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Title: The
Art of Hero Worship
Author: Mia
Kerick
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Romance
Release
Date: February 14, 2016
BLURB
Trembling on
the floor, pressed beneath a row of seats in a dark theater, college freshman
Jason Tripp listens to the terrifying sound of gunshots, as an unknown shooter
moves methodically through the theater, randomly murdering men, women, and
children attending a student performance of
Hamlet. Junior Liam Norcross drapes his massive body on top of Jason,
sheltering the younger man from the deathly hail of bullets, risking his life
willingly, and maybe even eagerly.
As a result
of the shared horror, an extraordinary bond forms between the two young men,
which causes discomfort for family and friends, as well as for Jason and Liam,
themselves. And added to the challenge of two previously “straight” men falling
into a same-sex love, are the complications that arise from the abundance of
secrets Liam holds with regard to a past family tragedy. The fledgling passion
between the men seems bound to fade away into the darkness from which it
emerged.
Jason,
however, is inexplicably called to rescue his hero in return, by delving into
Liam’s shady past and uncovering the mystery that compels the older man to act
as the college town’s selfless savior.
The Art of Hero Worship takes the reader on a voyage
from the dark and chilling chaos that accompanies a mass shooting to the thrill
of an unexpected and sensual romance.
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EXCERPT
I wake up
crying.
Okay… if I’m
going to be real, I’ll admit that I’m sobbing.
In these strong arms—no, sprawled on top of the solid chest of a man I
hardly know—I sob in a way that I never have before. And hopefully, I’ll never
have occasion to cry this bitterly again.
My emotions
are practically indescribable, yet I need to apply words to them, in an effort
to make some sense of what I’m feeling. The pain is raw, grating, and
unbearable… and unfortunately there’s more. I’m guilt-ridden and
mortified. Devastation crossed with
desperation—this is me, at the moment.
And I’m not
sure why I’m still here on earth. I want to disappear.
Liam stays
silent, but I know he’s awake because his hands have resumed the rhythmic
stroking on my back.
“Why’d you
have to go and s-save me? Y-you should have let me d-die like I was supposed
to!” I’m furious, which is evident in my trembling accusation. The pain would
be over if he’d have let me die. I add mad as hell to my list of indescribable
emotions. And highly irrational… I tack this one onto the end of the fast
growing list.
He inhales
deeply. “We’re gonna survive this. Our bodies survived Friday night in the
theater. Now we’ve gotta make our minds survive the aftermath.”
“What makes
you think I want to survive it? What makes you so sure I didn’t want to go with
her?” It’s too hard to say her name.
Wide palms
freeze on my shoulder blades and rest there heavily. “Sorry, dude, but it
wasn’t your day to die.” He takes another one of those huge swallows of air
that causes both of our bodies to rise and fall. Then the mesmerizing movement
of his hands resumes.
AUTHOR BIO
Mia Kerick is the
mother of four exceptional children—all named after saints—and five nonpedigreed
cats—all named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her
husband of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job,
but don’t ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.
Mia focuses her
stories on the emotional growth of troubled young men and their relationships,
and she believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is
firmly established as a love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound
notebooks with romantic tales of tortured heroes (most of whom happened to
strongly resemble lead vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them
under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to CoolDudes Publishing,
Dreamspinner Press, Harmony Ink Press for providing her with an alternate place
to stash her stories.
Mia is proud of her
involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every
victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never
having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life
consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of
Technology.
AUTHOR
LINKS
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiaKerick
Website: http://miakerick.com/
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