Double trouble. The McMillan twins, Robin and Bobby, are renowned for their talents—both as fine artists and for thrilling the various men who catch their eyes. As different in style and personality as their DNA is identical, they’re nonetheless best friends who divide and conquer, with Robin doing the serious painting and Bobby adding the sunny salesmanship.
But when their most important client decides Bobby must wield the paintbrush, the brothers revert to childhood tactics and switch places. Then along comes Micah, a handsome doctor who’s attracted to Bobby but invites Robin out to try to please his homophobic brother, and Paolo, the pain-in-the-butt client who thinks he’s wooing Bobby when he’s actually after Robin. Paolo harbors his own hidden pain that weirdly intersects with Robin’s, but pride and privacy conspire to produce what will either be a masterpiece—or end up as Dogs Playing Poker.
**
From the Author
You may have heard me say in the past that titles are really important to me and I usually create them before I write the book - sometimes before I even know what the story is.
For example, back in 2011, I knew I wanted to write a book that involved a black cat. That's all I knew. Black cats are often associated with witches so I decided to write a witch paranormal. I know a fair amount about the witch trials so I thought it would be fun to embed some of that information in the book. What if the hero witch is - a teacher? Like a college professor who teaches a class on witchcraft? Hmmm. Teacher, witch, cat. Yes! The title Spell Cat was born, before a word had landed on the page.
The first book in the Balls to the Wall series was originally going to be called David, Gareth and Goliath. I decided that title wasn't beachy enough and played with the fact that two of the heroes are volleyball players. Hmm. Fun to separate the words and make it a little provocative. Volley Balls. That became the title of a book that started a Balls cascade. As soon as book 2, Fire Balls , became a bestseller, people started sending me ideas for Balls titles. I literally received many dozens of them. I sure am glad I changed that name!
One of the many titles that people always suggested to me was, of course, Blue Balls! How could we not think of that one? But when i decided that the unique twins that appeared in now Balls should have their own book, and since they were artists, I decided it was time to use that irresistible title -- with a small, French variation. The title became Bleu Balls. Hope you enjoy the title -- and the book.
About the Author
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she's now somewhere in the 40s including her very popular Love in Laguna Series. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Novel, Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and more. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say "Yes"!
Description:
A Balls to the Wall Romance
Double trouble. The McMillan twins, Robin and Bobby, are renowned for their talents—both as fine artists and for thrilling the various men who catch their eyes. As different in style and personality as their DNA is identical, they’re nonetheless best friends who divide and conquer, with Robin doing the serious painting and Bobby adding the sunny salesmanship.
But when their most important client decides Bobby must wield the paintbrush, the brothers revert to childhood tactics and switch places. Then along comes Micah, a handsome doctor who’s attracted to Bobby but invites Robin out to try to please his homophobic brother, and Paolo, the pain-in-the-butt client who thinks he’s wooing Bobby when he’s actually after Robin. Paolo harbors his own hidden pain that weirdly intersects with Robin’s, but pride and privacy conspire to produce what will either be a masterpiece—or end up as Dogs Playing Poker. **
From the Author
You may have heard me say in the past that titles are really important to me and I usually create them before I write the book - sometimes before I even know what the story is.
For example, back in 2011, I knew I wanted to write a book that involved a black cat. That's all I knew. Black cats are often associated with witches so I decided to write a witch paranormal. I know a fair amount about the witch trials so I thought it would be fun to embed some of that information in the book. What if the hero witch is - a teacher? Like a college professor who teaches a class on witchcraft? Hmmm. Teacher, witch, cat. Yes! The title Spell Cat was born, before a word had landed on the page.
The first book in the Balls to the Wall series was originally going to be called David, Gareth and Goliath. I decided that title wasn't beachy enough and played with the fact that two of the heroes are volleyball players. Hmm. Fun to separate the words and make it a little provocative. Volley Balls. That became the title of a book that started a Balls cascade. As soon as book 2, Fire Balls , became a bestseller, people started sending me ideas for Balls titles. I literally received many dozens of them. I sure am glad I changed that name!
One of the many titles that people always suggested to me was, of course, Blue Balls! How could we not think of that one? But when i decided that the unique twins that appeared in now Balls should have their own book, and since they were artists, I decided it was time to use that irresistible title -- with a small, French variation. The title became Bleu Balls. Hope you enjoy the title -- and the book.
About the Author
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she's now somewhere in the 40s including her very popular Love in Laguna Series. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Novel, Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and more. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say "Yes"!