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Showing Him the Ropes

(Champions of Desire 01)
by

Christa Tomlinson

Chance “The Chancellor” Gerhardt is a mainstay for Frontier Professional Wrestling. He’s won multiple championships and has the respect of the locker room. But after ten years at the top, Chance is looking for a new challenge. The one he gets, mentoring FPW’s young rookie, is both unexpected and unwanted.

Devin Jacobs is a hot new talent signed by Frontier Professional Wrestling. He’s always been a fan of The Chancellor, and not just because of the older man’s skill in the ring. He has it bad for the steely eyed veteran wrestler. Unfortunately for Devin, The Chancellor doesn’t believe in mixing business with pleasure, and isn’t looking to get involved with anyone. Or is he? During long nights traveling and working together, Devin catches more than one secretly admiring glance from The Chancellor…

Devin is determined to earn victories and championships in the ring. But he’d also love the opportunity to win Chance’s heart. Can the two of them navigate their way through the hyper masculinity and backstage politics of professional wrestling to the most important victory of all? Or will their shot at love be defeated 1-2-3?

Christa Tomlinson is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling. When she’s not writing, Christa can be found watching her favorite classic matches or traveling to live wrestling events.

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Christa Tomlinson

Hello! My name is Christa Tomlinson. Today I’ll be sharing with you some of the songs I listened to while writing Showing Him the Ropes, my new m/m erotic romance set in the world of professional wrestling. And I have to say, I’m excited about this post. I always write with music and I pick songs very specifically to match the scene I’m writing. I have a few songs that are my go-to play lists for writing. But I also like to play songs that match the characters and mood of the book. Here’s a few of my favorites.

Whenever I’m looking to write something sexy, I put AWOL Nation – Sail on the play list. This song has such a smooth and sexy vibe to it. Chance and Devin’s first love scene was written to Sail.

Natalie Merchant, Carnival is another play list regular. Perfect to get in the right head space for a little Unresolved Sexual Tension, or UST. And there’s plenty of UST in Showing Him the Ropes. Carnival is a great song and I was influenced to add it to my playlist thanks to it being the soundtrack for a very sultry montage in Xena: Warrior Princess.

Devin has such a high energy personality. When I want to think like him, I play Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones. As soon as I hear it, I’m happy and bouncing around as I write.

I also played a lot of Beastie Boys for Devin. They’re one of his favorite groups and he really likes Brass Monkey.

Chance is a big fan of Johnny Cash. He listens to him on his road trips from town to town. But ever since Devin started riding with him, he doesn’t get to listen to Cash as much. Devin is always turning down the radio so they can talk.

And of course every story has to have a little bit of angst, right? When I need to set the mood for emotional and angsty, I put Beck’s Guess I’m Doing Fine on repeat and go to town.

So that’s a little sampling of the music I listened to while writing Showing Him the Ropes. I hope you enjoyed it! After you check out Chance and Devin’s story, let me know if there are any songs you think would have been good to write to. I could always use new songs for my playlist.

Thank you for reading!

Christa

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Excerpt

Devin changed the subject again. “So are you married?

“Hell no.”

“Are you seeing anybody?”

“No.”

“Mess around with the ring rats then?”

Chance laughed. “Not even close.”

Devin thought that was an interesting answer. “So do you not hook up with any chicks? Should your gimmick be The Monk instead of The Chancellor?”

“I’m not a damn monk.”

“So then who-.”

Chance cut him off. “This conversation is done.”

Devin sat there quiet for a moment. Chance sounded just like him when he’d been trying to squirm out of admitting he was gay. And it made him wonder. Could The Chancellor be gay as well? “I don’t hook up with any of the groupies either.”

“So?”

“I’m just saying, while we’re traveling together, you won’t have to worry about me bringing any girls up to our hotel room.”

Chance snorted and flicked on the right blinker to get over and exit the freeway. “Trust me, you wouldn’t. Because I wouldn’t allow it.”

Devin laughed as they drove down the exit ramp. “Is that right? What would you do if I did, spank me?” They’d come to idle at a stop light, so Chance turned and looked at him. His face was half in shadow, but Devin saw him run his eyes over him. And his heart started to pound. He knew that look. He’d seen that look plenty of times before – from guys who were interested in him. Seeing it from The Chancellor was the last thing he’d expected. But before he could decide what to say, or if he even should say anything, the light turned green. Chance turned back around to proceed through the intersection…

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About Christa

Christa Tomlinson is an exciting up and coming author in erotic romance. Her first self-published novel, The Sergeant, was an Amazon Best Seller for Gay and Lesbian Erotica for seven weeks straight.

Although Christa graduated from The University of Missouri-St. Louis with a degree in History, she currently prefers to write contemporary romance. She loves to create stories that are emotional and lovely with sex that is integral to the characters’ romantic arc. Her books include straight couples, curvy couples, gay, and multicultural couples. Love is love and everyone should have their story told.

Christa lives in Houston, Texas with her two dogs, and is a retired roller derby player.

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