The Beach House

by Angelique Jurd

Part of the San Capistrano series:

Editions:Kindle: $ 2.99

Pages: 149

The first instsallment in The San Capistrano Series, The Beach House follows the story of a chance meeting between pediatraic nurse, Alex Davis, and lawyer, Ben Larsen, at a rock concert.

Alex is a shy, quiet man who loves his job and keeps to himself, the product of a judgemental and abusive upbringing. At a concert he meets Ben. Confident and comfortable with his life, Ben has only ever known unconditional acceptance in his family.

When Ben asks him out, Alex assumes it will be like every date he's had: casual and unimportant. He doesn't count on falling in love and having to finally accept that he can be happy.

Will Ben be enough to help Alex turn his back on a lifetime of rejection and when Ben needs Alex to help him face his own challenge, will he be able to?

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Published: March 1, 2018
Publisher: Independently Published
Genres:

Contemporary

Tags:

author - new zealander, format - kindle unlimited, format - novel <100K, potential trigger - abuse - past, potential trigger - bullying, what - concept - acceptance, what - concept - family conflict, what - concept - homophobia, what - emotion - hope, what - emotion - love, what - holiday - christmas, what - holiday - thanksgiving, where - country - usa, where - general - beach, who - description - long haired man, who - description - unaccepting parent, who - description - white collar, who - occupation - attorney, who - occupation - nurse

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Beach Romance, Love Can Heal / Redemption, True Love, Hurt / Comfort
Word Count: 45000
Setting: California
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters

Excerpt:

Alex rests his beer bottle against his thigh and studies Ben through narrowed eyes before answering.
“Ben,” he asks, his voice low so Ben has to strain to hear, “are you hitting on me?”
“Depends,” Ben says, raising his bottle to his lips and taking a mouthful; green eyes locked on hazel.
“On?”
“Whether that would be a problem or not.”
Surprise flits across Alex’s face, then he rocks back against the wall and laughs – this time it’s neither low nor quiet and Ben enjoys the view as he waits.
“Good answer,” Alex says.

About the Author

Angelique Jurd is the pierced, tattooed, pansexual, rainbow-haired, cat-ear-wearing writer your mother probably warned you about (or possibly should have warned you about). Owned by three cats, three adult children, a temperamental computer, and a very patient boyfriend (not a partridge in a pear tree). She writes mainly contemporary MM Romance with a side of MM Fantasy Romance featuring a sexy Santa, a highstrung Cupid, and an exhibitionist Easter Bunny (spoiler - he's not really a bunny).

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