Blue Ruin 2 and raspberry rocket pops

Blue Ruin 2: Close to Me, the second installment of my BDSM yaoi romance series, is available today from Loose Id! I explored some hard-hitting relationship issues between my characters of Derek and Blue, and it made for quite the roller coaster ride throughout the writing process. Yet for all the yaoi angst I channeled into this book, I still had some good campy fun, too. As with the first Blue Ruin book, Some Kind of Stranger, book two includes shout-outs to various evil influences. Last time I wove in references to everything from Star Wars to My Chemical Romance, as well as those oft-speculated missing three days from Yamane Ayano's Finder series. This time around, readers should keep their eyes open for shout-outs to Gravitation, Death Note, The X-Files, Harajuku GothLolis, and every steamy Haruka Minami shower scene ever illustrated. (Yes, Haruka-sensei gives good shower!) I've even included the tasty yaoi fandom staple of sea salt ice cream, though I'm representin' Westside with blue raspberry rocket pops.

Which leads both my character Blue and I to ask -- if raspberries are red, why are raspberry-flavored foods blue? Ah well, the world may never know. On with the blurb...

Blue finds pleasure in playing pet to Derek, but is eager to pursue goals outside of their relationship. When Blue starts GED classes and expands his social circle, Derek affords him room to grow, trusting their love is enough to keep his restless pet in line.

That love is put to the test when Cameron Carter reappears in Blue's life. A hurtful crush from Blue's school days, Cameron is a reformed adult now and seeks absolution for old wrongs. While Blue must find it in his heart to forgive Cameron, the greater challenge lies in keeping his unrequited desire for the former bully at bay.

Derek's torn between enforcing boundaries and allowing Blue closure to heal old wounds. Meanwhile, Cameron struggles to forgive himself for the pain he once caused the boy he secretly loved. As Cameron and Blue begin the road to recovery, the sizzling chemistry between them can no longer be ignored.

Caught between two strong-willed men, can Blue prove his loyalty to one while denying his attraction for the other. Or, is it possible that Blue can have them both?

Read an excerpt: http://www.loose-id.com/KSBR2CTMex.aspx

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