IRRESPONSIBLE PUCKBOY
Puckboys – Book Two
by Eden Finley & Saxon James
Cover & Excerpt Reveal
Release Date: May 11, 2022
Cover Design: Story Styling Cover Designs
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Model: Lochie Carey
Genre: M/M Sports Romance
Trope: Best friends to lovers, bi-awakening
Synopsis
TRIPP
The worst part of being in love with my straight best friend is the fact heโs too oblivious to see it.
Years of pining have left me exhausted, and I need a break from Dex. I need space to get over my feelings. But when his relationship falls apart and he turns to me for comfort, I cave immediately.
If thereโs one thing I hate more than being hurt, itโs seeing Dex struggle. I canโt leave him in a time of need, even if my friends say itโs my biggest downfall.
They say Dexter Mitchale is my weakness, but if thatโs true, I donโt want to be strong.
DEX
Iโve always been the dumb one. Itโs what Iโm known for, and usually I donโt let it get to me.
I have hockey, and I have my best friend, Tripp. What more do I need?
To settle down? No thank you. Marriage? Hard pass.
According to ex-girlfriends, that makes me โirresponsible.โ
But the solution I come up with to get over my fear of commitment might be my dumbest idea yet. Not only does it have team management breathing down my neck, but it puts a strain on my friendship with Tripp.
This PR nightmare could lose me the only person Iโve ever loved.
Losing girlfriends is nothing. Losing Tripp? Itโs not an option.
Iโll do whatever it takes to keep him.
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Excerpt
Itโs impossible to be down or confused when youโre full of margaritas and tacos. Trippโs suggestion for us to go out was genius, and now, as we wait in line for Rump, I can finally relax. Things this afternoon have almost been back to normal, and I didnโt realize exactly how empty I was until now.
โWould you rather,โ I start, โnipple piercing or dick piercing?โ
โNipple for me, dick for the guy Iโm with.โ
Well thatโs something Iโve never considered. โIs that โฆ does it make a difference?โ
โYes.โ
โI know with chicks it helps hit theโโ
โSame thing for dudes, just different location.โ
Oh. โHuh. I hadnโt thought of that before.โ
โIt also makes giving head more interesting.โ
โIt does?โ Okay, when Iโd asked that question, I didnโt think it all the way through. Iโd meant which would Tripp rather get, but now that weโre talking about it, I have way too much cock on the brain. I canโt stop picturing it, and now Iโm really curious about how it all works. Youโd think having a gay best friend would mean I know a hell of a lot more about gay sex than I actually do.
โWhat do you like about it?โ I ask.
โWhat?โ
โGiving head.โ
Tripp looks at me funny. โItโs a dick and dicks are hot.โ
Not the answer I was hoping for, but I have no clue what I wanted to hear. I donโt think dicks are hot, so that doesnโt help me. But when Tripp looks away and I let myself take him in again, I canโt deny the stirring of interest that hits me.
Iโm curious.
Probably too curious for a straight guy.
But until Iโm faced with a cock, how will I ever know how Iโd react? I never thought Iโd get hard over having Tripp touch me and that happened, so maybe I could find a dick sexy. Or his, at least.
And I promised myself I wouldnโt think about these things tonight. Tonight is about getting back to normal. I wrap my arm around Trippโs neck and haul him closer to press a kiss to his hair.
โYou smell like hot sauce,โ he says, elbowing me.
I breathe hot sauce breath all over his cheek and tighten my hold on him.
โFuck off,โ Tripp says, squirming.
โSharingโs caring.โ
โOne bro does not share stank breath with another bro.โ
We wrestle as the line moves forward and only break apart once we hit the front and the bouncer apologizes to Tripp about making him wait in line instead of being let straight in, as though itโs some huge fail on his part.
โI didnโt realize you came here that much,โ I say.
โI donโt, but they like it when I do because, you know, publicity of having an NHL player at their venue. I always tell them not to give me VIP treatment, but they donโt listen.โ
Finally, I get my first view of Rump.
Itโs busy and looks like most clubs Iโve been to. Dark and moody with flashing lights over the dance floor. The biggest difference here is itโs about ninety percent guys.
Trippโs come here plenty of times without me, and Iโve always thankfully been aware enough that itโs his place to hook up, so Iโve never pushed to come with him even though Iโd be an awesome wingman.
But as Tripp takes my hand and pulls me through the crowd, Iโm suddenly very glad he said that grinding up on other guys is out of the question for him tonight, because even in the dark club, heโs getting a lot of attention.
I have no idea if these guys recognize him or think heโs hot, but I definitely notice the heads turning in our direction.
Tripp pauses, tugging me close to tilt his lips to my ear. โDrinks or dancing?โ He pulls back to see my reply, and I use it as a chance to try to see him the way the guys here do. The dark red hair and freckles are adorable, and his hazel eyes are big and round, but thatโs where the soft qualities end. His jawline is solid, his neck and shoulders are thick, and thereโs an overpowering masculine quality to him that Iโve never paid much attention to before.
Tripp has always been Tripp. All of these things put together make up my best friend, but breaking his features down into his nose, his hands, the quiet confidence he has when heโs around me โฆ.
โDex?โ His crooked smirk comes out and connects with some sort of hook behind my belly button. It tugs and feels weird and good at the same time.
โDancing,โ I shout.
His hand tightens around mine, and he starts walking again.
It wasnโt a hard question when the margaritas are still making everything softer around the edges.
Tripp gets attention on the dance floor too, so as soon as he comes to a stop in the crowd of bodies, I immediately pull him against me. Iโve always been needy for his attention, and itโs no different tonight. I want to be the only one Tripp pays attention to.
My hands close over his back until weโre chest to chest, and Trippโs breath hits my jaw.
โLast chance to back out of the grinding,โ he says.
โWhat, you think I donโt have moves?โ I let my hands fall to his ass and pull him tighter against me. Having a muscular body pressed against mine isnโt as weird as it probably should be, but this is far from the first time Iโve been close to Tripp. Itโs just the first time Iโve done it while grabbing his ass.
โI know youโve got moves,โ he says, voice barely audible over the music. โYou forget, I know everything about you.โ Then after a second of hesitating, Trippโs hands find my sides, slide down to my hips like earlier, and then dip lower to grab my ass as well. โYouโre playing my game now, Dex.โ
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Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.
She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart.
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