{"id":2587,"date":"2015-09-20T11:10:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T18:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/?p=2587"},"modified":"2015-09-25T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:14:54","slug":"pearls-porches-and-peanuts-behind-the-scenes-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/2015\/09\/20\/2587\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearls, Porches, and Peanuts – Behind the Scenes Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PearlsPorchesPeanuts\"<\/a><\/p>\n

By A.J. Llewellyn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two years ago I read a fascinating article in the Los Angeles Times (yes, I still read newspapers!) about two former soap opera actors who long ago slipped out of the limelight, and actually the business, only to make the headlines again by landing an incredible inheritance.<\/p>\n

An elderly man who knew neither of them died and left them his entire estate. Though the property was massive, the house that stood on it was decrepit and neither man believed any of it was real at first.<\/p>\n

One of them flew out to Illinois where the property was located and visited the old homestead and learned he truly had inherited a fortune. Once the property was sold he and the other beneficiary would inherit almost a million dollars each.<\/p>\n

It was quite a tale. The kind that never happens to most people and certainly baffled the two men who inherited the estate. Neither of them knew him. Neither had ever met him, but one of them had apparently responded to a request for an autographed photo about thirty years ago.<\/p>\n

The attorney handling the old man\u2019s will said that he\u2019d never encountered anything like this strange inheritance. As for the two actors, they\u2019d once worked together on an old TV show episode but weren\u2019t close.<\/p>\n

As far as I know, the property was sold and the money divided between them.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve thought about this story for a long time and wondered, what if<\/em>? What if two gay actors who have a love-hate relationship and inherit a property this way? What if their show was axed and one\u2019s doing okay and the other is struggling?<\/p>\n

What if one wants to sell and the other wants to keep it?<\/p>\n

What if this strange opportunity gives them a chance to reignite their stalled romance?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve pondered this idea for two years and a couple of months it fell into place in my mind.<\/p>\n

And so, Pearls, Porches, and Peanuts<\/em> was born.<\/p>\n

I loved writing this book, setting it in Austin and San Antonio, two cities I know and love. I really love these characters and their unique dilemma.<\/p>\n

I hope you will, too.<\/p>\n

I thought it was the perfect story to put into the Amber Allure PAX\u2122 collection of Texas Cowboy stories. And it\u2019s also the perfect reminder to be kind to strangers who reach out to us.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a little taste of Pearls, Porches, and Peanuts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Purchase Link:<\/strong>http:\/\/www.amberquill.com\/store\/p\/2258-Pearls-Porches-And-Peanuts.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis: <\/strong><\/p>\n

MacIntosh \u201cTosh\u201d Tanner has had the worst year of his life with the cancellation of his TV series,\u00a0Cowboy County<\/em>, and a former business manager stealing his money. And now his boyfriend\u2019s dumped him, too. He fears for his future until he receives an unexpected surprise. He\u2019s inherited a massive, rundown ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas, from a fan. It\u2019s worth over a million bucks. Discovering he shares this bizarre estate with another beneficiary, he wonders who it could be. Anyone would be great as long as it\u2019s not his archenemy, Dagan Rucker.<\/p>\n

Dagan, Tosh\u2019s former co-star, was also swindled by the same business manager, but over his lengthy career, he invested in a lot of property. Settled in Topanga, the real cowboy heart of L.A., he bought the area\u2019s first-ever working ranch and turned it into a bed-and-breakfast. He\u2019s happy with his life, but lonely, and thinks about Tosh often, ever since they shared a scorching encounter five years ago. He\u2019s tried for so long to work things out with Tosh, who refuses to even consider the possibility of them being together.<\/p>\n

Can anything change the way Tosh feels about Dagan?<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

..With a look that made Tosh\u2019s cock leap inside his tight jeans, Dagan pushed him onto the luxurious leather seat. Just as he prepared to climb on top of Tosh, a cracking sound invaded their world. Something was sniffing around the brush where they\u2019d parked on top of a ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Tosh asked, fearing it might be some deranged paparazzo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dunno. It\u2019s black. It\u2019s either a wild cat. Or a skunk.\u201d Tosh looked over his shoulder, but gave up scrutiny as Tosh grabbed his shirt collar and hauled him into the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cClose the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dagan laughed, reached behind him and obeyed. The seat was comfy, but they were both wearing boots. And they were a bit sunburned. Dagan looked down at him in the deepening night. Whatever was outside broke twigs. It somehow enhanced the moment. He was kissing a genuine movie cowboy!<\/p>\n

Tosh gasped as Dagan kissed his throat. Nobody had ever touched him like this, with such reverence or grace. The kisses that moved along his face and neck burned a hole right through his awkward defenses. He gave himself up to the dusty pleasures of making out on a canyon road. The man on top of him rubbed himself against Tosh. Dry humping. Tosh had always loved dry humping.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod I love this,\u201d Dagan ground out against Tosh\u2019s mouth. \u201cDon\u2019t know why I always liked dry humping.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMe, too. I was jus\u2019 thinkin\u2019 that.\u201d Tosh panted, hardly able to complete a sentence as he tugged Dagan\u2019s shirt up from his jeans. His body was tight. He knew it would be. He\u2019d seen him a million times on TV, and thrilled to the touch of the actor\u2019s smooth skin against the palm of his hand.<\/p>\n

Their gazes held. Tosh wriggled on the seat as Dagan said, \u201cAnticipation. I always liked anticipation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then came the smell. An awful one.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were right. It\u2019s a skunk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you believe it! Everyone\u2019s a critic,\u201d Dagan deadpanned. \u201cI think it hosed the side of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

They laughed as the pungent fumes overwhelmed them. They sat up, hard and hurting in their increasingly tighter jeans.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake me home and fuck me,\u201d Tosh said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I will. Don\u2019t you worry about that…\u201d<\/p>\n

Genres:<\/strong>\u00a0Gay \/ Contemporary \/ Western (Modern Day) \/ The Arts \/ Romantic Comedy<\/p>\n

Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a02
\nLength:<\/strong>\u00a0Novella (24k words)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0 * \u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/p>\n

A NOTE BEFORE PURCHASING: This title is part of the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Texas Roundup<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>AmberPax\u2122 Collection. To purchase this title individually, simply use the shopping cart on this page. To purchase this title as part of the entire AmberPax\u2122, however, and receive an even greater discount off our normal retail price, use the shopping cart on the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Texas Roundup<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>AmberPax\u2122 page.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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