Nighttime Wishes
Make a Wish
Book 1
M.A. Church
Genre: Gay, Sci-Fi, Tentacled Alien Hero
Publisher: ARe Books
Date of Publication: Sept. 1, 2015
Word Count: 37000
Cover Artist: Erin Dameron Hill
Book Description:
When you wish upon a star… it comes true in ways you never expected.
Ziang, a tentacled warrior from the planet Maz’Rar, has come to Earth to claim his most precious prize and start a new life. When an unforeseen accident results in a crash landing, his plan for a quick removal of the human Shawn lays in a twisted ruin at his feet, much like his shuttlecraft. If that isn’t enough, the FBI is sniffing around.
Confronted by the very same alien who observed him since he wished on a shooting star as a child, Shawn finds his initial inability to communicate with Ziang leads to misunderstanding and fear. Forced to hide until rescue arrives, tensions mount. Shawn learns of Ziang’s intentions of taking him as a mate. Ziang, on the other hand, is completely befuddled at Shawn’s less than stellar response to said taking.
As they wait, a spark ignites. Turns out humans and Maz’Rarians are very compatible—tentacles and all. Shawn falls for the big alien he jokingly calls E.T. Now he must decide if he’s willing to throw away all he knows to travel the stars with Ziang.
Excerpt:
Hours later the
roar of what sounded like a 747 landing on his patio shook him awake. The deep
hum of an engine vibrated through his body. Looking up, he saw a fireball
scream across the sky, trailing smoke.
“Jesus.” As he
watched, the fireball crashed into the earth.
Not thinking, he
jumped off the lounge and ran towards the garage. Whatever that was had landed
nearby and people might need help. Knowing he might find carnage at the crash
scene, he shut the reality off in his mind. They were so far from town, it
would take Fire and Rescue forever to get out there. That was, if they could
even find the site without help.
Most people
stayed out of the woods at night. It was much too easy to get lost if one
didn’t know the land. He checked his hip pocket for his cell, grabbed a small
first aid kit, then ran to the garage. He started the four-wheeler and raced
towards the accident.
Whatever crashed
wasn’t hard to follow—the path it left was as wide as an eighteen-wheeler.
Shawn maneuvered around brush and broken trees that had been demolished in the
crash. He skidded to a stop, jumped off his ATV, and ran through the smoke that
drifted listlessly through the trees.
He walked into a
nightmare.
There in the
clearing, with its back to him, some sort of creature stood by a small circular
disk-type craft. Its skin tone was a muddy brown with reddish geometric
patterns. Its skin echoed the pattern of the leaves and trees around it, much
like camouflage.
Shawn gulped.
Whatever it was, it was not human. It jerked around as Shawn skidded to a stop,
his feet sliding out from under him. He landed on his ass at the creature’s
feet.
“Oh…”
It looked male
and was very tall. His body was heavily muscled and covered in an array of
things that Shawn assumed were weapons. Shawn’s wide eyes stared at the
creature’s booted feet, and then traveled up powerful thighs encased in a tight
matte-black material that showed every muscle and bulge.
“… my…”
His thick brawny
chest was clothed in a sheer, black material that fit snugly. Shawn’s journey
ended at the blacked-out shield that covered its face. And what were those
things writhing against its back, coming out of the back of the creature’s
helmet? Was that his hair? Since when did hair move?
“… God!”
About the Author:
M.A. Church is a true Southern belle who spent many years in the elementary education sector. Now she spends her days lost in fantasy worlds, arguing with hardheaded aliens on far-off planets, herding her numerous shifters, or trying to tempt her country boys away from their fishing poles. It’s a full time job, but hey, someone’s gotta do it!
When not writing, she’s exploring the latest M/M novel to hit the market, watching her beloved Steelers, or sitting glued to HGTV. That’s if she’s not on the back porch tending to the demanding wildlife around the pond in the backyard. The ducks are very outspoken. She’s married to her high school sweetheart, and they have two children. She was a finalist in the Rainbow awards for 2013.
For more information on other books by M.A., visit her official website: www.machurch00.blogspot.com
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5 comments:
Thanks for having me!
~M
Love the cover and excerpt. Thank you for the chance.
Love the cover, sounds like a great book! Thanks for a chance! :-)
Congratulations on your release great cover!
Congrats on the new re-release! I read this series when it was first release so I 'd love to read this one again.
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