Protecting Bear Blog Hop Begins! Jan. 10-Jan. 20th with a Contest!

It's here, it's here! Protecting Bear is available for purchase today for just $2.99! To set off the promotion I'm starting off a Blog Hop here with several visits to lovely blogs through Monday, Jan. 20th. One commenter will win a $10 Amazon gift card, so make sure you follow me to each blog where I'll be sharing character interviews, thoughts on the story, and other fun posts along with a new excerpt each day. The winner of the gift card, chosen by random number, will be announced on January 20th on my blog. Make sure you leave your email, or I won't be able to contact the winner.

For extra kick off fun I'm also going to award one eBook copy of Protecting Bear to a commenter on my blog, so make sure you post a comment. It can be as simple as 'Oooh, I wanna win!' along with your email if you'd like. Contest ends at 10 PM PST.

Hop Stops

 

Sat, Jan 11: Jon Keys
Sun, Jan 12: JC Wallace

Mon, Jan 13: Victoria Blisse
Tues, Jan 14: Julie Lynn Hayes

Thurs, Jan 16: Rob Colton
Saturday, Jan 18: Renee Stevens
Sunday, Jan 19: Nephylim

Monday, Jan 20 Alicia Nordwell; Winner Announcement



Synopsis:

Bear has horrible luck with guys. Kameron seems like a good guy, but Bear thought his ex was a good guy too. He turned out to be a drug dealer. Kameron isn't who Bear thinks he is, though, and Vilem's enemies are looking for Bear. They want to… talk. 

Excerpt:

“I don’t know man, that’s a lot.”

“Can you get the stuff or not?” Kameron shifted his weight back and forth. The inside of the phone booth was filthy and something had died in the corner. The small space had a foul smell, but Kameron tried to pretend he didn’t notice. “Ben said you could get me ten grams. I need it.” He sniffed and wiped his nose.

“I don’t usually—”

“Look, I got two fifty. I’m looking for ten grams for a… a party I’m throwing. I need it now. You coming or not?” His heart raced during the silence as he urged Maks to agree.

“Fifth and Inochs?”

“Sweet,” Kameron said with relief. “Yeah, I’ll be by the statue. See you in twenty, right? You’ll be there with my stuff?”

“I’ll be there.” Kameron heard Maks mutter about junkies under his breath. He managed to keep his response in check. He waited until he was almost to the bridge before he made the call so it only took him a few minutes to get in place. His palms were sweating, and he kept wiping them on his ratty jeans. Finally he stuffed them in his pockets to keep them still.

His hoodie obscured his vision, but he didn’t want to lower it. It was cold under the bridge, and the wind sent icy fingers inside the holes exposing his knees. Kameron hunched over, slumping against smooth side of the abstract metal statue. Damn wind was making his nose run already.

How much longer? He couldn’t help peering back and forth, checking the creeping shadows. The freeway overhead hummed with cars taking people home or out to whatever entertainment they craved on a Friday night.

And here was his.

Maks looked just like his picture. Kameron relaxed a little. He took his hands out of his pants pockets and fiddled with the strings to his hoodie.  The cold made his fingertips burn. There was a lot more snow here than he was used to, and Kameron was fucking freezing.

“Carson?”

Kameron nodded. “You Maks?”

“Yeah.”

They both knew how this went down. Kameron twitched his strings again and sniffed. “You got my party supplies?”

“Yeah, I brought them.” The drug dealer lifted a six-pack of beer. “You’re gonna pay me back for the beers, right?”

“’Course.” Kameron dug around in his pocket and pulled out a small wad of crumpled bills. He stuffed the money back in his pocket after he flashed it to Maks. “I just need to make sure the beer’s my favorite kind.”

Maks didn’t look happy, but he handed over the six-pack. “It’s all there.”

Kameron picked up a bottle, peering at it, then tilted the carton. The orange glow from the streetlight shone on the white baggies tucked in the bottom, around the beer. “Looks good.”

He put the beer back and then shoved his hood off his head. Kameron dug into his pocket, shivering as the wind blew sharply, scattering litter along the ground. He peered at Maks. “If I have another party, say in a couple of weeks, could you get me more of the same?”

“Sure.” Maks looked eager to be gone, his eyes focused on the cash in Kameron’s hand.

“Cool.”

Maks grabbed the cash Kameron held out and kept walking. “Nice doing business with you,” he said over his shoulder.

“Oh, it was. You can stop right there though.” Kameron tugged on the cord hanging around his neck, hidden under his sweatshirt.

“What the fuck? You gonna try to rip me off? My bosses will—” Maks spun around and froze.

“Not be any help to you.” Kameron pulled his gun from behind his back.

 
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