It is my
pleasure to welcome Brina Brady and her latest release, The Runaway Gypsy Boy, to
my blog today. Sit back and enjoy the excerpt and my review and don’t forget to
enter the giveaway.
Author: Brina Brady
Release Date: June 15
Length: 93,000 words
Price: $3.99
Twenty-year-old Daniel Serban loses his dancing job and threats of being outed to his family forces him to flee Limerick, Ireland. Daniel fears his father and the other gypsy men will force him to marry his betrothed, or bring bodily harm to him for being gay.
As chance would have it, he ends up in Cleary’s Pub, a gay leather bar in Galway where he meets the grouchy, ginger-bear Ronan O’Riley. Little did Daniel know meeting the ginger Dom would change his life style as he knew it.
Ronan O’Riley has been unable to move on to another sub since the death of his sub a year ago, that is until a troubled gypsy boy steps into Cleary’s. Ronan’s lonely life is about to change.
Can Ronan convince Daniel to trust him or will Daniel’s fears of his past ruin any chance of a relationship? Unexpected heated attraction in the barn ignites their relationship to move forward. Though, the two men have many of the same dreams, Daniel’s secrets and Ronan’s need to gain Daniel’s trust outlines some of the many challenges they face.
Excerpt:
Daniel peeled off his jeans and T-shirt, then he wiggled into his scanty red G-string for the evening’s show at the Sugar Boys Club. He re-braided his hair so it wouldn’t get tangled while he twisted around on the pole, weaving a red leather strip into one strand. He threw his brush into his backpack. He was glad he’d gotten there early enough to shower off the paint from his day job.
“The boss wants you in his office.” Liam poked his head into their
shared dressing room to deliver the unwelcome news. “Now.”
“Now? I have to go on the pole in ten minutes.” Daniel’s stomach twisted
in knots, not wanting to be late for his dancing gig, he also didn’t want
to talk to the boss, this was never a good thing for any of the dancers.
Liam shrugged in sympathy. “Don’t want to keep Bailey waiting. You know
that as much as I do.”
Daniel slipped back into his jeans and pulled his neon green T-shirt
over his head. He walked down the hall to Mr. Bailey’s office. The door
was open, so he stepped into the office. The fat, gray-haired man sat
behind his oak desk with a pipe hanging from his mouth. No one ever wanted
to get on the boss’s wrong side. The man had a heavy peasant’s body, sturdy and
hard, bursting with juice. He’d been known for taking sexual liberties
with his dancers. On his desk sat a large bowl of pastel colored sugar
cubes for the boys. The boss expected the boys to eat one cube when they
entered his office. All the dancers believed the green ones were laced with
drugs. Daniel certainly wouldn’t put it past Bailey to drug his employees.
“Did you want to see me, Sir?” Daniel stood just inside the door, almost
gagging from the sweet, fruit-scented smoke from his pipe. The cheap
bastard probably smoked some cherry tobacco, the most inexpensive kind
available for purchase.
“Close the damn door behind you, boy.” Mr. Bailey propped his legs up on
his desk.
Daniel closed the door, unable to move any closer, and leaned against it
for moral support.
“Sit.” Mr. Bailey curled his lips in open distaste and pointed to the
chair.
Daniel seated himself bolt upright on the straight-backed chair as
ordered, immediately reaching for a blue sugar cube and jamming it in his
mouth. His head throbbed from the uncertainty of the unexpected meeting.
Either that or he had tied his hair too tight. He hadn’t done anything
wrong as far as he could tell. He always arrived on time or early for
work, never had any problems with the other dancers or the men in the
audience. He obeyed all the rules to the letter and had never taken
advantage of his employer, co-workers, or any of the clients.
“Did I do something wrong, Sir?” Daniel played with his long braid.
Review:
Wow! This is
one fast and furious book in every possible way. The story in The
Runaway Gypsy Boy starts off with tension and action and doesn’t let up
until you’ve read every single one of the 93.000 words. This is one of those ‘take
a deep breath and hang on to your seat’ sorta books, in which the story jumps
from one tension and/or action filled moment to the next without allowing
either the characters or the reader a moment to catch their breath. Because
when it isn’t the problems connected to forging a new relationship causing ripples,
it is either the danger stemming from Daniel’s background rushing you along, or
the hot sex making you gasp.
To be perfectly
honest, for me that was both a good and a not so good thing. While I love a
story that grips me and pulls me along, I do also enjoy one or two quieter
moments just to catch my breath and reflect on what I’m reading. I didn’t get
many opportunities to relax in this book. The moment one problem appeared to
have been resolved, the next one popped up and I’d find myself at the top of
that rollercoaster again, holding my breath while anticipating what might be
coming next.
I liked both
Daniel and Ronan. It was hard not to feel sorry for Daniel who finds himself
having to run away before he is fully prepared to leave, just as Ronan tugged
at my heartstrings because of the love he’d lost a year earlier and the pain
that still causes him. Just like everything else in this story, the attraction
and connection between Daniel and Ronan is instant and, uncompromising and
full-on, although not without its issues. With Ronan being an experienced Dom
and Daniel only barely aware of what BDSM is, both men have a steep learning curve
ahead of them and the path is by no means without its pitfalls. Add to that the
danger posed by Daniel’s family, and you find yourself caught up in a
breathtaking tale.
Of course, for
me personally, this story had the added bonus of being set in Ireland, the
country I’ve called home for the past nineteen years.
If you enjoy
your stories fast paced, danger filled and hot, there is a very good chance you’ll
thoroughly enjoy Brina Brady’s latest release. J
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Giveaway:
Thank you for the awesome review! I'm so glad you liked my Daniel and Ronan. I love Ireland and you are so lucky to live there.
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Brina
You are very welcome. Good stories make for easy reviews :)
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