KC Kendricks
Erotic contemporary gay romance from best selling author
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Jubal Graham is back on the job after a shooter took the life
of his long-time partner, and sent him into a coma followed
by months of rehab. Determined to have justice, Jubal is
focused on finding a killer, not a new romantic
entanglement. Ellis Banks, with his smoldering blue eyes
and denim-clad swagger is a distraction Jubal can’t afford –
or ignore.
Ellis Banks came to Philadelphia to bust a drug operation;
one that connects to the same case agency legend
Kentuckian Jubal Graham is working. Ellis finds himself
drawn to Jubal, but Jubal holds him off. Sure that Jubal is
interested, even though he wears his slain lover’s ring, Ellis
mounts a determined siege.
Jubal’s surprise at having a suitor develops into a growing
affection for Ellis, one clouded with old fears. Fate ripped
one lover from his arms, and now Ellis is in the line of fire.
Jubal’s courage can protect Ellis, but is it powerful enough
to love him?
of his long-time partner, and sent him into a coma followed
by months of rehab. Determined to have justice, Jubal is
focused on finding a killer, not a new romantic
entanglement. Ellis Banks, with his smoldering blue eyes
and denim-clad swagger is a distraction Jubal can’t afford –
or ignore.
Ellis Banks came to Philadelphia to bust a drug operation;
one that connects to the same case agency legend
Kentuckian Jubal Graham is working. Ellis finds himself
drawn to Jubal, but Jubal holds him off. Sure that Jubal is
interested, even though he wears his slain lover’s ring, Ellis
mounts a determined siege.
Jubal’s surprise at having a suitor develops into a growing
affection for Ellis, one clouded with old fears. Fate ripped
one lover from his arms, and now Ellis is in the line of fire.
Jubal’s courage can protect Ellis, but is it powerful enough
to love him?
INTRO
“I’ve got a lot of miles on me, Ellis. I feel old.”
Ellis’ gaze locked with mine. I knew that interested look, having been on the receiving end of it
often enough in my life. It was nice to know I could still turn a head. He reached out and trailed his
fingertips down my arm. “You want some help feeling young again, Jubal?”
I hated to disappoint him. He was a nice looking man, and I couldn’t deny my curiosity about him.
But…I rebuffed him as gently as I knew how.
“Not with a co-worker, Ellis, even a handsome stud like you.”
Ellis didn’t blink. His chin lifted the slightest bit as those blue eyes saw straight through my act. A
warm little glow sparked to life in my belly. I knew by the way he pressed his full, sexy lips together
he knew. We stood there staring at each, the air between us sparking with a strange blue lightning.
He tried, but he couldn’t keep the corner of his mouth from quirking up in a little smile.
“If you change your mind, Jubal, just say so.”
I nodded. Ellis pushed off from the counter and walked towards the door. I had one more thing I had
to say to him.
“Ellis?”
He stopped and turned around.
“Yeah?”
“Nice ass.”
He laughed as the door closed behind him.
EXCERPT:
Ellis sat behind his desk, chin anchored in his left palm while his right index finger idly tapped the
page in front of him. Lucky for me, a member of the janitorial staff busily washed the windows in my
new office and I had an excuse not to go in there yet.
I had two choices. I could hide my interest in him, be the gruff senior agent, or I could let him know
how strongly he had things stirring inside me. If I chose the latter, we needed to hash a few things
out, namely how not to allow a mutual sexual curiosity affect the job.
Standing in the doorway, looking at him, I didn’t know which would win today. Ellis glanced up and
saw me. He straightened, his chest expanding as he drew in a deep breath. I nodded and stepped
into the squad room.
“Ellis. Are you on call, or just catching up?”
“I’m puzzled, mostly.”
I snorted and let the southern drawl creep into my speech. “Ain’t we all, most days?”
He almost smiled, the corner of his mouth twitching, and mimicked my accent. “I heard you hailed
from Ken-tuck.”
“Yep. With a name like ‘Jubal’, where the hell did you think I was from?” I snagged the nearest chair
and rolled it a bit closer to him. “What are you puzzled about?”
His gaze drilled into mine, his warm blue eyes eloquently saying he meant me. I smiled to let him
know I appreciated his interest, but was careful not to show encouragement. He must have gotten
the message. He flipped a folder at me. “There’s a few missing pieces here.”
