Hurri Cosmo has a new contemporary MM romance out: His Fake Boyfriend. And there’s a giveaway.
Noah is Griffin Colewaterâs best friend and absolutely no one knows him better. Certainly not any of the parade of girlfriends heâs had over the years. Even his most recent, Lauren, whom he has been with the longest.
And just broke up with.
Does it make Noah a terrible friend if heâs just a little bit thrilled about that?
It doesnât really matter, though. Griffin is the oldest son of the owners of Colewater Properties, a multi-gazillion dollar hotel conglomerate. He is also next in line to take over when his father retires which makes Griffin the most sought-after bachelor in the city. So, another girl is right around the corner.
The issue? Griffinâs mother claims to be desperately tired of his playboy antics. She is demanding Griffin settle down with a wife and family âor elseâ. Being that Griffin has never actually been able to please his mother in anything, Noah doesnât understand Griffinâs continued hopeless mission to make that happen now.
Which makes the huge charity bash his parents are throwing a bit problematic. His mother is insisting on meeting Lauren. Yep. Griffin has yet to tell her heâs single again. And he insists heâs not going to. Instead, Griffin does something insane. He hires a fake girlfriend. Yah. A fake Lauren. Well â not fake. Sheâs a âLaurenâ, too. But thatâs not the point. Griffin asked Noah to provide the âgirlfriend for monthsâ knowledge to Lauren number two so she could pull this whole âgirlfriendâ thing off.
Honestly. What can go wrong with that?
Um⌠a lot.
Because Griffin is not only Noahâs very best friend in all the world, Noah is also so crazy in love with the man, he hurts. A stupid stunt like this could reveal that very thing and freak Griffinâs parents out so badly, theyâre going to hire a hit on Noah. But the bigger problem in Noahâs mind? Griffin is totally not gay and if he ever found out Noahâs true feelings?
Damn.
It could ruin everything.
Warning: rough childhoods.
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Excerpt
âAhhhhhhh!â
The scream jarred Noah awake and nearly off the couch. With eyes wide and his heart in his throat, he darted his gaze around the large living room, expecting big foot or murderers or at the very least a hot guy running naked across the floor. But there was none of those things. Just Griffinâs latest, his longest actually, standing there trying to cover her nakedness with perfectly manicured fingers. Her hair was only a bit out of place. However, she had no doubt gone to bed with her makeup on.
âWhatâs wrong?â Noah croaked out, trying to calm his heart as Griffin came tearingâokay, stumblingâup the hallway behind her, yanking on a robe.
âLauren? What the fuck?â Griffin made it into the living room to stand beside Lauren. He, too, had perused the room with eyes that were barely open, squinting against the bright early sunshine already pouring in the windows. âWhy are you screaming?â
She pointed a finger, having to bare a plump breast to do it, right at Noah. âThereâs a man in our house.â
Griffin glanced at Noah and grinned. âWhere?â
âFunny,â Noah deadpanned as he flopped back into his pillow, blood still pumping loudly in his ears. âWhat time is it, anyway?â
âFuck,â Griffin grouched. âSix. Lauren, what the fuck are you screeching at six in the morning for?â
âIâm not screeching!â
Oh, she so totally was, and it grated on every nerve in Noahâs body.
âThereâs a stranger sleeping on the couch in my living room!â she insisted.
Wait. Her living room?
âDonât be ridiculous,â Griffin yawned. âThatâs Noah. You know Noah.â
Which was true. It would be hard not to know him if anyone met Griffin even a little. They were pretty much inseparable.
âHow did he get in here, and what is he doing in our condo at six in the morning?â
âHe has his own⌠waitâŚâ There was movement and suddenly Griffin was hunched down near Noahâs head. âHey buddy, she has a point. What are you doing here? What happened?â
âI was kicked out,â Noah moaned sleepily.
âWhat? That asshole!â
âWhoâs an asshole?â came that shrieking voice again. Evidently, she felt it safer to shout from a distance.
âCan you tell her to tone it down a bit?â Noah whimpered.
âI can tell her. She wonât listen.â
âQuit talking about me like Iâm not here!â
âPretty tough to forget that,â Griffin murmured.
She squealed again but seemed to storm off because it was blessedly quiet again. Noah really did need to learn to like her better. Or at all. The problem was, she hated Noah.
âYouâre going to pay for that,â Noah said.
âBelieve me, I already am. Tell me what happened.â Griffin picked Noahâs head up, scooted himself under it so he was sitting on the couch and laid Noahâs head in his lap.
âYou need to go do this with Lauren.â
âDo what? Besides, I want to find out what happened.â
Damn. Noah should never have come here. He wished now he had barged in on Genny and Marcus instead. Of course, he didnât have an open invitation there like he did here. Still⌠âSorry for⌠well, ruining your morning with Lauren.â
âYou didnât ruin anything. Quit stalling. Was it that asshole, Sabastian?â
âWho else? HeâŚâ
âHe what?â
âHeâs a jerk. Theyâre both jerks. They threw me out last night.â Literally. But he didnât say that out loud. He was still pretty freaked out about it.
âFuck, Noah, youâre the one on the lease. Not that asshole you let move in with you. Why do youâŚ? Wait. Youâre shaking. What else happened?â
âIâm⌠just cold.â Lie.
âHmmm. Well, never mind. Iâll deal with it.â
Oh shit. âHow?â
âI donât want you to worry about it.â He patted Noahâs head and smoothed his most likely wild hair. âWhat time did you get here?â
âAbout two.â He had somehow misplaced his wallet. Most likely it was laying on his living room floor having fallen out during the scuffle. Having no money or bus card meant he had to walk instead of being able to take a taxi or even mass transit. Thankfully the doorman knew Noah, and Griffin had left explicit instructions with the buildingâs staff that if Noah ever needed anything, including a spare key card to Griffinâs condo, he would be given it.
âReally? Wow. Go back to sleep.â He continued to stroke Noahâs hair. âEven I got more sleep than that.â
Noah opened his eyes and turned his head to stare up at Griffin. âAre you serious? Two oâclock, Griffin. You guys were going at it like⌠likeâŚâ His anxiety tamped up a bit. âWell, whatever. I shouldnât have come.â Especially since it always depressed him to be reminded Lauren was front and center. And other things.
âOf course, you should be here, you know that. Why didnât you just sleep in the guest bedroom?â
Noah rolled his eyes and turned back away. âYou mean the one next to your room? You know why.â
Griffin harumphed. âReally? What? We were noisy?â
âYou were deafening. Earsplitting. God. I hate the sound of hetero sex.â
Author Bio
I am Hurri Cosmo and I live in Minnesota where I hold tight to the idea that here, where itâs cold a good part of the year, I wonât age as fast. Yep, I avoid the truth as much as I avoid mirrors. But one of the reasons I love writing is reality doesnât always offer up a âhappily ever afterâ and being able to take control of that is a powerful lure.
Being a happy ending junkie, writing just makes them easier to find. Oh, I donât mind âreal lifeâ and I do try to at least keep it in mind when I write my stories, but I truly love creating a wonderful couple, knowing they will fall in love and have their HEA. Every – single – time. And, of course, that is exactly the reason I love reading this genre, too.
Give me a glass of red wine, some dark chocolate, and my computer, whether I am reading or writing, and I will entertain myself for hours. The fact I actually get paid to do it is Snickers bars on the frosting on the cake.
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