Out
of the Frying Pan
Fearless
7
Julia
Talbot
Genre:
Gay romance, action adventure
Publisher:
All Romance
Date
of Publication: July 1, 2016
ISBN:
978-1-945193-22-4
Word
Count: 20000
Cover
Artist: Erin Dameron Hill
Book
Description:
Trust
comes at a price.
Jenson
Parkinson can't believe it when Sloane Marlen shows up at his
Colorado mountain fire station. They were lovers years ago, until
Sloane broke Jenson's trust, and his heart.
Sloane
knows he's not guilty of the misdeeds Jenson believes he committed,
but he never figured out how to convince Jenson. Or how to get over
him. Can Sloane grab this second chance with both hands and teach
Jenson he's worthy of trust... and love?
Excerpt:
“The training
session will start tomorrow morning at nine AM.” Jenson looked at
his guys, some of them volunteer, a few career, and gave them the
stern eye. “I know we all have jobs to do, but they’re expecting
a wildfire season like no other this year thanks to the drought, and
the Forestry Service wants all able bodied personnel to be able to
dig firelines, offer support to hot shots and smokejumpers, and know
how not to die.”
They all murmured,
but no one argued. Carroll, Colorado was big enough to have a
permanent fire crew only because of the ski areas that surrounded it,
the population transient but relatively wealthy. Their very existence
in this Rocky Mountain paradise was predicated on the fact that
people had expensive homes and vacation rentals which they’d never
let burn down. Jenson frickin’ loved his life. He didn’t want to
have to move back to Denver or Boulder or someplace.
“They’re sending
several scientists who should help map possible fire routing and
containment, as well as two of their lead trainers in hot shots and
smokejumping. In addition to our regular duties, we’ll be giving
full attention and support to the training team so that we can deploy
and offer assistance during the wildfire season. Clear?”
His men and women
all nodded, and Jenson gave them all a tight smile. “Good deal.
Assignments have been posted for the new shifts. See Josh for all the
deets.” Jenson left the meeting room, ready to get on with his day
as best he could. He had to get the station ready for the influx of
personnel he was about to have, not just the trainers but the
firefighters from other small towns around the area. He knew it was a
coup for the mayor that Carroll was chosen for this big get together
of high mucky mucks, but really, all he knew was he was going to be
handing out coffee and doughnuts to a bunch of assholes who did a lot
of dick measuring and making a mess in his territory.
“You ready for
this, Cap?” Carson Diets asked. Carson was a Forestry guy, and he
worked closely with the Carroll department to keep their area clear
and keep the campers educated.
“No.” He winked,
though, trying for light and happy. “If I get through this without
losing my shit we’ll all be grateful. It’s good for the guys,
though, right? Trading ideas and shit.”
“Yep.” Carson
stepped close and lowered his voice. “There are a couple of real
big names in the biz coming, Jenson. Just be diplomatic, huh?”
“Don’t make you
look bad, is that what you’re saying?” He grimaced. “Come on,
man, I got your back. You know that.”
“I do know that.”
Carson clapped him on the back. “I also know you have a reputation
for ruling this place with an iron fist and being pissy when someone
invades your territory.”
“Well, I’ll try
to be all sweetness and light. I don’t suppose you have a roster of
who’s coming so I can prepare myself?”
“I do.” Carson
pulled out his phone. “I’ll email it to you.”
“Great. Thanks.”
His head started to throb, his temples tight and his neck freezing
up. Lord. He needed more coffee before he could deal with this shit.
His phone chimed, an email popping up from Carson when he looked at
his notifications. Jenson walked into his office and set up his K-Cup
coffee maker for a hazelnut cream latte. That was his one luxury,
because he was from Boulder, dammit. He loathed the Folgers sludge
the other guys seemed to adore so much.
He sat at his desk
and opened the email, a forward of an interdepartmental memo. When he
read the list of presenters, Jenson’s eyes widened. Oh, Jesus fuck.
No way. He tried to blink away the name he’d just read, but when he
opened his eyes it was still there.
Sloane Marlen.
Jenson leaned back
in his chair, letting his head thunk against the backrest. He hadn’t
seen Sloane since they were probies, and he really never wanted to
see the bastard again.
There wasn’t
enough coffee on earth to make this shitty day better now. Jenson was
never gonna make it through tomorrow.
About
the Author:
Julia
Talbot lives in the great Southwest, where there is hot and cold
running rodeo, cowboys, and everything from meat and potatoes to the
best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia has been published by Samhain
Publishing, Dreamspinner Press, All Romance eBooks and Changeling
Press. She believes in stories that leave a mark, and that everyone
deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits,
where boys love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get
together to get wild, especially when her crazy paranormal characters
are involved. Find Julia at @juliatalbot on Twitter.
For
more information on other books by Julia, please visit her official
website:
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