette
yratpatrol@aol.com
Please count me in.
Hello Daisy,
WOW what a Great Giveaway. I added “Pride and Politics” to my Goodreads “to read” shelf & of course gave your other Books 5 Stars because they are Great Reads & deserve it.
I would very much appreciate the opportunity to be considered in your very generous Giveaway. Thank You!
Take Care & Stay Naughty,
PaParanormalFan (Renee’)
paranormalromancefan at yahoo dot com
Thanks for the great giveaway! I have added Pride and Politics to my to-read shelf on goodreads (M Rae) Please count me in !!! Thank you, chellebe at comcast.net
Added it to my M/M To Read — Own shelf on GR (Courtney S). LOVING this series so far!!
aunt_cori(at)yahoo.com
Hi Courtney! Thanks for entering!
I just want to know when it’ll be on amazon! Great series,
Hey Mary!
Siren books normally hit Amazon 4 weeks after they go on sale at Bookstrand. There is a way to add it to your Amazon wishlist (via the URL) and Amazon will let you know when it’s available. Also—if you ever wanted to get a Bookstrand account, you can connect it with your kindle account so that the books you buy at Bookstrand get sent to your kindle.
(This may have been more than you wanted to know. lol
Ha! Like I can wait. I’ll buy it on Bookstrand like the last 2 lol. But good to know. Thanks!
You might as well keep buying on Bookstrand. When #8 comes out *no way* will you be able to wait. I shouldn’t play favorites, but it is sooo good.
Bought P & P & it’s downloaded to my kindle. Could you please write me a note for hubby re: my staying up late reading & not feeling like doing any housework tomorrow? Thank you! lol.
I’m in.
danielle.fitzsimonds@mymhc.ca
Please count me in…I have been wanting to read these!
peggy@myreadingpleasure.com
Added to my GR shelf
Count me in for the giveaway please!
penumbrareads(at)gmail(dot)com
Woohoo! Worth a try.
These sound interesting. Please enter me, thanks!
amazondoc at mindspring dot com
Oh, btw — my user name on Goodreads is Plainbrownwrapper .
Added to my goodreads shelf sound like a good read
Sarah S
Sarahs7836(at)gmail(dot)com
I love this series. Can’t wait to read this one.
arzuaydemirCount me in please
Oops, guess I need to compete my email address … arzuaydemir(at)yahoo(dot)de