Lacetown Murder Mysteries: Case Two
An acoustic music festival comes to Lacetown, and with it, another dead body—this one found at Fleishman’s Funeral Home. Michael recuses himself from the autopsy, handing the job over to his arch-nemesis from a neighboring county.
Luckily Michael and local hairstylist Jazz are closer than ever. Between a trio of funerals, a blowout BBQ, and a couple of trips on Beulah, Jazz’s beloved scooter, Michael and Jazz do some sleuthing of their own. With the first gruesome murder still fresh in their memories, they can’t help but wonder if notorious murderer and famous author Russell Withingham might be targeting them from jail, where he’s awaiting trial.
The festival, however, brings in a veritable lineup of potential killers, including a familiar—and most unwelcome—figure from their past. As the murderer circles ever closer to Jazz and Michael, Sheriff Musgrave is quick to remind them that everyone’s a suspect until Sheriff Musgrave says they’re not!
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We
would like to share with your readers, an exclusive excerpt from our upcoming
gay rom-com murder mystery MURER
MOST DESERVING—A Lacetown Murder Mystery Case Two.
If you haven’t had a chance to meet Michael and Jazz, you are in for a
treat.
Michael is a shy mortician, and Jazz is a hairstylist and as sassy as his
name suggests. They first fell head over heels for each other in MURDER
MOST LOVELY, and their romance is still going strong, hot and
passionate. But another murder mystery has cast its shadow over Lacetown, Michigan
and our delightful heroes.
But enjoy this exclusive excerpt of the calm before the storm, though when
it comes to Michael and Jazz, their romance is nothing less than a wild and
passionate tornado.
MURDER MOST DESERVING
Case Two
EXCERPT:
Michael pulled his Toyota into a
parking spot behind the Holland Harbor Lofts where Jazz lived above Misty’s
salon. He glanced up to the second floor of the old brick building and saw
white curtains fluttering in an open window to the loft apartment Michael had
gotten to know well.
The old chandlery building was on
Lacetown’s historic registry, the town quite proud of its rich fishing and
shipping history. Right on Steelhead Avenue, the redbrick structure housed
businesses below and the lofts above, all of them with a view of Lake Michigan
across the street.
“Here you are,” Michael said.
“Yup, back to the grind. You going home
to listen to your podcast to see if they found the hubby’s leg under the azalea
bushes?”
Michael chuckled. “No, part three comes
out next Thursday.”
“You’ll have to let me know what
happened.” Jazz glanced at his watch. “I’ve got twenty minutes before my next
client.”
Jazz’s wheat-colored hair was pulled
back in a low ponytail, and his eyes sparkled like whisky in a crystal decanter.
Michael never tired of gazing at Jazz. Sometimes his heart would leap in his
chest like it had the first time he’d seen Jazz, taking him by surprise.
And
you’re dating him. You get to make love to him….
Michael’s heart skipped again, and he
gave Jazz a smile. “Twenty whole minutes?”
“Yup.”
Off and on during dinner and on the
drive back from Gruff’s Grub, Jazz had complained about seeing Norbert again, a
sure indication he was very preoccupied with the incident and trying not to be.
I’ve
got just the thing to get Jazz’s mind off all that drama.
Michael placed his hand on Jazz’s
bouncing knee. “You can do a lot in twenty minutes.”
Jazz’s wide mouth crooked into a
knowing smile. “You can. You can cook a frozen pizza.”
“You can pay bills or do the dishes.”
Jazz nodded seriously. “You could even
work out in twenty minutes.”
“Know what else you can do in twenty
minutes?” Michael said, his pulse thumping even as his groin stirred.
“What’s that?” Jazz licked his lips.
“Play truth or dare.”
“Oh, I like that game,” Jazz said.
On their first date, Jazz had initiated
the teenage girl slumber party game as a way to get to know each other, and it
had worked surprisingly well.
He wasn’t sure what it was about
Jazz—maybe his open, accepting nature?—but Michael had never felt so confident
with any of his other lovers. At least not confident enough to say what he said
next. “Would you like to take a dare?”
“Always.”
“I dare you to invite me up to your
apartment.”
Jazz let out a throaty growl and
hastily fumbled with his seat belt. “Dare accepted. And dammit, there’s only
nineteen minutes left now.”
“We’d better hurry.”
Michael killed the engine and quickly
got out of the car. His hands trembled with excitement as he locked the car
with a beep-beep and pocketed his
keys.
Grinning, Jazz entered his code for the
interior stairway that led to his trendy loft. They climbed the stairs two at a
time, and since they were alone in the hallway, Michael pressed his body
against the length of Jazz’s back as Jazz unlocked his door.
With a sigh, Jazz leaned into Michael,
thrusting his ass against Michael’s hardening dick. Michael wrapped his arms
around Jazz’s solid waist and inhaled the sweet herbal scent of his boyfriend’s
glorious hair.
His every fantasy had now become
fixated on Jazz’s beautiful hair. He really hoped Jazz never got the notion to
cut it all off.
The warmth of Jazz’s body seeped
through their clothing and heated Michael’s blood. Any lingering thoughts about
Jazz cutting his hair faded as passion flooded Michael’s senses.
“So what do you have in mind, Mr.
Fleishman?” Jazz purred, pushing his door open but not stepping out of
Michael’s embrace.
Michael nibbled Jazz’s earlobe, his
pride swelling like his cock when Jazz shivered. That was definitely one of
Jazz’s hot spots. The other was…. Michael pressed the flat of both hands on the
front of Jazz’s hip bones, then to the soft fleshy areas before hip, thigh, and
cock met.
Jazz groaned.
“What would you like?” Michael
purposefully tickled the skin below Jazz’s earlobe with his lips.
Jazz walked forward, and Michael went
with him, never releasing him. Using one foot, he kicked the door shut behind
them.
MURDER MOST LOVELY Case
One
MURDER MOST DESERVING
Case Two
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Deanna
Wadsworth might be a bestselling erotica author, but she leads a pretty vanilla
life in Ohio with her wonderful husband and adorable cocker spaniels. She has
been penning stories since childhood, and her first erotic novella was
published in 2010 and served multiple as President of the Rainbow Romance
Writers in 2017. When she isn’t writing books or brainstorming with friends,
you can find her making people gorgeous in a beauty salon. An avid reader, she
also loves gardening, cooking, music, and dancing. Often she can be seen hanging
out on the sandbar in the muddy Maumee River or chilling with her hubby and a
cocktail in their basement bar. In between all that fun, Deanna cherishes the
quiet times when she can let her wildly active imagination have the full run of
her mind. Her fascination with people and the interworkings of their
relationships have always inspired her to write romance with spice and love
without boundaries.
