Birthday Wishes

((This is a tiny tale is about Jordon's birthday before The Temple of Heaven.))

Jordon Davis braced himself as he opened the front door. A riot of rainbow-colored foil balloons rained down on him from above.

“Surprise!” His brothers, Dusty and Zack along with their significant others and all the members of the Dark Angels sang Happy Birthday to the hard rocking beat of their last song.

Angel Luv stepped in front of the group, belting out the words like he’d written them. Of course, he went over the top and made the lyrics much sexier than they were meant to be.

Jordon clapped. “Thank you. That was great.”

“Blow your cake.” Josh snarked and gestured to the beautiful creation Zack held. “I mean blow out your candles.”

Robin leaned into Jordon. “And make a wish.”

Yeah, like anything he ever wanted happened. He was twenty and what did he have to show for it? Okay, he did have two somewhat successful mangas. But what else had he done?

Nothing. He never even had a boyfriend. Certainly, no wild sexcapades.  For God’s sake, he was still a virgin living under his brother’s roof.

But as always, Jordon did what was expected. He blew out the twenty rainbow candles on his unicorn cake, and he begged the fates that be for someone to love who would love him back.

Josh asked, “What did you wish for?”

Jordon answered over Robin’s concern of never telling. “The impossible!”

Knock, knock, knock.

“Who is that?” Zack darted to the door.

A police officer flashed a badge as he started to toy with the top button of his shirt. “I heard it’s Jordon’s birthday and I have a special sexy message for him.”

“Oh no you don’t.” Zack slammed the door in the guy’s face.

Knock, knock, knock.

Dusty stomped over and opened the door with Angel, Josh and Andrew playing backup. “Thank you but no thank you. I’ll pass on the birthday greetings. Here’s some money to please stop bothering us.”

“Man, I’m just trying to do my job. No worries man.” He nabbed the offered stack of cash and backed off the porch. “Oh, wait aren’t you—”

The door shut again in the guy’s handsome face.

Jordon’s best friend, Gwendolyn mouthed, “I’m so sorry. I thought a strip-a-gram would be fun.”

Jordon shrugged. “Happy Birthday to me.”

His brothers loved him, but when he was younger he made one very foolish mistake and they’ve been overprotective ever since. No wonder he was untouched. Neither one ever let any of the guys Jordon might have found interested in get close enough for him to hand over his V-card.

Though who was he kidding, what he wanted in bed wasn’t what most guys expected. He’d die a virgin.

The Dark Angels had gathered around him to hug, back slap, and tease him about the presents they got him like his brothers didn’t just cockblock his sexy present.

Zack went into what Jordon considered head roadie mode. He gave a shrill whistle. “Jordon will open presents after cake. Form a line. Drew will cut the cake. Dare offered to scoop the ice cream. And Josh and Justin are doing drinks over there.”

Gwen shoulder bumped Jordon and snorted. “Geez, Zack has got the Dark Angels well trained.”

Jordon nodded.

“Hey sorry about the stripper. I thought… sorry.” She narrowed her gaze on him. “What’s with the sad face? It’s your birthday, Jordon.”

“I’m going to die a virgin—”

“Shhh, not so loud. You’ll wind up in a horror flick as a sacrifice.” Gwen giggled as she swiveled her head around as if making sure they weren’t overheard. “Whew. You’re safe.”

Not able to restrain himself, Jordon chuckled. “Yeah, too safe.”

Gwen grinned. “Hey, maybe you’ll meet your Mr. Perfect on the upcoming Asia tour.”

He gave her a dramatic eye roll. “Yeah, right. Like that could happen.”

Shrugging, she whispered, “You never know.”

The Temple of Heaven Blurb

Music is Tian Di’s life and his love, and he’s made plenty of sacrifices. His career is finally taking off with his band, Made in China, and he’ll continue to put music first... until he meets Jordon. Then insta- lust becomes insta-love and a commitment to the future—no matter how difficult it might be.

Jordon lives in a bubble constructed by his overprotective older brothers, who are so controlling that they’ve kept him from dating. A talented artist, Jordon managed to keep his success with a Japanese manga publisher a secret from his family, but now he fears discovery. It’s easier to let his brothers handle everything, but Jordon has reached his limit. He’s ready to draw some boundaries so he can be his own man and face all the challenges that come with that.

Their families and careers aren’t the only obstacles. Jordon must accept his identity as a gay man who doesn’t top or bottom. Fortunately, Tian Di—and his special talents—help Jordon open up to his sexuality in an erotic adventure that spans Japan and China, and with love, luck, hard work, and open minds, will end in a happily ever after.

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