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Overtime

V.L. Locey

Sander March is one season away from the pros, or so everyone tells him.

If only Sander had as much faith in his ability as the Cougar coaching staff does. Outwardly, he’s cocksure, borderline bitter, and slightly sarcastic. All that strut and sass hides a wounded soul though. Working to hide a brutal past filled with humiliation, abuse, and a family member who still haunts him, Sander has never found the kind of comfort and understanding he so desperately needs. Until he meets Mateo Castillo, a minor league baseball player for the nearby Elmira Egrets. Mateo and Sander click instantly, and a budding friendship develops between the two athletes.

Mateo then introduces Sander to his boyfriend, Noah Coombs, an aspiring manga comic creator. The three men find themselves bonding strongly, and that slowly gives way to sexual attraction. Eventually, Mateo and Noah invite Sander into their relationship. The path to happiness isn’t going to be easy for Sander as he faces criticism from his friends, teammates, and the press for his choices. The brash young star can handle all that, it’s when his abuser shows up in Cayuga that Sander fears not only for his own safety, but for the lives of the two men he has grown to love. Will Sander’s past tear him away from Mateo and Noah, or will he be able to leave the darkness behind?

Warning – This story has disturbing subject matter.

Excerpt!

I wasn’t feeling the ride to Corning to sulk around inside Vespers. So, I called Kimmy. She picked up on the third ring, after seeing who was calling as she should.

“Happy New Year, baby brother,” she whispered.

“Charlie asleep on your lap?” I asked, the sound of my sister’s voice lifting me from the lonesome place Sander March was spending tonight in.

“She wanted to stay up to see the ball drop, but she conked out around ten. Are you out celebrating?”

I looked in the rearview. Was parked behind a bar considered celebrating? It was close enough. Kimmy had enough on her plate; she didn’t need my shit to fret over. And I had been inside for a beer when midnight hit so we’d call it a party.

“Yep,” I sort-of lied. “I spent the night talking with some cougar who wanted to get into my pants.”

 “Did she get offended when you told her you were gay?”

“Majorly. Like my sexuality was an affront to her attractiveness or something. Not important though. Everything is cool there?”

“It’s fine,” Kimmy softly replied. I turned Halsey down, so I could pick up any kind of inflection in her voice if it happened. “We’re fine, Sander.”

“Is the parole hearing still the same date?”

“Yes, it’s not been changed.”

I stared at the windshield as it began to thaw. “Eight weeks.”

“Eight weeks,” she murmured.

I shifted in my seat, unease creeping into my bones at the thought of Wade and the hell he’d brought down on my sister and me. If he was released early…

“They’ll deny his parole, Kimmy,” I told her, as I had been telling her for months now.

“I hope so. I don’t want to move again.” I could hear the fear in her voice now despite how she was trying to cover it up. I was glad Charlie was asleep. She didn’t need to hear how badly rattled her mom was.

“He’ll never find you.” I’d made sure of that. We’d moved her to the most remote part of the state we could find while he’d been in prison. It was the only thing we could do shy of witness protection, which battered wives and traumatized children weren’t eligible for.

“He’ll find you, Sander. What happens if he finds you?” I blinked away the sharp memory of Wade’s hands around my throat. I’d been thirteen, and he was thirty-five that time. “Sander, if he finds you, he’ll kill you.”

“Nope, he won’t. His days of terrorizing us are over.” I felt strong in that conviction even though my skin felt creepy and tight. Some drunk staggered by my car, bounced off the bumper, and then proceeded to puke all over the front fender. Nice. “I’m going to call it a night. One can only have so much fun.” I watched the drunken frat boy and his giggling girlfriend veering around the parking lot, hooting and being assholes.

“Okay. I’ll call you Sunday so Charlie can talk to you. She’s wrote a report for school about the science of hockey. She wants to read it to you.”

