Blurb:
Zachary has a dilemma. His girlfriend, Reese, has a special
birthday coming up soon and he has absolutely no clue what to get for her. It
doesn’t help that Zach does not share or really understand Reese’s biggest
hobby—comic books, superheroes and everything that goes with them. Zach raids
Reese’s DVD collection for inspiration, and what he finds there gives him an
idea…possibly the best one he’s ever had.
Sure, Reese has fantasized about her favorite superheroes.
All those muscles and rakish smiles are to die for. She didn’t think Zach would
ever really understand, though. But he proves her wrong in the best way
possible.
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Excerpt:
Zachary sighed at the calendar entry in his phone, which was
reminding him for the third time about Reese’s upcoming birthday. And it wasn’t
just any birthday—she was going to be thirty.
There were perks to dating a doctor—the uniform was pretty
hot, for example—but when that doctor had no particular fondness for jewelry,
flowers or chocolates, buying her presents was nigh-on impossible. And because
of her work schedule, a surprise weekend away was out of the question. He’d
long since learned to always keep the receipts.
Most people get their partners something to do with their
hobbies or interests. However, Reese was even awkward in that regard. Her main
hobby was so complex that Zach didn’t have the first idea what to get her to do
with it—Reese was an uber-geek. Films, graphic novels, collectibles, all that
jazz.
Obviously he could just ask what she wanted, then go out and
get it, but then it wouldn’t be a surprise. And it was too easy—he wanted her
to know he’d really made the effort.
Snoozing the calendar reminder once more, Zach threw the
phone onto the sofa, then walked over and started rooting through their
combined film collection for something to watch after dinner, which was almost
ready. Reese was on-shift at the hospital until silly o’clock, so he had the
house to himself and could watch whatever he liked. An action movie it was,
then.
Running his fingers along the spines of the DVDs and
Blu-rays, he suddenly paused. The Avengers leaped out at him, for some reason.
He’d seen snippets of it before, as Reese watched it pretty frequently. The
parts he’d seen hadn’t looked too bad, actually. It was essentially an action
film, he decided, but with superheroes in it.
He pulled the case off the shelf, an idea beginning to form.
Maybe if he watched it beginning to end, he’d seen what drew Reese into that
world so much, why she was so fascinated by the films, the graphic novels and
so on. Even if he didn’t get it, though, maybe it would still give him some
inspiration for a gift. He had nothing better to do that evening, in any case,
so it was certainly worth a try.
After putting the disc in the player, he headed into the
kitchen to see how his dinner was coming along. A meal in front of the
television was the order of the day, it seemed.
A few minutes later, he settled onto the sofa with his
lasagna and garlic bread, a bottle of beer on the table next to him. Time for
some Avengers action.
Within half an hour, he’d ascertained that the film wasn’t
just for geeks. In fact it was easy to see why it had such a wide appeal—the
cast was supremely attractive, whatever gender you were into, the plot was
interesting and the dialogue seriously witty. He’d already developed quite the
crush on the Black Widow, and Nick Fury’s right-hand woman had a lovely pert
backside.
Trying to put himself in Reese’s shoes, Zach looked at the
male characters. Okay, when it came to this film, straight women clearly had
more eye-candy than they knew what to do with. He vaguely remembered a bunch of
crazy stuff going around on the Internet about Loki—even the villain of the
piece had sex appeal, for heaven’s sake! So much so that it had spilled over
into even Zach’s limited social media presence. He barely used Facebook, and
he’d never gotten the hang of Twitter. And yet he knew about the rabid
fangirls. That was another score for The Avengers, then—truly mass-market
appeal. If only there were mass-market gift-buying options.
Sighing, he tried to empty his mind and concentrate on the
film. The more he tried to force an idea to present itself, the less likely it
would be to happen. He’d just enjoy the entertainment and keep his fingers
crossed that his subconscious provided something useful.
Once he’d made the decision, it wasn’t difficult to get
sucked back into the narrative. It was engaging, easy-going and fun. Zach
surprised himself by thoroughly enjoying the entire thing. Reese would be
pleased when the next film came out at the cinema and he offered to go along
with her.
He’d keep his new found admiration quiet for now, though. He
didn’t want to arouse her suspicions, although she was bound to know he was
planning something for her milestone birthday.
The question remained—what the hell could he do or buy to
blow her away?
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Author Bio:
Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and
erotic romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100
publications to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include several
editions of Best Bondage Erotica, Best Women's Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic
Romance 2014. Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and
co-edited a number of anthologies, and also edits for a small publishing house.
She owns Erotica For All, is book
editor for Cliterati, and is one eighth
of The Brit Babes. Find out more
at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk.
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