Welcome author B.L. Dayhoff as she shares an exclusive look at her new adult romance, The Right Move from JMS Books!
Take it away, B.L.!
Here’s an excerpt from The Right Move. Chase and Trevor are on their way back from a snack run and are low-key flirting with each other:
Ultimate Flirting Fail: Chase. Or perhaps he’d been too successful without even trying. Either way, his cheeks were hotter than his cocoa and he wanted to fall into the earth. What had he been thinking? Well, aside from the fact that Trevor was cute and Chase would like to… It had been a horrible idea, and now Trevor either felt led on or, worse, relieved that Chase had dropped it.
I’m not supposed to be getting distracted by boys. Graduating is top priority, remember?
Honestly, it was hard to remember while walking beside Trevor, some energy cracking between them, although he couldn’t be sure if it was tension or attraction. Maybe both. Maybe neither.
Chase wished Vee was here. Not that he couldn’t pick up guys on his own. But she was so much better at telling when he was barking up the wrong tree. In the wrong park. Hell, was he even in the right state?
“So what kind of games do you like to play?” Trevor asked a little too loudly beside him.
Ah, sweet awkward topic change. “Oh, you know, the classics: Shoots and Ladders, Candyland, Memory…” He side-stepped the elbow Trevor was making no effort to conceal jabbing at him.
“I feel like in college those would all be used as drinking games, somehow.”
“Don’t make a match in Memory and you take a shot?”
Trevor shrugged. “Or if you make a match you take a shot. More of a challenge to win if you keep giving yourself a handicap.”
“True. Though, I won’t be playing if drinking is a requirement.”
“Don’t drink?”
“I did once. Not my thing.” Chase held his breath, wondering what type of reaction Trevor would give. Playful teasing? Aghast astonishment? Bully levels of pressure? Questions about alcoholism, religion, or—
“Gotcha. We don’t usually drink during club activities, so that won’t be a problem.”
Oh. Casual acceptance. That worked too. Chase blinked and nodded, giving himself a moment for his brain to catch up to the conversation. “Uh, what about outside of club activities?”
“Oooh, we’ve been known to get plastered playing Magic: The Gathering—but only with our shit decks, in case we...uh, mess them up.”
Chase wrinkled his nose. “Ew.”
“I didn’t say it was our best idea. We’ve only done it three times.” After barely more than some serious side-eye from Chase, Trevor added, “Finals hit and we make some stupid decisions. And conveniently forget our regret from the year before.”
Chase laughed.
“Oh, come on! Like you’ve never made stupid choices with your friends.”
Still laughing, Chase nodded. “Yeah, see aforementioned decision to never drink again. Oh, the stories they could tell you.”
Trevor grinned. “I want to hear them all.”
To see the boys geeking out about board games, fandom, and TV shows, check out The Right Move, available now at all major retailers!
Buy links: JMS Books - Amazon - Barnes & Noble - Kobo
Length: 56,013 words
Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com
Release date: January 25, 2020
blurb:
Trevor can never leave good enough alone. So when he meets model-gorgeous Chase who has an aversion to being touched, he spots a challenge. After all, no one wants to go through life not being touched by anyone, right? Despite a friend's plea not to, Trevor sets his sight on fixing Chase.
After being forced to transfer his senior year of college, Chase just wants to avoid drama, pass his classes, get his degree, and move on (and back to his friends). He's not looking for new friends, and his attitude gives him a reputation that makes it easy to accomplish. At least until he meets Trevor.
Despite an awkward beginning, common interests -- and Trevor's persistence -- draw Chase and Trevor together. It's almost inevitable that their friendship develops into something else. But when secrets come out, it might end the game early.
BL Dayhoff is working on coming out of her shell. She's always had an interest in writing, but only recently has done it for more than just her own personal amusement. She loves to fill her time with too many things, and her initials really are "BL" but unfortunately do not stand for Boys Love. Although maybe her parents knew something about the future...
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