Out Now—A Different Kind of Cosplay by Lucy Felthouse
(@cw1985) #marvel #geek #cosplay
Blurb:
Zachary has a dilemma.
His girlfriend, Reese, has a special birthday coming up soon and he has
absolutely no clue what to get for her. It doesn’t help that Zach does not
share or really understand Reese’s biggest hobby—comic books, superheroes and
everything that goes with them. Zach raids Reese’s DVD collection for
inspiration, and what he finds there gives him an idea…possibly the best one
he’s ever had.
Sure, Reese has
fantasized about her favorite superheroes. All those muscles and rakish smiles
are to die for. She didn’t think Zach would ever really understand, though. But
he proves her wrong in the best way possible.
Note: This book was
previously published elsewhere. The title and content remain the same.
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*****
Excerpt:
Zachary sighed at the
calendar entry in his phone, which was reminding him for the third time about
Reese’s upcoming birthday. And it wasn’t just any birthday—she was going to be
thirty.
There were perks to
dating a doctor—the uniform was pretty hot, for example—but when that doctor
had no particular fondness for jewelry, flowers or chocolates, buying her
presents was nigh-on impossible. And because of her work schedule, a surprise
weekend away was out of the question. He’d long since learned to always keep the receipts.
Most people get their
partners something to do with their hobbies or interests. However, Reese was
even awkward in that regard. Her main hobby was so complex that Zach didn’t
have the first idea what to get her to do with it—Reese was an uber-geek.
Films, graphic novels, collectibles, all that jazz.
Obviously he could just
ask what she wanted, then go out and get it, but then it wouldn’t be a
surprise. And it was too easy—he wanted her to know he’d really made the
effort.
Snoozing the calendar
reminder once more, Zach threw the phone onto the sofa, then walked over and
started rooting through their combined film collection for something to watch
after dinner, which was almost ready. Reese was on shift at the hospital until
silly o’clock, so he had the house to himself and could watch whatever he
liked. An action movie it was, then.
Running his fingers
along the spines of the DVDs and Blu-rays, he suddenly paused. The Avengers leaped out at him, for some
reason. He’d seen snippets of it before, as Reese watched it pretty frequently.
The parts he’d seen hadn’t looked too bad, actually. It was essentially an
action film, but with superheroes in it.
He pulled the case off
the shelf, an idea beginning to form. Maybe if he watched it beginning to end,
he’d see what drew Reese into that world so much, why she was so fascinated by
the films, the graphic novels and so on. Even if he didn’t get it, though,
maybe it would still give him some inspiration for a gift. He had nothing
better to do that evening, in any case, so it was certainly worth a try.
After putting the disc
in the player, he headed into the kitchen to see how his dinner was coming
along. A meal in front of the television was the order of the day, it seemed.
A few minutes later, he
settled onto the sofa with his lasagna and garlic bread, a bottle of beer on
the table next to him. Time for some Avengers action.
Within half an hour,
he’d ascertained that the film wasn’t just for geeks. In fact it was easy to
see why it had such a wide appeal—the cast was supremely attractive, whatever
gender you were into, the plot was interesting and the dialogue seriously
witty. He’d already developed quite the crush on the Black Widow, and Nick
Fury’s right-hand woman had a lovely pert backside.
Trying to put himself in
Reese’s shoes, Zach looked at the male characters. Okay, when it came to this
film, straight women clearly had more eye-candy than they knew what to do with.
He vaguely remembered a bunch of crazy stuff going around on the internet about
Loki—even the villain of the piece had sex appeal, for heaven’s sake! So much
so that it had spilled over into even Zach’s limited social media presence. He
barely used Facebook, and he’d never gotten the hang of Twitter. And yet he
knew about the rabid fangirls. That was another score for The Avengers, then—truly mass-market appeal. If only there were
mass-market gift-buying options.
Sighing, he tried to
empty his mind and concentrate on the film. The more he tried to force an idea
to present itself, the less likely it would be to happen. He’d just enjoy the
entertainment and keep his fingers crossed that his subconscious provided
something useful.
Once he’d made the
decision, it wasn’t difficult to get sucked back into the narrative. It was
engaging, easygoing and fun. Zach surprised himself by thoroughly enjoying the
entire thing. Reese would be pleased—not to mention surprised—when the next
film came out at the cinema and he offered to go along with her.
He’d keep his new found
admiration quiet for now, though. He didn’t want to arouse her suspicions, although
she was bound to know he was planning something for her milestone birthday.
The question
remained—what the hell could he do or buy to blow her away?
*****
Author Bio:
Lucy Felthouse is the
award-winning author of erotic romance novels Stately Pleasures (named in the top 5 of Cliterati.co.uk’s 100
Modern Erotic Classics That You’ve Never Heard Of, and an Amazon bestseller), Eyes Wide Open (winner of the Love
Romances Café’s Best Ménage Book 2015 award, and an Amazon bestseller) and The Persecution of the Wolves. Including
novels, short stories and novellas, she has over 150 publications to her name.
She owns Erotica For All, and is one
eighth of The Brit Babes. Find out
more about her writing at http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk,
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