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THE BOYFRIEND CRUISE ~ A Pride of the Caribbean Getaway
THE BOYFRIEND CRUISE
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A Pride of the Caribbean Getaway
The Pride of the Caribbean is a cruise ship unlike any other. Paranormals working on board the enchanted ship hide in plain sight, under the benevolent protection of a demigod captain and his fairy husband.
And this is a shipboard romance unlike any other.
Josh Gilbert’s well-meaning family booked a gay-friendly cruise for Christmas in order to find Josh a boyfriend. Hoping to escape the constant parade of bachelors—and the collapsible fishing rod dangling mistletoe his mom keeps in her purse—Josh takes solace in a growing friendship with the ship’s photographer, Nathan. Though Josh is falling for Nathan, he worries it will never be more than a shipboard fling.
Nathan recently became aware of his incubus heritage and has finally learned how to control his demon side. But Josh has awakened more than just the demon’s need for orgasms—Josh has awakened Nathan’s heart. What’s developing between them is the real thing, but can Josh ever accept Nathan’s promiscuous past… and love a sex demon?
Amid lush tropical settings, family hilarity, holiday costume parties, sexy snorkeling adventures, gingerbread martinis, and mythical creatures, will Josh get his Christmas wish and finally find the true love he’s wanted for so long?
EXCERPT:
Nathan Bradshaw watched the happy family with the “hot single gay guy” named Josh disappear up the grand staircase, escorted by Penelope, a water sprite with a penchant for older men. She’d started batting those eyes at the father before they were even two steps up.
Nathan wondered what the family’s story was, as he did with every person who boarded the Pride of the Caribbean. Obviously parents and siblings.
And definitely all human.
It always gave him hope for the planet when he saw families choosing a gay-friendly cruise line for their vacation, going out of their way to include their LGBT family member, and behaving as if nothing were more normal than to be surrounded by gay and straight people.
Damn, he loved this job.
In a perfect bubble for one week, six hundred plus passengers and crew lived in universal harmony, gay and straight, human and paras—as in paranormal beings.
Though, not many humans who sailed with them knew some of the more exotic or unique crewmembers, like Penelope, were anything other than human.
Hell, Nathan hadn’t even known what he was until five years ago.
Nathan was one-quarter incubus, grandson to an unknown sex demon.
And right now his demon had its eye on Josh, making Nathan’s mouth water.
Not with the urge to feed off his blood—he’d thankfully not inherited that incubus trait!—rather, a heart-palpitating hunger for the man’s orgasm. And Josh’s nervous energy and his spike of interest when their eyes had met, had smelled amazing! Like crisp apples, warm honey, and sultry sex on a hot summer night.
Just thinking about it sent a shimmer through Nathan, and he gave his dick a discreet shift.
Nathan had first seen Josh in the background of a photograph he’d taken of Chuck and Stan, a werewolf couple who sailed with them several times a year. Nathan flipped back through his pics to the werewolves, then zoomed in on the cutie in the background.
Shy and adorable, Josh was just Nathan’s type.
Innocence waiting to be corrupted.
But Josh was a human, so Nathan would have to proceed with caution.
His demon growled a hearty fuck that!
A sudden urge to use incubus magic to lure Josh to Nathan’s side so he could fuck him hit Nathan like a punch in the gut.
Startled by an urge he hadn’t experienced for some time, Nathan took a deep breath.
I am human, not just a demon. I am human, not just a demon, he repeated in his mind until he felt the reins of control quiet his demon.
He would not compel Josh into bed.
Nathan was not that kind of incubus anymore.
He was the new-and-improved Nathan, a man who only slept with guys who wanted to, not because of any magical influence. With paras it was easy. They wanted incubus sex, and since he wasn’t a full demon and couldn’t suck the actual life force from a lover, they got all of the pleasure and none of the danger. But the idea of just picking some random para to feed from had lost its appeal.
Nathan knew he needed sex to live, but lately it depressed him that sex was all he’d ever have.
He made his way over to Captain Leonides and his husband, Raoul. When Nathan first came aboard the Pride, Raoul, leader of the local Fae, had begged Nathan to share their bed. Fairies were very susceptible to incubi and succubae magic. But the captain had forbidden it. Since Nathan now viewed the captain and Raoul as mentors, father figures even, he was glad he’d never slept with them.
They were talking to a middle-aged gay couple and a preteen girl they introduced as their daughter, Sarah.
“Can I get your picture with the captain and purser?” Nathan asked, holding up his camera, mind back on his job.
“That sounds lovely,” Captain Leonides said, the whiteness of his grin gleaming against his olive skin.
“Uh, no, no,” the heavier of the two men insisted, darting a nervous glance at his partner. “We’d rather not. In fact, we’d prefer not to be photographed for the remainder of the journey. Isn’t that right, Tom?”
“Yes, Winslow,” Tom agreed, placing a skinny arm around his daughter. “No pictures.”
Taken aback, Nathan’s grin faded. He looked at the captain for help. Most of the vamps who came aboard didn’t want their pictures taken, but Nathan had a sense these people were ordinary humans—though his supernatural detection skills weren’t infallible.
“Quite understandable,” the ever-affable captain replied. “Nathan, you will keep that in mind and pass it along to your counterpart, Kevin?”
“Of course,” he said at once, then added, “I hope you enjoy the cruise.”
“I’m sure we will.” Winslow put his arm around Tom and the girl, and then led them away.
Once they were out of earshot, Nathan said, “Well, that was weird.”
“Everyone has a story, Nathan,” the captain reminded him. “You should understand better than most.”
As it often did, Nathan felt like a child spoken to by his father. “Yeah, you’re right, sir.”
A formidable Greek demigod, Captain Leonides was grandson to Zeus and son of Dionysus. None of the crew feared him, except being afraid they’d disappoint him in any way. Fair and just, the captain was insanely wealthy, and the Pride of the Caribbean belonged to him. Like, he literally owned it. Along with a house in almost every port they visited, including an entire private island in the Bahamas. Rumor had it, the captain and Raoul—partners for eons—had lovers in each of those houses too.Rather than envy their multiple partners, Nathan dreamed of finding one man to love him.
Though he doubted he’d ever be so lucky, the image of the adorable Josh popped into his head again.
Nathan addressed Raoul. “Um, if you don’t mind my asking—”
“Which one?” Raoul said with a smirk.
“The cutie in the red shorts. The one with the mom and dad and siblings. Name’s Josh.”
“Oh, he was a cutie. Probably doesn’t even know it,” Raoul said. He swiped a few times on his tablet. “That would be the Gilbert family. Josh Gilbert, rooming with an Aaron Landry. Might not be available, so play nice. We won’t tolerate staff breaking up happy couples.”
“Oh, you know I don’t play that way anymore,” Nathan assured them, hoping the captain believed him.
Captain Leonides smiled, and Nathan took a relieved breath.
“The ladies in his party were talking about him being single,” Nathan went on. “Announcing it to the whole lobby, in fact.”
“Best go claim him before all these other boys catch wind of that.” Raoul winked, then shooed him away. “Now get back to work. I want the photos up by dinner. We always sell the most the first day. You know that.”
“Yes, sir,” Nathan said, snapping a quick pic of the captain and his husband. As always, they looked perfect.
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