President Obama has declared June National GLBT month in America. In honor of this move, we’re holding a GLBT week over at the Down Under Divas.

This is the blog I just posted there:

When I wrote my first MMF romance, I had several heated discussions with my friends about about why I chose to write this genre. The discussions always amused me. Not because anyone criticized in anyway, and not because they disapproved of the same sex aspect of the romance. They simply couldn’t understand why I’d choose to write MM love scenes as opposed to FF ones. Male and female friends alike all emphatically believed FF loving was way more appealing than MM.

Now I guess I could have chosen to write FFM romance, but the truth is, it doesn’t hold the same appeal to me. I love exploring the dynamics of the MM relationships – simply because it is so foreign. It’s the one thing that as a woman I will NEVER be able to explore personally. And perhaps it’s the mystery of something that I can never be a part of that makes the genre so appealing.

I’ve written three MMFs now and still haven’t quelled my appetite for this particular combination of lovers. The first book I wrote featured MM action only within the threesome. The second had some hot man on man loving separate from the menage and the third featured a MM happy ending. Each book has gotten more explicit and more focused on the men.

The first one I wrote, the least explicit, holds a special place in my heart simply because it was my first. (And yes, we all love our firsts!) I reread some of it now for this blog post, and realize I may have used a ton of cliches while writing. But still, I love the book, and thought I’d post a excerpt for your enjoyment and in honor of GLBT month in the USA.

GOING ALL IN

The higher the stakes, the harder they fall?in love.

(Three Of A kind, Book 1)

Julia Savage?s weekly poker games are tearing her apart. She?s in love with two of her fellow card players, and much as she?d like to pick and confess her true feelings to one man, she won?t. Not if it means risking the love of the other.

Hunter Miles has wanted Julia for four months, and he?s about to deal a hand she couldn?t see coming. He?s determined to give her a New Year?s Eve celebration she never expected. He?s going to seduce her?in front of his friend and rival for her affections, Jay Baxter. But Jay?s not willing to lay down his cards. He?s going after Julia too, and he?s not above bluffing to get what he wants. Either way, one of them is going to win her over.

Unless they change the rules of the game. If they double up, there?s a chance they can split the pot?

Warning: this book contains two hunky heroes, a heroine worth betting on, sizzling hot three way action (m/f/m and m/m/f), a whole lot of unexpected fireworks, and a New Year?s Eve to remember.

AN EXCERPT:

If possible, Hunter?s cheeks turned even redder. ?Don?t push me, Jay. I?ll kick your sorry ass out of the door faster than you can blink.?

Jay raised an eyebrow. ?So that?s what you want to do with my ass? Kick it?? He snickered in obvious disbelief. ?Mate, after the quality of that blowjob, I think there?s a lot more you want to aim at my ass than your foot.?

Julia?s jaw dropped open.

Hunter?s chair crashed to the floor. He was on his feet and advancing on Jay at killer speed.

?Hunter. No!? She grabbed his arm, trying to yank him to a halt. Her shoulder about jerked out of her socket before Hunter reacted to her anxiety and stopped.

?I?m sorry, Jules,? he said without looking at her. He stared daggers at Jay. ?But you need to let me go. Now.?

Damn it, so much testosterone flooded the room there was only one way this argument was going to end. With someone lying on the floor, injured. While Jay might be taller than Hunter, Hunter was broader. It was anyone?s guess who?d be the first man down.

Jay stood a little straighter. ?No worries, Jules. You can drop your hold on him.?

Not a chance. The muscles bulged in Hunter?s arm, warning Julia he was preparing to throw the first punch.

?See, he?s not going to hurt me,? Jay explained as he stared straight back at Hunter. ?He doesn?t want a fight. He wants?this.?

To Julia?s flabbergasted surprise, Jay flashed Hunter. Even from five odd paces away, she could see the way Jay?s cock stood proud and erect. Good God, he was turned on. With all the craziness going on around them, he was aroused.

Before she had a full second to process her thoughts, Hunter had ripped free of her grasp and leapt at Jay. He landed against him with a sickening thud. The force of his attack sent them both crashing to the floor. Jay landed on his back, spread-eagle. Hunter landed on top of him.

Hunter pulled back, lifted his arm and clenched his hand into a fist. He looked murderous.

If his hand connected with Jay?s nose, he?d break it.

Jay said something in a voice so soft Julia couldn?t hear. But Hunter did and he froze. He relaxed his hand then clenched it into a fist again. Then relaxed it.

Julia dropped to her knees, closer to the men. When Jay spoke again, she heard him.

?It?s what you want, Miles.?

?No, Baxter.? Hunter?s hand formed the fist again. Muscle strained in his back and neck. ?What I want is to smash your teeth in.?

Again Jay spoke too softly to hear.

?Never,? Hunter roared and his arm flashed through the air.

Before his fist met its target, Jay flipped them both. This time Hunter landed on his back, with Jay on top of him, pinning his body down with his chest and holding his arms with his hands. They were inches away from Julia.

?You?re lying,? Jay snapped. ?You want it as much as I do.?

?I want Jules, you stupid fuck. Not you.? Hunter panted as Jay pressed his weight on his chest.

?Then why do you have a massive hard-on??

Hunter bared his teeth. ?It?s adrenaline, asshole. I?m about to beat the shit out of you, and I?m excited by the thought.?

Jay shook his head. ?You want to fuck the hell out of me, dickhead.?

?It?s Jules I want to fuck. You I?m gonna beat to a bloody pulp.?

?You want to fuck both of us.?

To Julia?s astonishment, Jay twisted his hips, as though dry-humping Hunter.

?Fuck you,? Hunter bellowed.

?As you wish,? Jay shot back and dropped his head fast.

For the second time in minutes Julia stared slack-jawed. Jay crushed his mouth over Hunter?s in what could only be a bruising kiss.

Hunter froze for a second before roaring back to life. Sheer brute force must have motivated him. Jay lay like a dead weight on top of him, yet in a blur of motion the men rolled a second time, and once again Hunter was on top. ?Goddamn you, Jay,? he snarled.

And then his lips were on Jay?s, his tongue pushing for entrance into the other man?s mouth. The kiss looked like a violent scuffle, or a nasty battle of wills, and Julia feared one of them might do permanent damage to the other.

But Hunter gave a small moan, and the fight seemed to ebb out of him. His arms relaxed and the tension in his back visibly slackened. Any violent undertones dissipated in the air around the two men.

Julia watched, gobsmacked, as Hunter?s mouth began to seduce rather than attack, as Jay?s arms wrapped around Hunter?s back and his hands traced the outline of his spine and shoulders. She watched as the kiss transformed into a seductive sharing of passion rather than a lethal end to a friendship.

Jay was right. Hunter did want him.

Had he wanted Jay all along?

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Going All In is available at all your fave ebookstores, including Samhain, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

🙂

Jess