I opened the folder and kept my surprise out of my voice. “This is an old case. I worked it for a
while, but it went cold.”
“It ties into a new one, I just know it.”
A cold fist seized my heart. This case was potentially dangerous. I looked up at him. Ellis was
running on instinct and that gut feeling that settled over you when you know what you can’t yet
prove. His earnest expression begged me to believe him. I did, and I wished to heaven I could warn
him off this one, but it would tip my hand.
“Keep digging, then. Trust your gut.”
“Should I trust what my gut says about you, Agent Graham?”
I closed the file and laid it back on his desk, my gaze flicking to the window washer. He was finished,
putting all his supplies back in his cart. I waited until he exited to reply.
“Ellis, you and I need to get a few things straight.”
He tapped the signet ring. “That’s not your initial. The guy you were with last night?”
“No. I was with a friend last night. You were on a date.”
“So, maybe I should take you out on a date.”
“Ellis…” I froze as his fingers closed around mine, a delighted little quiver pulsing through my
penis. I was intensely curious about the man, but we were in too public a place for this to continue. I
pulled away. “Don’t do that here.”
“Will you go out with me, Jubal?”
Persistence was a good thing for a drug enforcement agent to have, but I wasn’t sure I liked his
directed at me. I wasn’t sure I didn’t like it, either. It was certainly different to be on this side of the
pursuit.
“Why did you come to my house last night?”
Ellis looked away as a flush crept up his neck. “I needed to know if your boyfriend lived with you.”
I clamped down on my temper. He was out of line, and his eyes said he knew how far. I counted to
five before I responded. “He’s not my boyfriend. Don’t do it again. If he sees you dogging me, it’ll
scare him.”
“Like I’m scaring you, Jubal?”
“You’re not scaring me.”
“Oh, the hell I’m not.” Ellis leaned back in his chair. “Okay. We’ll do it the old southern way. Even
straights say a year is enough to mourn. You can play the reluctant widower for another two
months. I’ll let you. Then you go out with me.”
“Boy, you don’t know anything about me.”
“Wrong. You were all anyone talked about when I transferred in. I took notes.”
“You’re an arrogant fucker, aren’t you?”
Ellis grinned as he stood and stretched, treating me to an eye level display of the full, rounded
bump at the base of his zipper. He looked down at me, his expression pure insolence.
“Takes one to know one, Agent Graham.”
“I’ve got a lot of miles on me, Ellis. I feel old.”
Ellis’ gaze locked with mine. I knew that interested look, having been on the receiving end of it
often enough in my life. It was nice to know I could still turn a head. He reached out and trailed his
fingertips down my arm. “You want some help feeling young again, Jubal?”
I hated to disappoint him. He was a nice looking man, and I couldn’t deny my curiosity about him.
But…I rebuffed him as gently as I knew how.
“Not with a co-worker, Ellis, even a handsome stud like you.”
Ellis didn’t blink. His chin lifted the slightest bit as those blue eyes saw straight through my act. A
warm little glow sparked to life in my belly. I knew by the way he pressed his full, sexy lips together
he knew. We stood there staring at each, the air between us sparking with a strange blue lightning.
He tried, but he couldn’t keep the corner of his mouth from quirking up in a little smile.
“If you change your mind, Jubal, just say so.”
I nodded. Ellis pushed off from the counter and walked towards the door. I had one more thing I had
to say to him.
“Ellis?”
He stopped and turned around.
“Yeah?”
“Nice ass.”
He laughed as the door closed behind him.
EXCERPT:
Ellis sat behind his desk, chin anchored in his left palm while his right index finger idly tapped the
page in front of him. Lucky for me, a member of the janitorial staff busily washed the windows in my
new office and I had an excuse not to go in there yet.
I had two choices. I could hide my interest in him, be the gruff senior agent, or I could let him know
how strongly he had things stirring inside me. If I chose the latter, we needed to hash a few things
out, namely how not to allow a mutual sexual curiosity affect the job.
Standing in the doorway, looking at him, I didn’t know which would win today. Ellis glanced up and
saw me. He straightened, his chest expanding as he drew in a deep breath. I nodded and stepped
into the squad room.
