Bombs and Guacamole by B.A. Tortuga Cover Reveal, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hey y’all! I’m BA Tortuga, lover of cowboys and rednecks and the gal voted most likely to write a buddy movie where the buddies end up in love. I’m tickled as all get out to show off my brand new cover for my newest book, Bombs and Guacamole.

Las Cruces, New Mexico. 

An ER doctor so far in the closet he can’t admit he’s even in a house. An EMT that’s been an Army buddy, a best friend, and now wants to test out a certain doctor’s bedside manner. 

A wedding. A criminal targeting first responders. More family than one doctor can possibly handle. 

Bombs. Guacamole. 

Seriously.

I can’t wait for all y’all to meet Dusty and Nate. They’re explosive.

*cackles*

Much love, y’all.

~BA~

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Bombs and Guacamole

(Border Crossing)
by

B.A. Tortuga

ER doctor Dusty Lowry grew up in a conservative rural Texas family that has never quite forgiven him for staying in New Mexico after his stint in the Army. Paramedic Nate Miller, Dusty’s best friend since their early Army days, has a hippie momma, a tiny apartment, and is in lust with his buddy. When their other Army friend, Kyle, gets married, they start thinking about settling down. In fact, they both know what they want: each other. Too bad they’ve never shared that goofy little fact.

A trip to visit Dusty’s family in Texas changes everything, and Dusty and Nate aren’t sure where to go from there. Good thing they’re smart guys, and between a series of bombings that target first responders, their friend Kyle’s wife getting pregnant, and more than one bowl of guacamole, they begin to figure out how to have a relationship.

But as the bombings get closer to home, Nate and Dusty must navigate love and commitment before they lose their chance.

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Excerpt

“Jealous? Of Kyle?” Nate raised a brow. “Explain.”

“Pushy.” Dusty smiled for him, though, an ironic little twist of lips. “It’s just that it occurred to me now, I mean, that Kyle found someone. That he was the first one of us to do it, and that I’m not likely to have a relationship at the ER.”

“And you want one?” He thought Dusty was, like, a medical monk or something. Married to his stethoscope and caffeine.

“I didn’t know I did until now. But yeah.” Dusty kept his gaze on the floor, shifting from side to side. “I mean, it’s still an amorphous thing.”

“Listen to you using your twenty-five-cent words.” Wow. Dusty was seriously the least sexually interested dude he’d ever met. He’d never seen the man so much as flirt with a woman at a bar, and God knew they’d spent enough time in bars together.

“Oh, fuck off. I mean, I just never really thought what I might be missing until now.”

“So, get on an online dating site.”

“Shit, is that how you do it?” Dusty asked.

“How many dates have you seen me on?” Nate asked, deadpan.

“None. Doesn’t mean you don’t have any. I work a lot. You work a lot.”

Dusty was the workaholic among them. He’d been a med-school slave, then a medic, then an intern. As soon as he’d finished his residency, he was in the damned ER almost 24-7. Nate was a paramedic, and Kyle worked as a security team manager. When they went home, they were off work. But Dusty? He was always on call.

Nate snorted into his bottle. “Trust me, I don’t date.”

“Why not?” Dusty leaned forward, hands between his knees, lean shoulders rolling like he had a catch. “You’re missing out, man. You need to get out there, see what kind of fish are in the sea.”

Nate frowned, the idea of being with someone who wasn’t Dusty niggling at him. Kyle, well, Nate had joy for Kyle. Liah rocked, and Kyle looked so happy. Dusty, though, Nate still wanted that for himself. He wanted Dusty to look at him someday the same way Liah looked at Kyle.

What a pipe dream.

“You’re all scowly.” Dusty grimaced. “I didn’t mean to kill the mood, man.”

“Hey, no. I mean, I’m just not unhappy as is. I like my job. I have you to hang out with….”

“Oh, wait.” Dusty touched his arm, kind of a slap mixed with a pat. “I didn’t mean I don’t appreciate you and your studly self.”

“I get it.” He did, and it scared him. The bromance was gonna come to an end eventually, and then he’d be in the closet and alone without the damned object of his fantasies.

