The Bathhouse (It Should Have Been You 2) #MMromance @ChangelingPress

Welcome to the June Marketing for Romance Steam Hop! If you’d like to heat up your summer, you’re in the right place. 

Today I'm sharing a juicy teaser from my MM erotic romance THE BATHHOUSE

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The Bathhouse

BLURB

Reed Barton is a millionaire who can have anything he wants, except the one thing he desires most. His first love. He’s spent years trying to recreate the night they met in a San Francisco bathhouse. The image of the beautiful Filipino man who took his virginity is never far from his thoughts.

Reed’s life is turned upside down when his long-lost love reappears -- and not in a good way. Joseph Castro is not quite what he seems. Time and experience have changed both men, and there’s no going back. But maybe, together, they can go forward.

EXCERPT

Reed’s palms were damp with nervous energy. Was he really prepared to do what he’d come here for? Yes. He’d come too far to back off now. He wanted to explore his sexual self. 

Reed’s path ended at the steam room. Excitement floated on clouds of vapor. A dozen heads lifted to size him up. Feeling suddenly timid and embarrassed, Reed backed up, intending to leave. Just then, a group of boisterous frat boys arrived and carried him along with them. Reed separated himself and took a seat on one of the wooden benches. 

The warm, wet air enveloped Reed’s body, and loosened his tense muscles. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of relaxation, but the atmosphere changed with the new arrivals. Suddenly the steam room became a hotbed of lust. All wet, slithering bodies sliding up against each other. A strange body pressed up against Reed and startled him. He wished he could be as liberated as these men, but he was too new, too green. There were too many horny men. He needed to find a quieter space. 

Reed got as far as the door, but was brought up short by a hand on his shoulder. For a moment, he was too shocked to move. Then he turned. The man in front of him was shorter. His black hair framed dark eyes, a flat nose and a smiling mouth. Reed scanned the length of him, eyes widening at the tent in his towel. Under it had to be a rock-hard erection. Reed dragged his fascinated gaze back to the man’s exotic face, his broad cheekbones and deep-set eyes. The stranger’s alluring lips curled in a seductive smile as he spoke. 

“I don’t blame you for wanting to leave. It’s so noisy in here. A man can’t hear himself think.” He held onto his towel. “By the way, I’m Babyboy.” 

Reed’s eyes widened. “How old are you?” 

“I’m twenty-one.” Babyboy chuckled. “Every Filipino is required by law to have a nickname. I’m the only boy and the youngest of my siblings. I was Babyboy from day one. I don’t even remember my real name.”

 Reed’s eye twitched, a sign of his nerves, but he smiled back. “I’m just plain old Reed.” 

Babyboy, his eyes shining with lust, looked Reed up and down. “Not old, and certainly not plain.” 

Reed could feel his face flush. He wasn’t used to compliments from attractive gay men. 

“I have a private room, a quiet place where we can talk. Will you join me, plainold-Reed? Maybe I’ll give you a nickname. No one here uses their real name.” 

Nervousness transformed into horny excitement. Reed’s cock stirred under his towel, but he had a moment of indecision. He thought about refusing, but stopped himself. This is what he’d come for, a chance to meet someone, to talk one on one, and explore his sexuality without judgment. Now there was nothing to stop him from indulging himself. He could experience sex tonight, and with a man he felt attracted to. Why not just enjoy it? 

“Yes, I’d like that.” The two men walked toward the stairs. 

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