Out Now—A Different Kind of Cosplay by Lucy Felthouse
(@cw1985) #marvel #geek #cosplay
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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*****
Now for an 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?
*****
About the Author:
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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