“No, I upset you. You’re scowling.” Dusty drained his beer. “I’m sorry, Nate. I’ll butt out, let you enjoy the reception.”

“Stop.” He caught Dusty’s arm. “No. Seriously. I’m okay. Hungry, though.”

“Me too. That chicken—” Dusty flapped a hand. “Was that even chicken?”

“Are you two maligning my wedding dinner?” Kyle appeared next to them, bow tie open, top shirt button undone.

Dusty widened his eyes, obviously going for innocent. “Would we do that?”

“Yes.” Kyle chuckled. “I know you don’t dance, Nate, but you should be out there two-stepping with the best of them, Dusty. Liah has some gorgeous cousins.”

“Not up to it, man.” Dusty waved a hand. “Need an attitude adjustment.”

“Well, I want to thank you both or standing up for me. For the speeches too. No one will be any wiser if you take off now. Liah and I are leaving in about half an hour, and we cut the cake and all.”

Dusty glanced at Nate pleadingly. “Can we?”

Nate just looked back at Kyle. “You sure, buddy? We want to be here for you.”

“Not a problem, guys. You were here. You kicked ass. Go get some rest. I’ll see you when I get back from the honeymoon, huh?” Kyle gave them this blissed-out grin, which made them both laugh.

“You got it,” Nate said, reaching out for a handshake. Kyle gave him a man-hug instead, which never made him feel pervy. Not like when Dusty did it.

Kyle hugged Dusty too, then waved them off. “Go. I’ll let Liah know where y’all went. Promise.”

That was all the encouragement Dusty seemed to need. He headed out at warp speed, tugging Nate behind him, a tugboat and a barge, cutting a swath through the crowd.

“Whew,” Dusty said when they got outside. “We’re safe. What do you want to do, man?”

Honestly, all Nate wanted to do now was eat something and crash. The whole groomsman thing exhausted him. He pulled his mental boots up, though, and found a smile for Dusty. “I dunno, man. What do you want to do?”

“Food and sleep.” Dusty chuckled. “In that order. Look, for once I’m not on call. We could meet the pizza guy at your place, and I can crash in front of your giant TV.”

Nate fought the victory dance that wanted out of him. “That’s not gonna help us meet people, buddy.”

“Bah. I got you. And your TV.”

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About B.A.

Texan to the bone and an unrepentant Daddy’s Girl, BA Tortuga spends her days with her basset hounds and her beloved wife, texting her sisters, and eating Mexican food. When she’s not doing that, she’s writing. She spends her days off watching rodeo, knitting and surfing Pinterest in the name of research. BA’s personal saviors include her wife, Julia Talbot, her best friend, Sean Michael, and coffee. Lots of coffee. Really good coffee.

Having written everything from fist-fighting rednecks to hard-core cowboys to werewolves, BA does her damnedest to tell the stories of her heart, which was raised in Northeast Texas, but has heard the call of the  high desert and lives in the Sandias. With books ranging from hard-hitting GLBT romance, to fiery menages, to the most traditional of love stories, BA refuses to be pigeon-holed by anyone but the voices in her head.

Where to find the author:

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Giveaway!

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12 thoughts on “Bombs and Guacamole by B.A. Tortuga Cover Reveal, Excerpt & Giveaway!

  1. This sounds great – and what a title and cover. I love New Mexico! Thanks for the post and contest.

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  2. I love the title and the cover! And I’m a spicy kind of gal!

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  3. This is one of the best covers I’ve seen in a while – I love it! It’s so unique and certainly gets your attention 🙂 And the book sounds great too, can’t wait to check it out!
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  4. Love everything about this post! The title and cover are so awesome. Congratulations on the release.
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  5. Sounds really good. Will definitely be adding this to to the tbb list. But I hate avocados.

  6. I enjoyed reading the excerpt. This book sounds like a very interesting and intriguing read. Also, I like the book cover! I am more of a sweet gal. Looking forward to checking this book out. Thanks – allyswanson at hotmail dot com.

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