{"id":3998,"date":"2014-12-22T10:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2014-12-22T10:17:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T18:17:07","slug":"giveaway-mmromance-dreamspinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/giveaway-mmromance-dreamspinners\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Get Dirty! Dirty Dining Pre-Order #Giveaway (#mmromance @dreamspinners) &#8212;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dsp-dirty1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DirtyDining400.jpg?resize=400%2C600\" alt=\"DirtyDining400\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DirtyDining400.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DirtyDining400.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DirtyDining400.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>One of the most joyful experiences as an author (for me, at least) is knowing my book has the perfect cover. It\u2019s not as easy as you might think. I\u2019m not an artist and I generally have a difficult time conveying my vision to the cover artist. So I was absolutely delighted to discover this gorgeous photograph on Deviant Art. It perfectly illustrates my main character Jeremy Linden (my deceptively attractive geek) and the precise tone of <strong><em>Dirty Dining<\/em><\/strong>. In fact, Jeremy spends a lot of time in those little white shorts, until he takes them off. Check out the excerpt below to find out just what I\u2019m talking about.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pre-order and be entered to win $50 Amazon Gift Certificate<\/span><\/strong>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(email your purchase receipt to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:em@emlynley.com\">em@emlynley.com<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>25% off until December 25<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dsp-dirty1\">Order eBook<\/a><\/span> |<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dsp-dirty2\">Order Paperback <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/div><\/div> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Release Date ~ January 19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Publisher: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dsp-eml\"><strong>Dreamspinner Press<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cover Photo: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ronaldogutierrez.com.br\/\"><strong>Ronaldo Gutierrez<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"gr_add_to_books\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"gr_custom_each_container_\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"border: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23944818-dirty-dining\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"25\" width=\"70\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodreads.com\/images\/atmb_add_book-70x25.png?resize=70%2C25&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dirty Dining\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- the identifier in the following script tag can be a GR book id or an isbn --><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/add_to_books_widget_frame\/23944818?atmb_widget%5Bbutton%5D=atmb_widget_1.png\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Jeremy Linden\u2019s a PhD student researching an HIV vaccine. He\u2019s always short of money, and when biotech startup PharmaTek reduces funding for his fellowship, he\u2019s tempted to take a job at a men\u2019s dining club as a serving boy. The uniforms are skimpy, and he\u2019s expected to remove an item of clothing after each course. He can handle that, but he soon discovers there\u2019s more on the menu here than fine cuisine. How far will he go to pay his tuition, and will money get in the way when he realizes he\u2019s interested in more from one of his gentlemen?<\/h3>\n<h3>Brice Martin is an attorney for a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. When he\u2019s asked to take a client to the infamous Dinner Club, he finds himself unexpectedly turned on by the atmosphere and especially by his server, Remy. He senses there\u2019s more to the sexy young man than meets the eye. The paradox fascinates him, and he can\u2019t get enough of Remy.<\/h3>\n<h3>Their relationship quickly extends beyond the club and sex. But the trust and affection they\u2019ve worked to achieve may crumble when Jeremy discovers Brice\u2019s VC firm is the one that pulled the plug on PharmaTek\u2014and Jeremy\u2019s research grant.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Excerpt<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEveryone, this is Jeremy.\u201d Thomas introduced him to the other guys who would be working as serving boys at the Dinner Club that night, including one Jeremy recognized from the gym.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi, Jeremy,\u201d they said in chorus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One slim blond guy with long bangs came up and gave him a not-very-subtle once-over and, before Jeremy could stop him, pulled his shirt out of his jeans far enough to get a good look at Jeremy\u2019s abs. \u201cVery nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust chill, Kit.\u201d Another guy shook his head and tugged Kit away. \u201cYou\u2019ll scare him off before dinner even starts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy wasn\u2019t thrilled with the grabby hands and hoped his client\u2014whoever it might be\u2014wouldn\u2019t take liberties the way his fellow serving boys did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me give you tonight\u2019s assignments.\u201d Thomas spoke up to get their attention over the ensuing chatter. Jeremy was glad since he noticed some of it was speculation about him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease let me have Mr. Gray.