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On June 24th I’ll be releasing a rewritten and expanded 2nd edition of Cultivating Love at JMS Books, LLC (You can still get the 1st edition through Loose ID probably through June 8 or 9). This snippet is from one of the new scenes that takes place about 1/3 of the way into the story and picks up where I left off last week. It’s unedited at this point, and is told from Ed’s 3rd-person POV. For those familiar with the story, this bit takes place on Ed’s way back home after his first encounter with Stan at the Farm & Feed store:
The wind blew through Ed’s hair and rippled his shirt. His shoulders drooped as he slowly pivoted in place. This was where his father—a man he’d never met, but who’d apparently cared for him on some level—had taken his last breath. He’d died instantly. That’s what the reports said. His neck had been broken in the crash. How truly immediate was “instantly”? Was the word overused? Had there been a moment or two of fade-to-black, knowing he was dying? No doubt he’d had a few seconds leading up to that where he’d known he was likely to be injured, at the very least.
Blurb
A man of few words, Joe is a hard-working farmhand who likes his simple, uncomplicated life. Ed is satisfied with his existence as an auto mechanic, but thrilled when an unexpected development in his life allows him to help Joe realize a dream.
It forces them, however, to reevaluate the casual, undefined nature of their relationship. They’re too macho to speak of love, and neither would acknowledge he doesn’t really mind when it’s his turn to bottom. When life throws them a curve ball, and the rules of their game get old, Ed tries to take every aspect of their relationship up a notch. Can Joe adapt to the open sentimentality Ed’s injecting into their relationship, let alone the new spice in their bedroom activities?
This is a previously published story that has been rewritten, expanded, and re-edited.
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I totally understand his reasoning here. Ugh. Poor Ed <3
Poor Ed, indeed. He’s working through a lot of emotions in this story.
Yes. That’s why I love it so much. Even more now! <3
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Great description, and you’ve made me curious about his back story.
Thanks! The basics emerge in the opening chapter (Ed is surprised to discover his father only just died, although his now-deceased mother had told him the man had died before he was born). The details behind that will emerge a little later into the story. 💕
Wow. Yeah, I’ve kind of always wondered that too.
I only wish I had the answer to those questions. :-/
Such exquisite, romantic detail mingling with the emotions he’s feeling!
Thank you! ♡😊
Ed is going through hell, that’s for sure.
Yep. Emotional hell and a bit of bonus crap to deal with on top of it. :-/ (Maybe I’ll give them a happier ending this time around to make up for what I put them through?)
Love the description. Very visual scene, and packs an emotional punch in only a few sentences.
Thank you! 💗
We all wonder that, and no one can answer it. Great snippet, Addison.
Thank you! ❤️
Great detail and description, you can feel his emotion simply from the slumped shoulders.
Thank you! 🌸
Oh gosh, this is the sort of torture we put ourselves through when we’re told ‘died instantly, wouldn’t have known/felt anything’. Very nicely captured.
Thank you! 💗
Oh poor guy.
He’s going through an emotion rough patch. :-/
Poor Ed. Such an emotional snippet.
Thank you! ♡