Touch the Sky
Free Fall, Book 1
Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn
New Adult M/M Romance
COVER DESIGN: Natasha Snow
PHOTOGRAPHY: Giovanni Dall’Orto
RELEASE DATE: 03.28.16
AMAZON US: http://amzn.to/1MHjbEX
AMAZON UK: http://amzn.to/25oGoY7
AMAZON AU: http://bit.ly/1SbDVGP
iBook: http://apple.co/22rX0iC
Blurb
Lucas Barnett and Gabriel Stewart didn’t have it easy as kids. They were only trying to deal with bad situations at home when they became lifelines for each other. Their pipe dream was to someday meet in LA, where Lucas would design skyscrapers, and Gabriel would learn to fly. But then Gabriel disappeared without so much as a goodbye, and Lucas got himself in trouble with the law.
Five years later, both men are at a loss when they run into each other at a Hollywood bar. Lucas is still angry, but it’s not as if Gabriel could control how his mind and body had betrayed him. Being found on the ledge of that bridge had changed everything.
The attraction is immediate, but it’s more than their inability to keep their hands off each other. Neither man expects the fierce connection pulling them together. Unfortunately, ignoring their problems doesn’t make them disappear. Gabriel’s internal struggles are serious…dangerous. And no matter how much Lucas wants it to be true, saving Gabriel won’t make up for not being able to save his mom. If they don’t find the strength to face their own demons before the darkness takes hold, they risk more than just losing each other forever.
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29145268-touch-the-sky
Review
Touch The Sky is a powerful story about coping with loss, wasted dreams, and mental illness. It’s a book that will have lasting effects on everyone who reads it because there’s not a person alive who doesn’t know what it means to fight demons or witness someone they love struggle with issues out of their control.
5 years ago, Lucas and Gabriel’s connection through email allowed them both a safe place to bear their souls by telling one another truths that they never told anyone else. They were each other’s rock, and then out of the blue, their bond was broken, and there was no further communication, leaving Lucas’ body to fill with rage and Gabriel to fall deeper into the darkened abyss.
West Hollywood was where Lucas and Gabriel both felt their dreams could be achieved, and while neither of them were too close to reaching their goals, that place actually allows them to find one another again and realize that the only way they can touch the sky is if they do it together.
Gabriel may be the one with bi-polar disorder, working through his highs and lows without medication, but Lucas also has feelings of hopelessness and anger that he has a hard time channeling in the appropriate ways. Both men have lost a lot, and their regrets and guilt weigh them down, making them yearn for a way to break free from all of their torturous emotions and finally be able to feel claimed and taken care of by someone they love.
Christina Lee and Nyrae Dawn do a tremendous job of realistically portraying the ups and downs of living with and loving someone with a mental illness. When everything is going right, it’s wonderful, exciting, and comforting, which is clearly shown by the closeness between Lucas and Gabriel, both sexually and emotionally. But when emotions get dark and pain and nothingness consume them, that’s when things get tough…that’s when everything goes upside down and sideways, threatening to destroy every step made in the right direction.
But what Lucas and Gabriel’s story teaches readers is that there’s always a second chance…there’s always another opportunity to get it right…there’s always a way to make amends and fight for the one person who gets you more than anyone else.
Lucas and Gabriel prove that they got this thing called life and gives readers hope that they got it too!
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
Excerpt
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to speak for you. If you want to—”
“I don’t,” I say, finally meeting his gaze. “I only want you too.”
His eyes soften and he exhales a hard breath as if we’re finally on level ground. I feel giddy with relief and contentment as I clutch at his hand and drag him to the dance floor. At first he protests about his drink but then he places it in an empty spot on a ledge.
It’s a pulsing rap beat and my body feels like a live wire. My hips start swaying, my hands rise in the air, and the vibration of the music takes over. Lucas has no trouble keeping up with me, though not with as much enthusiasm.
“Fuck, you’re sexy,” he rumbles in my ear. I feel his hips gyrating as he grasps my waist and slides up behind me. His hard length is digging into my ass and that only spurs me on more.
After a few numbers, I follow Lucas to the back wall where we find a spot to rest between other couples swaying to the music. He pins my shoulders against the column, his breath heavy, eyes glazed over with lust, as his lips crash against mine.
My fingers reach for his waist but he grabs hold of them and raises my hands above my head as he bites my lips, licks into my mouth and then sucks on my tongue. Holy fuck, if we weren’t in a public place I’d ask him to pound me straight into oblivion.
“I didn’t know you could dance like that,” he rasps against my cheek as he releases his grip on my hands.
His fingers connect with my neck and he hauls my lips to his again. His tongue digs deep in my mouth and I groan shamelessly as I grab on to his hair and pull him flush against me. I’m so thoroughly turned on that my eyes practically roll to the back of my head.
He drags his mouth away and licks along my jawline up to my ear as he arches his hips into my groin. “You’ve got me so goddamn hard.”
“Yeah?” I ask, gasping against his neck. “Well, I know how to take care of that. Remember, you’ll need to beg.”
He laughs and kisses the side of my head. “Not here. I’d rather have you in my bed tonight.”
About the Authors
Nyrae Dawn
Nyrae Dawn can almost always be found with a book in her hand or an open document on her laptop. She couldn’t live without books—reading or writing them. Oh, and chocolate. She’s slightly addicted.
She gravitates toward character-driven stories. Whether reading or writing, she loves emotional journeys. It’s icing on the cake when she really feels something, but is able to laugh too. She’s a proud romantic, who has a soft spot for flawed characters, who make mistakes, but also have big hearts.
Whether she’s writing young adult, new adult, or adult you can always count on a healthy dose of romance from her books. She likes to tackle tough subjects, and believes everyone needs to see themselves in the stories they read.
Nyrae is living her very own happily ever after in California with her gorgeous husband (who still makes her swoon) and her two incredibly awesome kids.
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Website:
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Blog
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Twitter: @NyraeDawn
Christina Lee
Once upon a time, I lived in New York City and was a wardrobe stylist. I spent my days shopping for photo shoots, getting into cabs, eating amazing food, and drinking coffee at my favorite hangouts.
Now I live in the Midwest with my husband and son—my two favorite guys. I’ve been a clinical social worker and a special education teacher. But it wasn’t until I wrote a weekly column for the local newspaper that I realized I could turn the fairytales inside my head into the reality of writing fiction.
I write Adult, New Adult, and M/M Contemporary Romance. I’m addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. I believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorChristinaLee
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Christina_Lee04
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