Susan Mac Nicol...Revival Blog Tour....Worth keeping
Title: Worth Keeping
Author: Susan Mac Nicol
Release Date: December 23rd 2013
Published by: Boroughs Publishing
Genre: MM Contemporary Romance
BLURB
Abused horrifically as a boy, Nick Mathers has come to terms with his existence as a man. Mostly. Other days life seems a little much. Especially when Nick knows he’ll always be alone.
On those days his thoughts turn black. He walks the Norfolk coast and considers the frigid embrace of the waves. And then, one stormy night, he finds someone who’s tasted just that. The beautiful stranger on the beach is near death, and Nick rushes him home to slowly nurse back to health. As he does, he finds a love unlike any other.
Owen Butler’s body is as warm as the sea was cold, his heart as big as an ocean. And Owen is a man who swears to repay the favor. Nick can yet be saved from himself, and he will see that he is indeed a man ... worth keeping.
Worth Keeping on Goodreads
Purchase: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Boroughs | B&N | Smashwords | iBooks
EXCERPT
“Jesus, Nick, for God’s sake, man, wake up. You’re having a nightmare.” The panicked voice of Owen Butler stirred Nick into wakefulness. He sat up in panic, his chest heaving, his throat raw and sore. He reached out an arm, grabbing Owen’s shoulder tightly. Owen winced and brushed hair from Nick’s sweat-drenched face. Nick stared at him blindly. Socks jumped up and down in agitation on the bed, his paws waving frantically as he chittered in panic.
“Nick, you were screaming. You had a nightmare. It’s all right.” Owen’s soothing voice cut through Nick’s fear and he started to breathe deeper, more evenly.
Owen encouraged him. “That’s right, take deep breaths. You’re awake. You’re fine.”
Nick’s tears rolled down his cheeks as he sobbed quietly. Owen leaned forward, wiping them off with tender fingers. “God, you’re a bloody mess, aren’t you? And I thought I was a basket case. Come here.”
Nick was pulled into a pair of warm arms and a hard chest that promised comfort and safety. It had been a long time since he’d been touched this way. When he was in the town with his regular fuck buddy, Daniel, it was pure sex. At Nick’s insistence, there was no kissing, no real tenderness, just lust and animalism that ended in both of them getting their relief and then Nick going home. He’d never stayed over, as that would have been too intimate. But this stranger holding him close, softly stroking his hair and his back, lulling him back to sleep. This was intimate and it felt good, just for a while. He closed his eyes, enjoying Owen’s closeness and scent.
GIVEAWAY: Win a SIGNED copy of Saving Alexander by Susan Mac Nicol
About the Author
Susan Mac Nicol is a self-confessed bookaholic, an avid watcher of videos of sexy pole dancing men, geek, nerd and in love with her Smartphone. This little treasure is called ‘the boyfriend’ by her long-suffering husband, who says if it vibrated, there’d be no need for him. Susan hasn’t had the heart to tell him there’s an app for that…
In an ideal world, Susan Mac Nicol would be Queen of England and banish all the bad people to the Never Never Lands of Wh
erever -Who Cares. As that’s never going to happen, she contents herself with writing her HEA stories and pretending, that just for a little while, good things happen to good people.
Sue is a PAN member of Romance Writers of America and is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association in the UK. She’s also Editorial Manager at https://www.divinemagazine.biz, an online LGBTQ e-zine, and she’s a Charity Board trustee at https://wwwbeingmecampaign.com in London.
She’s passionate about research for her books and has stayed in a circus, taken lessons from a blind person on how it feels to be non-sighted, and travelled to a lighthouse with maintenance crew to see first-hand what it’s like inside. She’s also writing a screen play with a Hollywood actor named Nicholas Downs, with a view to taking her latest release, Sight Unseen, to the big screen.
All in all, she’s happy with her lot and loves that you love to read her books.
You do, right?
Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Goodreads
Worth Keeping Facebook Post
We are excited to be featuring Worth Keeping as part of Susan Mac Nicol’s “Revival” tour.
#Giveaway: Win a SIGNED copy of Saving Alexander
https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/391d73bd82/
#BuyLinks:
Amazon US ~ https://amzn.to/2mp5iFH
Amazon UK ~ https://amzn.to/2khxoFB
Boroughs ~ https://bit.ly/2bAxQcJ
B&N ~ https://bit.ly/2lHjg65
Smashwords ~ https://bit.ly/2bbTa7g
iBooks ~ https://apple.co/2lR9gZS
#Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19377321-worth-keeping
Worth Keeping Exclusive excerpt
“You want me to stay here so you can keep an eye on me, stop me doing something stupid. Do I get the same courtesy? Are you going to stand on that cliff again anytime soon?”
Nick swallowed and felt an ache in his chest that hadn’t been there before he’d met this irritating man. It radiated through his heart and his stomach and turned his brain to mush like a chemical toxin.
Owen waited expectantly. “Because if it doesn’t then no thanks. I’d rather not watch someone else destroy himself. It’s tough enough managing my own self-destructive self-destructive tendencies.”
“I won’t be jumping off the fucking cliff,” Nick growled. “God, you are one cheeky son of a bitch. I wouldn’t be any good looking out for you if I was dead, would I?”
Owen smiled faintly. “That’s the way I see it. It’s kind of a two-way thing.” He looked at Nick slyly. “And enough of the insults. You should respect your elders.” Owen looked more relaxed. Colour had returned to his face and there was a new ease to his body.
Nick snorted. “Two years doesn’t make a big difference.”
“I do like younger men,” Owen mused, a wicked glint in his eye. “And you lived up to expectations this morning so...”
Nick’s face reddened. “Yes, well, enough of that.” A thought struck him and he cleared his throat. “Just to be clear. That’s not the reason I’m inviting you to stay. I don’t need a fuck buddy. I have one of those already.”
Disappointment at his words crossed Owen’s face. Nick’s heart raced at the implications of that look.