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his stomach. There was a small sticky spot decorating him already where he’d leaked a bit of pre-come from Grey’s attempts to drive him out of his mind.

    Scott and Keegan have both known their share of manipulation and abuse. Can they rise above the heartaches of their separate pasts
    and build a future together?

    Eros Rising
    © 2007 Ally Blue
    Available January 16, 2007 from Samhain Publishing
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    Part of the Hearts from the Ashes collection
    Scott Jasper needs a change in his life. Stuck in a dead-end relationship with a man who manipulates and uses him, Scott wants out but hasn’t found the one thing to motivate him to leave. Until the night his partner takes him to local gay swinger’s club Ganymede’s Grotto, where Scott meets the man who might just be The One.
    Keegan Rourke—a.k.a. “Eros,” the most popular stripper at Ganymede’s Grotto—has been burned before. Determined never to let another man rip his heart out, Keegan doesn’t let anyone get close enough to love him. Until Scott comes along, offering Keegan the gentle, unconditional love he’s always needed but has never experienced.
    For Scott and Keegan, the road to lasting commitment isn’t a smooth one. A lot of roadblocks stand in their path—Scott’s trepidation about his own dominant tendencies, Keegan’s abusive past and resulting fear of intimacy. Can they can rise above past sorrows and find their happiness in each other’s arms?

    Enjoy the following excerpt for Eros Rising :
    Keegan took the stage that night with a rare gusto. He loved performing and it showed, but the possibility of being with Scott put an extra oomph in his movements. The crowd loved it. Keegan smiled and flirted, lapping up the whistles and applause like nectar.
    Just as he wormed his fingers into the holes he’d cut in the lace dress and ripped it open, Keegan spotted Scott in the audience. Pleasantly surprised to see him back so soon, Keegan grinned and gave him a tiny nod. Scott smiled back.
    Keegan couldn’t see Scott’s eyes past the glare of the spotlight, but he could feel the heat of the man’s gaze. He let himself respond to it, running both hands suggestively up the insides of his thighs and over his groin. The black satin of his G-string did nothing to hide his excitement. Falling to his knees, he tugged at a nipple ring with one hand and cupped his balls in the other, hips rolling in a slow, sensuous motion, his head lolling back as the appreciative whoops of the audience washed over him. He loved it, loved feeling this beautiful and sexy and wanted.
    The rest of his show was a blur. He let his desire take him over, moving his body in ways that whipped the crowd into a frenzy. He could smell the lust rolling off the panting men like an exotic perfume. By the time the music stopped and he took his bows to thunderous applause, his cock was fully erect and leaking a damp spot on the satin. He left the stage with a wave, intent on finding Scott as soon as possible.
    He didn’t have to wait long. Scott came barreling down the hallway before he’d gotten halfway to the dressing room. Those dark eyes burned with a need Keegan understood perfectly. He felt a wide, eager smile spread across his face and didn’t even want to stop it.
    “Hi Scott,” he said. “Wow, I didn’t expect you back so—mmph…”
    His words were abruptly cut off by Scott’s mouth on his. The kiss was hard and aggressive and exactly what Keegan wanted right then. He melted into it, running his hands over Scott’s muscular shoulders.
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    “Where?” Scott growled between kisses. “I need you right fucking now. ”
    “Uh…” Keegan tried to think, but Scott’s hands on his skin threatened to drown him in an ocean of pure sensation. “Dressing room,” he gasped.
    Lifting Keegan right off his feet, Scott moved toward the dressing room, which was thankfully nearby.
    Keegan wrapped both legs around Scott’s waist, rubbing himself shamelessly against Scott’s hard, flat belly. Scott flung the door open, shuffled inside and kicked it closed again, and they were alone at last.
    Alone and hard and wanting and finally free to act on it.
    “Did you?” Keegan mumbled without taking his mouth from Scott’s. “Can we?”
    “Yes, and yes.” Scott bit Keegan’s bottom lip, tugging the silver