A Second Harvest (28 page)

Authors: Eli Easton

Tags: #Gay Romance

“I’m very glad to hear it. I always believed nothing true can be threatened by expanding your horizons. God gave us a brain for a reason.”
Even if it took me a long time to start using mine.

Joe blinked at him for a moment, then changed the subject. “Dinner smells good. I guess you’re still enjoying Christie’s cooking?”

“Oh yeah. Do you like Indian food?”

“I’ll try it.”

David clapped him on the back. “Thanks, Joe. You’re in for a treat.”

After a delicious dinner, they all took the subway downtown. Christie led them to the least crazy areas of Times Square that still had a view of the ball. They had thermoses of hot cocoa, and the weather was a relatively balmy forty degrees. And when they counted down to the New Year, David took Christie into his arms and kissed him. He felt nothing but joy.

It wasn’t just a new year for him; it was a whole new life. He was incredibly grateful.

Cherry Date Cookies

MY MOTHER
used to make these cookies, so it’s only right they are the first things Christie makes for David.

3 1/2 c white flour, sifted
2 c light-brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c butter, softened
1/2 c buttermilk
2 c dates, chopped
1 c maraschino cherries, chopped
1 c walnuts, chopped
Optionally you can add ¼ c of coconut flakes
Preheat the oven to 350F

In a bowl stir together the flour, salt, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, and eggs, and mix until everything is incorporated and the mix turns light and fluffy.

Mix together the flour mixture and butter/sugar mixture until well combined, and then add the buttermilk. Stir in the dates, nuts, and cherry pieces.

Spoon drop the cookie dough onto a greased or Teflon cookie sheet, leaving at least 1.5” between drops. Bake 12-15 minutes. Cookies should be lightly browned. Don’t forget they are in the oven. ☺

More from Eli Easton

In medieval England, duty is everything, personal honor is more valued than life itself, and homosexuality is not tolerated by the church or society.

Sir Christian Brandon was raised in a household where he was hated for his unusual beauty and for his parentage. Being smaller than his six brutish half-brothers, he learned to survive by using his wits and his gift for strategy, earning him the nickname the Crow.

Sir William Corbett, a large and fierce warrior known as the Lion, has pushed his unnatural desires down all his life. He’s determined to live up to his own ideal of a gallant knight. When he takes up a quest to rescue his sister from her abusive lord of a husband, he’s forced to enlist the help of Sir Christian. It’s a partnership that will test every strand of his moral fiber, and, eventually, his understanding of the meaning of duty, honor, and love.

Luke Schumaker designs computer games, working from his home. Every day he walks his dog in the woods nearby, never suspecting that someone who is completely smitten is watching. The watcher is Alex Shaw, and he too works from home, designing logic and crossword puzzles. Alex’s options are limited: he’s too shy to approach Luke and his wheelchair won’t let him follow into the woods. His solution? Secret messages for Luke in the crosswords he writes for the local paper. When Luke decodes them, romance begins, but then they face greater puzzles, like Alex’s interfering sister and what commitment to a man in a wheelchair really takes. And, most puzzling of all, how do you know if love is real?

His future was set until a thief stole his heart.

All of Clyde’s Corner, Montana, knows local dandy Chris Ramsey will marry Trix Stubben, young widow and heir to the richest ranch in the area. But one woman isn’t too keen on the idea. Mabe Crassen wants to get her hands on that ranch, so she sets her older son to court Trix, and her younger son, Jeremy, to distract Chris and lure him astray.

Jeremy Crassen thinks his mother’s scheme is crazy. But he wants desperately to go off to college, which Mabe will agree to—if he seduces Chris. How will shy, virginal, secretly gay Jeremy attract Chris, who seems determined to do the right thing and marry Trix? Jeremy can’t compete with a rich
female
widow. Or can he?

It’s not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams. But Jordan was lucky. He met Owen Nelson in the second grade, and they’ve been BFFs ever since. Owen is a big, beautiful blond and their school’s champion wrestler. No one messes with Owen, or with anyone close to him, and he bucks popular opinion by keeping Jordan as his wingman even after Jordan comes out at school.

Their friendship survives, but Jordan’s worst enemy may be himself: he can’t seem to help the fact that he is head-over-heels in love with a hopeless case—his straight friend, Owen. Owen won’t let anything take Jordan’s friendship away, but he never counted on Jordan running off to find a life of his own. Owen will have to face the nature of their relationship if he’s to win Jordan back.

Sex in Seattle: Book 1

As part of the investigation into the murder of a young woman, Seattle PI Tony DeMarco poses as a patient of Dr. Jack Halloran, the therapist who treated the victim at a Seattle sex clinic. This isn’t the first time Tony has gone undercover, but it’s the first time he’s wanted to go under cover with one of his suspects. He can’t help it—Jack Halloran is just the kind of steely-eyed hero Tony goes for. But he’ll have to prove Halloran’s innocence and keep the doctor from finding out about his ruse before he can play Romeo.

Dr. Halloran has his own issues, including a damaged right arm sustained in the line of duty as a combat surgeon in Iraq and the PTSD that followed. He’s confused to find himself attracted to a new patient, the big, funny Italian with the puppy-dog eyes, and Tony’s humor slips right past Jack’s defenses, making him feel things he thought long buried. But can the doctor and the PI find a path to romance despite the secrets between them?

Readers love Eli Easton

The Lion and the Crow

“Author Eli Easton paints a rich countryside that literally oozes the era of knighthood and its many facets… She paints a beautiful love story and presents an interesting and intelligent duo that fights all odds…”

—The Novel Approach

“Easton does a fabulous job here in intertwining this story in the time period and showing how it really affects both of these men.”

—Joyfully Jay

“It’s a wonderful story; a fine example of character-focused, simple/complex writing with an edge of steel and steam. I’ll be reaching for this book again whenever I need a medieval romance fix.”

—Rainbow Book Reviews

The Stolen Suitor

“I really love Eli Easton’s writing style and her original humour.”

—Sinfully Gay Romance Book Reviews

“It delivers a sweet, hot, low-angst, romance that’s all about the happily-ever-after.”

—Gay Book Reviews

“Easton’s writing style always incorporates humour and affection for her characters, and it really complements this small town story.”

—Prism Book Alliance

ELI EASTON
has been at various times and under different names a minister’s daughter, a computer programmer, a game designer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a fanfiction writer, an organic farmer, and a profound sleeper. She is now happily embarking on yet another incarnation, this time as an m/m romance author.

As an avid reader of such, she is tickled pink when an author manages to combine literary merit, vast stores of humor, melting hotness, and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, three bulldogs, three cows, and six chickens. All of them (except for the husband) are female, hence explaining the naked men that have taken up residence in her latest fiction writing.

Website: www.elieaston.com

Twitter: @EliEaston

E-mail: [email protected]

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