Better Be True by Andy Gallo and Anyta Sunday
Publisher: Andy Gallo &
Anyta Sunday (Self Published)
Release
Date: August 3, 2020
Subgenre: M/M Romance
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Synopsis for
Better Be True:
Two friends. One bed. A
big Italian Wedding.
Nico Amato is in trouble. He’s
in love with his roommate. Who’s hung up on his ex. This so isn’t part of his
summer plans. Luke’s an all-American jock, a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy. The
kind of guy who thinks Nico is too much.
That doesn’t stop Nico from pretending to be Luke’s boyfriend, once, twice,
thrice . . . A friend does what a friend does to make an ex jealous.
Just . . . How many favors before Luke gives up on his ex?
Lucas DeRosa has a problem.
His roommate pushes every one of his buttons. Every. Damn. One. This so isn’t
part of the script. Nico is flamboyant, a tight jeans/purple blazer kind of
guy. The kind of guy who thinks Lucas is boring.
That doesn’t stop Luke from pretending to be Nico’s boyfriend again, and again,
and again . . . A friend does what a friend does to repay a favor.
Just . . . How many favors before he wins Nico’s heart?
"Better Be True" is a roommates to lovers, fake-boyfriend, slow
burn M/M romance with a HEA. This New Adult, college, opposite attract novel
can be read as a standalone. The Harrison Campus series can be read in any
order
Excerpt
“Hey.” Nico shut the back door
and sat next to Luke, handing him a glass of wine. “Here. It’s a full-bodied
zinfandel.”
“Thanks.” More cluelessness. What
made the wine full-bodied? “Sorry.”
“For what?” Nico set his drink
down and gently rubbed Luke’s back. “I thought things went well.”
The smooth motion soothed some of
Luke’s anxiety. He leaned into the massage.
“Clearly I didn’t study the right
things.”
Nico’s hand paused on his back.
“You studied to come here?”
“Just food stuff. I didn’t want
to sound stupid.”
Nico’s hand drifted up and
kneaded the tight muscles in Luke’s neck. “That’s . . . really considerate of
you. Thank you.”
Luke tasted his wine, and Nico
removed his hand. Once gone, Luke missed the contact. Not that he could ask
Nico to keep doing it. “Yeah, well it didn’t help. I still looked stupid, and
your family thinks I’m an idiot.”
“Actually, they really like you.”
“You don’t have to be nice.”
“No, really. If they didn’t like
you, you’d know it. Elisa brought home this total dickwad once. Five minutes
into dinner, Papà and Nonno started talking smack about him in Italian. Nonna
called him a jackass, which is about the second-worst curse word she uses.”
“What did your sister say when
this was happening?”
“I think she was more embarrassed
by the guy than by the family. Even she could tell he was being a jackass.”
Nico picked up his glass. “You, however, were great.”
“Right.”
“I’m serious. You were
respectful, but not too meek. You didn’t try to turn any conversation onto
yourself, and you offered to help clear the table. That alone earned you
Nonna’s seal of approval.”
“Now I know you’re lying. She
almost stabbed me with her fork when I offered.”
Nico snorted. “I saw that. But
it’s not what you think. Guests don’t help.”
“Elliott helped.”
“Yeah, but he’s about to marry my
sister. If you kept coming home with me, then they’d expect you to help.” Nico
bit his lip, frowned, and stared into the yard. “But I promise I won’t foist
this craziness on you again.”
The finality of Nico’s promise
filled Luke with . . . something. Regret came closest. “It’s all good. Your
family’s great.”
“They are great, and I love them
to death.”
“But?”
Nico eyed the back door and
leaned in to whisper, “Sometimes they’re a bit much.”
Luke laughed. “That’s all
families.” He bumped his shoulder against Nico’s. When Nico pushed back, Luke
didn’t move.
They sat, pressed together,
staring out at the yard.
Fake boyfriends. Fake boyfriends.
Fake.
Nico had made it clear he wasn’t
ready to date, let alone have a boyfriend.
Besides, Luke wasn’t in the right
place to date either. So why did it feel like jolts of electricity kept zapping
between them? And why, when the conversation inside had gotten lively, had Luke
felt warm and heavy? Like he was with family.
About the authors:
Andy Gallo prefers mountains over the beach, coffee over tea, and regardless if you shake it or stir it, he isn’t drinking a martini. He remembers his “good old days” as filled with mullets, disco music, too-short shorts, and too-high socks. Thanks to good shredders and a lack of social media, there is no proof he ever descended into any of those evils.
Andy does not write about personal experiences and no living or deceased ex-boyfriends appear on the pages of his stories. He might subconsciously infuse his characters with some of their less noble qualities, but that is entirely coincidental even if their names are the same. And while Andy leaves the hard sci-fi/fantasy for his alter ego, Andrew, in his mind a touch of the supernatural never derailed a good relationship.
Married and living his own happy every after, Andy helps others find their happy endings in the pages of his stories. He and his husband of more than twenty years spend their days raising their daughter and rubbing elbows with other parents. Embracing his status as the gay dad, Andy sometimes has to remind others that one does want a hint of color even when chasing after their child.
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Anyta
Sunday:
A bit about me: I'm a big, BIG fan of slow-burn romances. I love to read and write stories with characters who slowly fall in love. Some of my favorite tropes to read and write are: Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Clueless Guys, Bisexual, Pansexual, Demisexual, Oblivious MCs, Everyone (Else) Can See It, Slow Burn, Love Has No Boundaries. I write a variety of stories, Contemporary MM Romances with a good dollop of angst, Contemporary lighthearted MM Romances, and even a splash of fantasy. My books have been translated into German, Italian, French, and Thai.
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