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$50 #Giveaway Cinderellis by Evie Drae @EvieDrae @XpressoTours Ends 3.4

February 24, 2021 By Mary



Cinderellis
Evie Drae
(Once Upon a Vegas Night #2)
Publication date: February 25th 2021
Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, LGBTQ+, Retelling, Romance

As the son of music industry royalty and a famous rock star in his own right, Henry “Cinder” Cinderford has spent his life on the road. Craving stability, he signs on to do a special limited engagement in Las Vegas and plans to spend the next six months discovering the meaning of home.

After losing his mom at a young age, Ellis Tremaine survived a childhood with an abusive stepfather who took out his anger on the son he never wanted. Nearly two decades later, Ellis continues to struggle against the emotional manipulations of his family, even in his career. But when he meets none other than the Prince of Pop himself, things start to change.

From attraction to friendship to something so much more, Ellis and Cinder become the celebrity ‘ship known as “Cinderellis.” But when reality threatens their storybook romance, all they can do is hope there really is a happily ever after for every once upon a time.

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EXCERPT:

Ellis leaned his elbows on the handrail of the narrow metal catwalk overlooking the frontstage area and closed his eyes, allowing the music below to encompass him from all sides. Surrounding his senses. Filling his soul.

About three-quarters of the way through Cinder’s set, there was a song that dripped with passion and heart, making exquisite use of his stunning vibrato. It had become a favorite of Ellis’s almost from the get-go, most especially because its simplicity allowed him a moment to breathe, to open himself, and to fall heart-first into the music.

The constantly moving parts of the high-concept production ground to a halt during those three minutes and forty-two seconds. The fly space he occupied went still and quiet as a single bloodred spotlight focused on center stage, highlighting a lone wooden stool and a microphone stand. Following his third wardrobe change of the night, clad in skintight black jeans and a white ribbed tank, Cinder stepped onto the stage clutching the neck of an acoustic guitar. As if on cue, the audience swooned into the orchestrated mood change.

They all knew what came next, and with a soft, collective gasp, the whole theater held its breath. Then, like the beat of a heart, as Cinder rested a hip on the stool, adjusted the strap of his guitar, and drew the microphone close, the crowd exhaled as one.

With the first note of the now familiar song, Ellis’s chest tightened. Music had always held an important place in his life, affecting him in ways he couldn’t explain. But nothing in his twenty-six years on this earth had ever latched on to his very being the way Cinder could with his haunting tenor as it trembled up an octave before plunging in both register and depth. Straight into his heart.

He looked forward to this brief respite more and more each day, surprised to find himself curious about the man who made such soul-moving compositions. Ellis rarely cared about anything other than the music itself, but something about Cinder’s music was different. Something about Cinder was different; Ellis just couldn’t put his finger on what.

Growing up in Vegas with a stepfather in show business, Ellis had never been impressed by celebrity. He admired the effort that went into reaching and maintaining stardom, but he could say the same thing about a lot of jobs out there. If someone put in a full day of hard work, they earned his respect, no matter what the end goal or result.

But Ellis’s curiosity over Cinder wasn’t based on the novelty of his fame or even over the man himself. It was the music Ellis yearned to delve deeper into. It affected him in ways he didn’t understand, but he wanted to. It was like Cinder saw into a part of Ellis even he had never known was there, and he needed to know why… and how?

He wanted to put a face to the voice if only to prove Cinder was real. To prove the responses he drew from Ellis weren’t figments of his imagination. To prove he was still capable of emotions that ran so deep they could penetrate the walls he’d built around his fractured heart after his mom’s death.

To prove he could still feel.

Author Bio:

Evie Drae (Ze/Hir/Hirs) is a registered nurse by day and a best-selling, award-winning male/male romance writer by night. Ze has won first place in seven Romance Writers of America® (RWA®) competitions, including the prestigious title “Best of the Best” in the 2018 Golden Opportunity Contest. Ze was a double finalist in the 2019 Golden Heart® in both the Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense categories.

One of Evie’s favorite things to do is encourage hir fellow writers. To that end, ze started the #writeLGBTQ and #promoLGBTQ hashtags on Twitter to support and promote LGBTQ+ authors and allies while providing a safe space to connect and grow as a community. Ze is married to the love of hir life, is the parent of two wonderful fur babies, and runs almost entirely on coffee and good vibes.

