Tattoos have inspired many of my stories and I'd like to feature a couple of them today. When I was researching for my novel, THIRD SON, published by NineStar Press back in 2017, I spent a lot of time on the web looking at dragon tattoos.I could work into my story. One of the more memorable ones was a red dragon I ended up including in my characters profile. Gerard Sun is a famous Chinese artist who falls hard for American businessman, Niall Monroe. A chance meeting in Las Vegas turns into a one-night stand and...the blurb gives you a little more insight on what follows. The cover, created by Natasha Snow, is one of my very favorites.
American Niall Monroe returns to Hong Kong—a city he calls home—after being away for eight years. He hopes to finally find happiness with Peter Wei, his closeted lover of fourteen years, but is disappointed to find Peter has been put in an untenable position. He must marry and produce the long-awaited grandchild or get cut off by his millionaire father.
Gerard Sun, a talented artist, bursts back into Niall’s life after a one-night stand in Las Vegas. Circumstances force the men to deal with their attraction, especially when Niall’s firm considers Gerard to help promote tourism in the People’s Republic of China.
James, Peter’s younger brother, has been Niall’s best friend since they were schoolmates. He encourages Niall to ditch his brother and move on. He encourages Niall to ditch his brother until he finds out Niall is thinking of dating Gerard Sun, a talented artist.
Coming home seemed like a great idea until it wasn’t. Niall finds himself a stranger in a familiar landscape, slammed on multiple fronts by broken promises, jealousy, intrigue, unimaginable deceit, and undercurrents of evil. As his dreams quickly turn into nightmares, Niall reaches out to new allies for support.
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The next novel I want to talk about is TASTE, published in 2011 by Dreamspinner Press. I was inspired to create a hottie with a full sleeve tattoo by these images I found in the m/m group on GR. This guy inspired me for months.
The cover of Taste, created by Reese Dante. captured the imagination of many readers and is one my bestselling novels.
What should have been a brief interlude turns into something deeper when Lil Lampert meets Grier Dilorio at the Taste of Chicago. Lil is in town visiting good friends Jody Williams and Clark Stevens, and he didn’t plan to hook up with a younger man and discover a mutual love for architecture, interior design, and a unique sexual kink that keeps Lil coming back for more.
By all appearances, Grier is the quintessential bad boy who loves speed, tattoos, and leather, but Lil slowly uncovers another side: selfless, responsible, and tender, especially for Luca, the son he’s had to deny. With Lil’s love and support, Grier will make a decision key to opening the door to a possible future together, one that includes fatherhood, something Lil has dreamed of but has never dared to explore.
Leave a comment if you have a favorite tattoo that led to picking up a novel and I will choose 2 winners at the end of the week to receive an ebook copy of either Taste or Third Son.
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