“Ellis. Are you on call, or just catching up?”
“I’m puzzled, mostly.”
I snorted and let the southern drawl creep into my speech. “Ain’t we all, most days?”
He almost smiled, the corner of his mouth twitching, and mimicked my accent. “I heard you hailed
from Ken-tuck.”
“Yep. With a name like ‘Jubal’, where the hell did you think I was from?” I snagged the nearest chair
and rolled it a bit closer to him. “What are you puzzled about?”
His gaze drilled into mine, his warm blue eyes eloquently saying he meant me. I smiled to let him
know I appreciated his interest, but was careful not to show encouragement. He must have gotten
the message. He flipped a folder at me. “There’s a few missing pieces here.”
I opened the folder and kept my surprise out of my voice. “This is an old case. I worked it for a
while, but it went cold.”
“It ties into a new one, I just know it.”
A cold fist seized my heart. This case was potentially dangerous. I looked up at him. Ellis was
running on instinct and that gut feeling that settled over you when you know what you can’t yet
prove. His earnest expression begged me to believe him. I did, and I wished to heaven I could warn
him off this one, but it would tip my hand.
“Keep digging, then. Trust your gut.”
“Should I trust what my gut says about you, Agent Graham?”
I closed the file and laid it back on his desk, my gaze flicking to the window washer. He was finished,
putting all his supplies back in his cart. I waited until he exited to reply.
“Ellis, you and I need to get a few things straight.”
He tapped the signet ring. “That’s not your initial. The guy you were with last night?”
“No. I was with a friend last night. You were on a date.”
“So, maybe I should take you out on a date.”
“Ellis…” I froze as his fingers closed around mine, a delighted little quiver pulsing through my
penis. I was intensely curious about the man, but we were in too public a place for this to continue. I
pulled away. “Don’t do that here.”
“Will you go out with me, Jubal?”
Persistence was a good thing for a drug enforcement agent to have, but I wasn’t sure I liked his
directed at me. I wasn’t sure I didn’t like it, either. It was certainly different to be on this side of the
pursuit.
“Why did you come to my house last night?”
Ellis looked away as a flush crept up his neck. “I needed to know if your boyfriend lived with you.”
I clamped down on my temper. He was out of line, and his eyes said he knew how far. I counted to
five before I responded. “He’s not my boyfriend. Don’t do it again. If he sees you dogging me, it’ll
scare him.”
“Like I’m scaring you, Jubal?”
“You’re not scaring me.”
“Oh, the hell I’m not.” Ellis leaned back in his chair. “Okay. We’ll do it the old southern way. Even
straights say a year is enough to mourn. You can play the reluctant widower for another two
months. I’ll let you. Then you go out with me.”
“Boy, you don’t know anything about me.”
“Wrong. You were all anyone talked about when I transferred in. I took notes.”
“You’re an arrogant fucker, aren’t you?”
Ellis grinned as he stood and stretched, treating me to an eye level display of the full, rounded
bump at the base of his zipper. He looked down at me, his expression pure insolence.
“Takes one to know one, Agent Graham.”
| ISBN 978-1-60272-621-5 |
| Purchase Tango in the Night at Amber Allure here |
| #4 Best Seller at Amber Allure, December 2009 |
| Tango in the Night is the first KC Kendricks story I've had the pleasure of reading... It has a great beginning and ending and unlike some books, it never lags on the to the end. Read this one and enjoy. I know I did. - Mystical Nymph, Literary Nymphs Reviews, 4.5 Stars |
| Purchase Tango in the Night at Amazon United States here |
| Tango in the Night Review Snippets |
| Enough twists and turns to keep it interesting with the added bonus a good-cop story with a nice romance between two attractive men and a fair amount of smexxin'...I can recommend this as an entertaining, fast read."--Leslie, Reviews By Jessewave |
| December 2010 |
| Tango in the Night is included in the Night Moves anthology available at Amazon.com |
| Purchase Tango in the Night at Fictionwise here |
| Additional information on other KC Kendricks books available in the Amber Allure PAX program can be found here |
| Tango in the Night Jubal & Ellis Give Me One Night Brody & Evan Night Moves (Tango in the Night and Give Me One Night in one paperback.) |
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