My plots bunnies hop over to me with an
emotionally wounded and scarred. Maybe it’s my Masters in Psychology but I feel
the need to understand why they are acting a certain way. So when this entered
into my brain:
Olympian Blaze Parker doesn't do
relationship longer than twenty minutes until he brings home rock star Drake
Keys.
I went crazy trying to find out why? How did
Blaze get so hurt he didn’t want a relationship? (Note: I knew he wasn’t
aromantic because he wanted love and companionship but wouldn’t allow himself
to have it.) Why? Why! WHY!
Excerpt for Rocking
Thin Ice:
It
happened seven years ago, but every sharp and painful detail had etched itself
into his brain like the drama went down yesterday. He had been such an idiot.
He couldn’t believe he’d gotten his
first invitation to a party thrown by the other skaters. Maybe they were
finally accepting him. But even better, Trent would be there.
During
the party, Blaze had sat mostly by himself in a chair off to one corner as the
others talked in little groups scattered around the room.
He
felt like an outsider, observing them, until Trent approached him.
“You want to go someplace and... talk?”
Trent’s invitation had Blaze tripping up the stairs after him like an eager
puppy.
There wasn’t much talking. Trent unzipped his pants and asked, “So, Blaze, do you spit or swallow?”
“I gargle. Want to see?” Blaze tried to be bold yet graceful as he dropped to
his knees. He was thrilled to have the guy he was half in love with offer him
exactly what he wanted to do.
Even
now, mortification swamped him. He hadn’t had much experience, but he’d
idolized Trent since he was ten, so he never even considered Trent didn’t feel
the same way.
Rooted
in his brain was how calmly his older brother, Luke, took the fact that Blaze
had become infamous at eighteen. Trent and his friends had posted the G-rated
parts of the hidden video they had taken, ensuring Trent remained anonymous but
Blaze’s stupid comment could be heard, and the bobbing of his head clearly
implied everything that happened. As much as Blaze missed his parents, he was
grateful they hadn’t been alive to see him humiliated in such a way.
His
coach had already been on him about being too gay. Blaze had tried being more
masculine. He wanted to please his coach and the judges, he really did, but
that simply wasn’t him. His scores suffered for his inability to pretend to be
someone he wasn’t.
The
announcer broke into Blaze’s trip down Bullshit Lane.
So not only was Blaze betrayed by his
crush in his mind he had lost everything. His hurt morphed into anger because
rage is easier to vent then sadness. He was forever changed by those terrible
events but as with many horrible things life can throw at us, there’s usually a
silver lining. This path leads him however indirectly to something or someone
he never expected.
Here’s Rocking Thin Ice’s Blurb:
Can a sexy rock star show a
relationship-phobic ice skater that there’s more to life than gold
medals?
When ice-skating’s bad boy Blaze first
glimpses Drake, every fantasy he’s ever had flares to life. Not only is rock
star Drake sexy as sin, his songs awaken a longing in Blaze that he’s denied
for years. But Blaze Parker doesn’t believe in relationships—at least not those
that last more than twenty minutes.
Drake Keys has dreamed about the sensual
ice skater for years. When Drake is kicked out of his band because of his
bisexuality, he drives across the country to finally see the man he’s had a
crush on skate live.
Though the attraction is instant and
intense, both Blaze and Drake have baggage that puts any relationship on thin
ice. Blaze is driven by a long-ago betrayal to prove himself a champion, and
Drake, uncertain about the future, hopes to resurrect his music career. As they
take a road trip together, Drake romances Blaze, hoping to melt his heart and
show him that love is possible… but not without some tough decisions.
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Dreamspinner:
Sooooooo even as heartbroken plot bunnies hop over to me I will happily ever end their sweet little asses whenever I can!
Many hugs, Z.