Evie loves to link EvieDrae@gmail.com or find hir on hir social media accounts listed below. Twitter is where ze’s most active but be sure to check out hir blog too. Ze focuses on reviews for LGBTQ+ authors and allies with the occasional quirky advice/recommendation post just to toss things up.

Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Bookbub / Pinterest / Newsletter / Queer Romance Ink

 

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Comments

  1. Deborah D says

    February 24, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    How long was the writing process?

  2. Judy Thomas says

    February 24, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    I love that eye catching cover!

  3. Debbie P says

    February 24, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    This sounds like great book!

  4. Leela says

    February 25, 2021 at 1:10 am

    It looks like a good read.

  5. Audrey Stewart says

    February 25, 2021 at 3:19 am

    Owned Heart, Body, & Soul book series os such a good read. I enjoyed it so much!

  6. kim hansen says

    February 25, 2021 at 4:15 am

    Interesting storyline.

  7. Marcy Meyer says

    February 25, 2021 at 4:43 am

    Love the cover! Looks great! Sounds really good.

  8. Rita Wray says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:49 am

    Sounds like a good read.

  9. Maria Malaveci says

    February 25, 2021 at 6:09 am

    Sounds like a wonderful read!

  10. Amber Lee Kolb says

    February 25, 2021 at 6:26 am

    I can so relate to Ellis!! This sounds awesome!! Congratualtions!

  11. Linda Romer says

    February 25, 2021 at 7:25 am

    Cinderellis sounds like a good read. Thank you

  12. Ellen Stafford says

    February 25, 2021 at 7:41 am

    Sounds like a great read! Thank you x

  13. shannon zeidan says

    February 25, 2021 at 7:42 am

    I love the title and description! I’m excited to read this!

  14. molli taylor says

    February 25, 2021 at 8:08 am

    this looks like an amazing read

  15. Suzanne Greene says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:05 am

    Love the excerpt; the book looks really good.

  16. Joy Avery says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:26 am

    This sounds SO GOOD! I love MM rockstar romance!

  17. shelly peterson says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:35 am

    Sounds like a good read

  18. wendy hutton says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:45 am

    sounds like a wonderful book

  19. Kate Sarsfield says

    February 25, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    I hope this does really well for you, Evie!

  20. Glenda M says

    February 25, 2021 at 12:38 pm

    The excerpt and cover are both great! Sounds like the book is too!

  21. heather says

    February 25, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    The cover is really interesting and this sounds like a great book.

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    February 25, 2021 at 3:07 pm

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  24. Bonnie says

    February 25, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    Congrats on the new release! Great excerpt. Thanks for sharing.

  25. Kim says

    February 25, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    I like the cover. The book sounds good too.

  26. Marisela Zuniga says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    I enjoyed the excerpt, this sounds really good

  27. Ann Fantom says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    I like the cover. It has very nice artwork.

  28. Margaret Smith says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Congratulations on the release. Sounds like a great book.

  29. Latifa Morrisette says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

  30. Deb Pelletier says

    February 25, 2021 at 7:24 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

  31. David Hollingsworth says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    Sounds like a terrific, and interesting read.

  32. Cynthia C says

    February 26, 2021 at 5:37 am

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

  33. Shannon Citrino says

    February 26, 2021 at 8:32 am

    I like the excerpt a lot

  34. Susan Smith says

    February 26, 2021 at 4:11 pm

    This sounds like great book! I like the cover.

  35. bn100 says

    February 26, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    fun title

  36. paige chandler says

    February 27, 2021 at 7:10 am

    What an interesting excerpt. Thanks for your good works

  37. Veronica Lee says

    February 28, 2021 at 5:09 am

    I love fairytale retellings and this sounds like a delightful read!

  38. Betul says

    February 28, 2021 at 9:21 am

    I love the cover

  39. Amy says

    March 2, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    I wish I’d thought up this clever title! This story is such a cool twist on the traditional fairy tale.

  40. Soozle says

    March 3, 2021 at 3:46 am

    The title and cover caught my eye immediately! This looks like such a fun read

  41. Buddy Garrett says

    March 3, 2021 at 10:36 am

    It sounds like a very interesting read.

  42. Sandra Watts says

    March 3, 2021 at 11:36 am

    Thanks for hosting.

  43. Bea LaRocca says

    March 3, 2021 at 7:41 pm

    I like the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  44. Juana Esparza says

    March 3, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    I liked both the excerpt, and the book cover.

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