\u201d Kit sashayed up to Thomas and tried to pull the clipboard out of his hand. The same law-abiding guy pulled him back.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, Kit. You\u2019ve got Mr. Yellow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, not so bad. I didn\u2019t know he was coming tonight.\u201d Kit grinned. \u201cOr at least he will be,\u201d he added in a singsong that had the others laughing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve one new client, Mr. Green.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me have him!\u201d It was another guy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, Rand, I think you\u2019re a bit too much for him. I can\u2019t have any of you scaring him off either. I think Jeremy will serve Mr. Green.\u201d Thomas nodded at Jeremy. \u201cHe seems a little shy, so maybe you two will be a good match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay.\u201d Jeremy wasn\u2019t sure if he\u2019d been insulted or given an easy task. So far no one here seemed shy. But he needed to learn the ropes and figure out precisely what was expected of him as a serving boy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas gave out the rest of the assignments. Each client had a color-coded name, reminding Jeremy of the Tarantino film <em>Reservoir Dogs<\/em>. He hoped like hell tonight wouldn\u2019t end up the same way, with everyone dead or wishing they were.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once Thomas left, one of the guys came up to Jeremy. \u201cI\u2019m Rand. Been here the longest, so I\u2019ll walk you through your duties. And if you\u2019re not sure what to do, just ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst here\u2019s your costume.\u201d Rand handed Jeremy a box. \u201cOpen it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy opened up the flaps and pulled out the flimsy pieces. Some thin filmy fabric, gold cord and not much else. \u201cThis is a costume?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. Every dinner has a theme. We\u2019re Greek slave boys tonight. Tonight\u2019s dinner has six courses, and there are six items in each costume. You take one off after you serve each course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy swallowed. Well, Thomas had told him he\u2019d be taking his clothes off. He hadn\u2019t realized quite how this would work, but it seemed easy enough. \u201cThat\u2019s it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou let your gentleman choose which piece you remove.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen I take it off, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. Or if you let the gentleman do it, you get paid more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust taking clothes off? No one\u2019s going to put their hands on me or request a lap dance or expect me to suck them off?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kit giggled in the background. \u201cOnly if you want to, pecan pie. And you may want to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rand shook his head. \u201cYou only do what you want. If your guy asks for something, you can say no. You aren\u2019t allowed to offer anything, or we can get in trouble for soliciting sex. There\u2019s a menu\u2014coded of course\u2014and the gentlemen can \u2018order\u2019 something extra. You just let yours know which menu items are available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/amz-eml9\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3891\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EM-at-GRL-book-signing.jpg?resize=212%2C363\" alt=\"EM at GRL book signing\" width=\"212\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EM-at-GRL-book-signing.jpg?w=344 344w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EM-at-GRL-book-signing.jpg?resize=87%2C150 87w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EM-at-GRL-book-signing.jpg?resize=175%2C300 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>EM Lynley writes gay erotic romance. She loves books where the hero gets the guy and the loving is 11 on a scale of 10. A Rainbow Award winner and EPIC finalist, EM has worked in high finance, high tech, and in the wine industry, though she&#8217;d rather be writing hot, romantic man-on-man action. She spent 10 years as an economist and financial analyst, including a year as a White House Staff Economist, but only because all the intern positions were filled. Tired of boring herself and others with dry business reports and articles, her creative muse is back and naughtier than ever. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., but the San Francisco Bay Area is home for now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She is the author of <em>Sex, Lies &amp; Wedding Bells<\/em>, the Precious Gems series from Dreamspinner Press, and the Rewriting History series starring a sexy jewel thief, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit her online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/\"><strong>Blog<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/free-stories\/\"><strong>Free Reads<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emlynley?fref=ts\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emlynley\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/about-contact\/newsletter\/\"><strong>Newsletter<\/strong><\/a> <strong>\u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/emlynley\/\"><strong>Pinterest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:em@emlynley.com\">em@emlynley.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD student Jeremy takes a job at a men\u2019s dining club as a serving boy. 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