Please welcome Authors J.T. Cheyanne & V.L. Moon, along with Seth and Elijah, the stars of Love Life & Circumstance...
Sitting back and making
themselves comfortable on Seth and Elijah's porch swing, J.T. Cheyanne
and V.L. Moon smile as the guys take their own seats and place a
pitcher of sweet iced tea and three glasses on the table between
them. Taking her cup of hot tea with milk and sugar from Elijah, V.L.
apologizes for being so awkward. "It's a British thing I think. I've tried
to get used to drinking my tea cold, but..."
"You Brits and your tea! Is it true that you have certain times of the day
that you drink it?" Elijah asks as he quickly glances to where Hope is
playing with her Hello Kitty stuffed toys.
"Well far be it for me to say, but, as a true Brit, any time is tea time,
as long as it’s hot." V.L. smiles wider, and then rolls her eyes when J.T.
gags.
"Anyway," V.L starts. "Congratulations, I hear the wedding was a
beautiful affair. I bet Hope totally upstaged both of her daddies?"
Both, Seth and Elijah laugh, and J.T gives a little sigh when Seth takes
Elijah's hand.
"She looked like a princess that's for sure. But then, when you've
been through what she has, I'd say a little spoiling doesn't hurt." Elijah
states as Seth tries not to choke on a lump of ice from his tea.
"A
little spoiling?" Seth's huge brown eyes widen in disbelief at Elijah’s
words, and then his brow creases when he starts to laugh. "Oh my God..you
try walking into a baby store within a five mile radius of where we live;
they all know Elijah by name. He has this whole diva thing down pat when he’s
shopping for Hope's clothes." Elijah grins at Seth's declaration and
settles back looking very proud of himself.
"Well that answers one of Kim Stone’s questions. Elijah does the clothes
shopping. You know, Hope’s a credit to you both. And, we're glad to see she's
doing so well. Since J.T and I wrote your story, there's been a lot of people
asking how she is. It'll be great to relay back how healthy she is. And how
big."
“I want to pinch her chubby
cheeks,” J.T. says rubbing her hands together. “But, she’s happy and playing
for now, and some of your new fans,” her smile broadens as Seth blushes and
Elijah pulls him in tighter against his chest. “They have some rather risqué
questions.” She pulls out her notepad as V.L. starts to giggle.
“Bran wants to know….due to
Elijah’s errand run….if you could invent a flavored lube, what flavor would you
choose?” At Seth’s gasp, J.T. and V.L. exchange grins. “Hold ya horses, he also
wants to know, which part of the body you prefer to taste it from?”
Elijah’s laughter booms across
the yard causing Hope to turn and smile from her playpen. She claps gleefully
as her daddy continues to laugh. Cheeks bright red, Seth bites his lip then
blurts out, “Nothing tastes better than Elijah, but I do like candy apple.”
That answer earns him a kiss which makes J.T. and V.L. swoon.
“Caramel macchiato, and I love
the dimples in his back just above his ass. Drives him wild when I run my
tongue over them.” Elijah glances over and winks as Seth buries his face in his
shoulder. J.T. slides down in the swing and fans herself.
"Sweet Mary, Mother of God.
I thought it was hot in the South!" V.L. murmurs as she searches for the
next question. Adjusting herself slightly in her seat V.L fans herself as well.
"You’re very upfront
Elijah."
“Yes I am, ma'am." Elijah's expression turns and a look of reflection
crosses his face. He leans over and places a kiss to Seth's lips.
"After living in the shadow
of my father and fearing the thought of letting him down, I hid...hid my
sexuality in the hope that he'd be proud of me. I loved him, but as with every
family, there were secrets; secrets and lies that sooner or later come out of
the closet. I’ve hidden long enough. I have a life now with the man I love and
our daughter. There's no room in our lives for secrets and hiding. I...we, live
every day knowing the grief that our union was born from. But that's the past.
What we have now is a future. I love Seth, I'm proud of him and to call him
mine. And Hope, our daughter is the light of our lives, our miracle. We both
love her so much, and if being the way we are upsets folks, well...they don't
have to look. Because one thing’s for sure; when you've fought through loss and
watched others fight for their lives, you get to thinking...why should anyone
have the right to say who should love who? It's the heart that chooses, and at
the end of the day, you either take that chance and give love a whirl, or you
let the bigots win with their hate and spite." Seth settles back into his
seat after retrieving Hope and Elijah pulls them both onto his lap. Hope
squeals playfully, and they all laugh.
"Always choose love, and
make every day count. To see the smile on my husband’s face and hear
the laughter that fills our lives every day, makes everything we've loved and
lost easier to bear. Now...ladies, if you'll excuse us, it's time Hope had her
afternoon nap. It's been a pleasure." Elijah, being ever the gentleman
kisses both their hands and leaves both J.T and V.L sighing dreamily with big
silly grins on their faces.
"Damn Southern men are just
hawt," J.T drawls and makes V.L swoon all over again. J.T. laughs and
pulls her up from the swing. “Come on, missy, guess we’ll have to get the
honeymoon details on the next sit down with them.”
Book Blurb:
Born
the son of a preacher man, Elijah Deacon always conformed to his father’s
strict religious teachings. He worked hard, devoting his time and energy to the
family owned construction firm, leaving little time to focus on the deplorable
state of his private life. Small town America was no place to be when all a man
craved was the touch of another man. Elijah hid his sexuality and tried in vain
to convince himself he could be happy with a woman. Urged on by the dream of
having the family he craved, Elijah couldn’t know a drunken one night stand
would see him pay the ultimate price.
Leaving
the bright lights of Atlanta and placing his own life on hold, paralegal, Seth
Jacobs, moved to Alabama hopeful that with a baby on the way, his twin sister
Bethany would settle down. His older sister by five minutes, she gave him the
confidence he needed while growing to come out and be proud of who he was. It
was his turn to return the support. On arrival in Headland, Seth endeavored to
make her see the dangers her behavior presented to her and her unborn child.
But, to no avail.
When
destiny deals a cruel blow, and the life of a newborn baby hangs by a thread,
Seth and Elijah are flung together to deal with the tragic circumstances. The
grief threatens to consume them, while joy and fear work to unite them.
Jealousy, love, lies and bitter truths rise to the surface and threaten to tear
them apart. Can the powers of love and life bring them together and heal the
loneliness that death leaves behind? Or will circumstance prevail and fuel the
embers of love that draw them together?
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Author Bios:
J.T. Cheyanne
After a lifetime of reading and at the suggestion
of friends, J.T. finally put fingers to keys and started writing her own
stories. It's been a wildly amazing ride full of tears, exhilaration and plain
old hard work. Thankfully, her children support her craziness and encourage her
to continue something she loves. While does write solo work, she thrives on the
work she does with her life partner and writing partner, V.L. Moon. What a
small world it is indeed Mr. Disney when a small town girl from Alabama
can find, fall in love with and write with a big city girl from England. What a
ride it has been and continues to be!
V.L. Moon
Aspiring writer and mother
of two, V.L. enjoys nothing more than losing herself to the rather madcap workings
of her imagination. Blessed with dear friends, she admits that it's
through their guidance and perseverance that she is able to write what she
enjoys.
An avid book reader and a
lover of long dark winter nights tucked up with a rather fruity glass of red
and her partner in crime J.T. Cheyanne, she aspires to conquer the world
with a deluge of hot gay romance that includes contemporary, as well
as, their love of vampires, angels, Gods and wolves.
Find JT and VL at www.lazandlachi.com!!
