Tuesday 18 December 2012

The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon

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The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks
Series: --
Pub: Dec 2008 by Loose Id
Author: Josh Lanyon
Genre: Contemporary mystery
Format: iBook; 197p w/ 14 chapters
Whose: Perry & Nick

                        Synopsis
There's a dead body in Perry Foster's bathtub. A dead body in a very ugly sportscoat and matching socks. The dead man is a stranger to Perry, but that's not much of a comfort; how did a strange dead man get in a locked flat at the isolated Alton Estate in the wilds of the "Northeast Kingdom" of Vermont? Perry flees downstairs to get help and runs into "tall, dark and hostile" former navy SEAL Nick Reno.
Reno doesn't have a lot of time for drama queens, but, convinced that Perry's jitters are based on something more than caffeine overdose, he heads upstairs to investigate. By then the body has disappeared. If there's one thing Nick has learned the hard way, it's to mind his own business. But Perry Foster doesn't believe in ghosts and isn't willing to let sleeping dead men lie. And Nick just can't convince himself to walk when it's becoming increasingly obvious someone wants the sexy young artist out of the way — permanently
 
The Thoughts
A Creepy house. A history resurfacing. Murder. Romance.
Brilliant.

Stuck in Your Head # 27

I'm going to give you the line from the books I've read that make my mind crave the rest like coke.


“That it’s not as easy as it looks to make a sex tape. So instead of looking down at Kim, Pam and Paris, we should be impressed.”
Kip lifted his gaze up to Chad. “Paint chips you said?”
iBook page 10

Between the Pipes by Stephani Hecht
(Blue Line Hockey #2)
First Published March 2011 by eXtasy Books
GLBT Contemporary Romance

When Trey dreamed of one day playing professional hockey, he always imagined it would be for one of the top ranking NHL teams. He never fathomed he'd end up on a last place, farm team and struggling to live from one paycheck to the next. Instead of limousines, endorsement deals and accolades, he's stuck with a run-down rink, jeering ex-fans and a crappy second-hand truck that only runs fifty percent of the time. Then his life goes from sucky to sucky-er when he's blackmailed into coaching a group of kids from the local rink. Trey's never been good with dealing with other people, let alone their mini-versions, so he's certain it's all going to end in one huge disaster.

As a member of the Battle Creek police force, Wade is proud of his town. Sure their local hockey team may be in last place, but with the new goalie, things seem to be looking up. When he finds out his nephew is being coached by that very same goalie, Wade can't wait for a face-to-face encounter. He's not prepared to find himself instantly attracted to Trey, however. Especially when it becomes apparent that Trey is hiding something from his past.

Trey wants to get closer to Wade, but he knows to do so could spell disaster for not only him, but the rest of his family. Will Trey be able to give into his desires or will the past continue to hold him down?

Series includes
Offside Pass, Cup Check, Blind Pass, Change on the Fly, Playing the Point, Cherrypicker,
The Prodigal Brother