Mini Blog Tour: M/M ~ Long Haul by Michael P. Thomas ~ (Review, Giveaway + Excerpt)
Title: Long Haul
Author: Michael P. Thomas
Series: The Mile High Club, book two
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary
Length: Novella (62 pages)
Publisher: JMS Books
Synopsis
Flight attendant Tanner Bradac and his occasional make-out buddy Clark Arnold find themselves on a layover in San Francisco on the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage. Tanner is as happy about the ruling as any of his Facebook friends rainbowing up their profile pictures, it just doesn’t affect him personally—he doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Color him surprised, then, when he and Clark get caught up in the celebratory spirit of the day and return home as lawfully wedded husbands.
The wedding may have been a last-minute light-hearted lark, but Tanner and Clark are willing to give marriage a go. Tanner loves Clark—at least, he really wants to love Clark—and he figures the rest should just fall into place. How hard can being married to a guy you barely know really be?
Short Blurb: On the day the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage, Tanner Bradac doesn’t even have a boyfriend, so you can imagine his surprise when he and his buddy Clark get carried away by the celebratory spirit of the day and wind up lawfully wedded husbands. The wedding may have been a light-hearted lark, but Tanner and Clark are willing to give marriage a go. After all, how hard can it be?
Excerpt
“Where do y’all live?” Cecilia asked once they were settled in the shade of a huge tree and had toasted Endless Love.
“Denver.”
“Serious? So what, you’re in town for Pride?”
“No,” Clark said. “We’re flight attendants. We’re on a layover. We were actually supposed to be working today, but San Fran-Denver canceled.”
“So you got married instead?”
“You think you’re surprised,” Tanner said with a grin.
“I think that’s adorable,” Tess said. “How long have you guys been together?”
Tanner smiled at Clark, then pulled his phone out of his pocket to check the time. “What’s it been, babe? An hour and a half?”
“Already?” Clark said. “Time does fly.”
Cecilia made a show of setting her glass down with a thunk. “Wait. You guys aren’t a couple?”
“Well, we are now.”
“We’re friends,” Clark hastened to add. “And you know, we’ve fooled around.” He reached for Tanner’s hand. “I’ve been wanting to be a couple.”
Tanner smiled. “A little bit I have, too.”
“Really?” Clark asked, visibly pleased by this revelation, as if Tanner hadn’t just legally hitched his wagon to Clark’s star like an hour ago.
“Really.”
Both girls were gobsmacked, but Tess soon said, “Well, you got that wish.”
Cecilia pursued the theme. “But you weren’t, like, boyfriends or anything?”
The hand-holding husbands shook their heads. Nope.
“Hadn’t even talked about it?”
Nope.
“And you married each other because…?”
“Well, you guys seemed to think it was a good idea,” Tanner said with a smile.
Mari's Review:
*** ARC provided to Bayou Book Junkie in exchange for a fair and honest review. ***
Tanner and Clark are coworkers and occasionally they make out when they are drunk, they end up paired together on a layover flight to San Francisco the day the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage and after getting caught up in the moment, they end up marrying each other. They are both willing to make it work, but there are some things that might not be too easy to overcome.
I enjoyed the story for the most part. The way Tanner and Clark got married was a bit too, well, flighty, but it worked out well for them. Both Tanner and Clark are fairly likable and were willing to put up an effort to make things work despite the rush with which they married. It was fairly obvious from the start that Clark had a big crush on Tanner, and it was nice seeing that Tanner wasn't as indifferent to Clark as he appeared at first, and then to see that grow into something stronger and deeper was nothing short of awesome.
The story was short, sweet and fun, with some angst thrown in for good measure. Very enjoyable!
Rating: 4 Stars!
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Jesse can hardly believe his luck when their paths cross again on the patio of a popular gay bar. It’s been nine months, and Willis has been busy: now he’s single, he’s out, and he’s very interested in getting to know Jesse better. It all seems too good to be true! And you know what they say about that ...
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About the author
Michael P. Thomas is a flight attendant whose writing is continually inspired by his work with the flying public, who flatly refuse to be boring. The author of three novel-length gay romances and a number of romantic and erotic shorts, he writes gay fiction because when he was coming out he sure was glad to have it to read. After misspending his youth in San Francisco, he now lives in his native Colorado with his husband.
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