“I can’t wait.” I found myself smiling even though someone had just barfed on my car. “Talk to you then. Keep your head down, Kimmy.”

“Always Sander. Talk to you later. Love you.”

“Love you too.”

The line went dead. I chucked my phone to the empty passenger seat and slid the nicely warmed SUV into reverse. Sleep in a big, empty bed and morning skate awaited. Yep, Sander March was all about that high life.

Cayuga Cougars Series

Snap Shot (Book 01) (MF story)

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Open Net (Book 02)

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Coach’s Challenge (Book 03)

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About V.L. Locey

V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, Dr. Who, Torchwood, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, two Jersey steers and a flock of assorted domestic fowl.

When not writing lusty tales, she can be found enjoying her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand.

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Review

Title: Overtime

Series: Cayuga Cougars 04

Author: V.L. Locey

Genre: Contemporary, Ménage, Sports 

Length: Novel (225pgs)

Publisher: V.L. locey (June 13, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Blurb: Sander March is one season away from the pros, or so everyone tells him.

If only Sander had as much faith in his ability as the Cougar coaching staff does. Outwardly, he’s cocksure, borderline bitter, and slightly sarcastic. All that strut and sass hides a wounded soul though. Working to hide a brutal past filled with humiliation, abuse, and a family member who still haunts him, Sander has never found the kind of comfort and understanding he so desperately needs. Until he meets Mateo Castillo, a minor league baseball player for the nearby Elmira Egrets. Mateo and Sander click instantly, and a budding friendship develops between the two athletes.

Mateo then introduces Sander to his boyfriend, Noah Coombs, an aspiring manga comic creator. The three men find themselves bonding strongly, and that slowly gives way to sexual attraction. Eventually, Mateo and Noah invite Sander into their relationship. The path to happiness isn’t going to be easy for Sander as he faces criticism from his friends, teammates, and the press for his choices. The brash young star can handle all that, it’s when his abuser shows up in Cayuga that Sander fears not only for his own safety, but for the lives of the two men he has grown to love. Will Sander’s past tear him away from Mateo and Noah, or will he be able to leave the darkness behind?

ISBN: B07DPPH5QQ

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Sanders has had quite a harsh life growing up. His mother had od when he was around four years old, and his sister’s husband was an abusive asshat. The man had hurt both his wife and Sander’s since he was six years old. The man went to jail but was coming up to parole time. It pretty much sent Sanders into panic mode. He was having a difficult time with it, but the two men he had fallen in love with helped.

Noah had been attacked and brutually raped some time ago, and he knew all about panic situations. He had had Mateo to help him through each time. He was a shy young man but his heart was always a bit scared. When Sander’s came over to play games, he was attracted to him and he knew Mateo was as well.

Mateo was pretty much the glue that held them all together. Sander’s was getting pretty far ahead in his hockey career and Noah was making a name for himself with his art. The problem was baseball was not as progressive as they should be. Thing in their lives are going to change.

This is a very slow moving story that comes off a bit dry to me. It was harder to connect with the characters then it should have been. I just could not get into this story and that was more than likely mine. You get quite a bit of Sanders and Noah, but Mateo not so much. It was like he was just a add in, even though he had been with Noah longer. Then there was Sander’s relationship with Vic that made Vic the asshat, which he really wasn’t.

It has some hot and sexy times in it, and the support that they give each other rocked. Although it comes off a bit harsh in parts. I have always been a fan of m/m romance but not so much with menage’s. They never seem to flow with ease, but in this story it actually made it more believable.

The story has a darker tone to it that doesn’t really call to me, but it also made the story more believable. It was like you knew who the guys were and they come off more real. There is heartbreak, pain, guilt, abuse, love, and friendship in this story and more.

Overall this story was well told and gives you something that felt real to the readers. The problem was that it was just not my type of story and I will admit that I skimmed over quite a bit of the story. It just wasn’t my kind of book and there was no real pull to it that called to me.

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