R.L. Merrill has a new contemporary MM romance out, Forces of Nature book 3: Earthquake Ethan.
The Earth shook the morning actor Ethan Bradley arrived in Los Angeles looking for a second chance. He hoped his former producers Reese Matheson and Toby Griffiths meant it when they said to look them up if he were ever in LA because he had no other options. The pictures the paparazzi took at the wrap party for their London show made sure of that. What he wasnāt counting on was the reception he got from their manager, Arthur Frye. He was absolutely the kind of together guy Ethan wished would notice him, and for more than his pretty face and talent. Too bad Arthur only sees Ethan as a complication.
Arthur Frye has his hands full with his best clientsāand best friends. The last thing he needs is another diva to care for, especially one who has a reputation for causing trouble. He has a strict rule against getting involved with the talent, no matter how pretty they are. Only Ethan Bradley shines for real, and when Arthur realizes his nice-guy innocence is genuine, heās ready to do anything to help Ethan get his career back on track and get him out of LA. Heās too much of a temptation, and Arthur canāt afford to lose focusā¦not even for a chance at happiness for himself. Especially not when his star clients are about to risk their professional and personal happiness with their newest creation; a musical about two boys falling in love in the 1960s featuring music written by Reeseās grandfather, whose health is in decline.
Ethan Bradley shakes things up wherever he goes, and Arthur Frye is afraid heāll be left in the wreckage if he gets too close. Can these two opposites find love on solid ground?
Warnings: implied sexual abuse off page
About the Series
Forces of Nature follows a group of talented men who are natural disasters, and the men who love them.
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Excerpt
The morning after Ethan Bradley landed at LAX the earth shook. Literally. Being from Iowa, heād always been afraid of earthquakes. He remembered watching footage when he was a little boy of the one that hit Northridge and it stayed with him. Heād even turned down a part in the film San Andreas because he was terrified of the real thing.
Plusāat the timeāheād wanted to be considered a serious actor, and accepting a role in a Hollywood disaster blockbuster didnāt fit in with his professional goals. Instead, heād ended up going to London to film a clever romantic comedy. Then came the stage and more accolades at the age of twenty-six than heād imagined possible.
When his hotel room rattled his first morning in LA and sent him diving under the desk in the early hours, heād wished heād stayed.
But London had nothing to offer him after the paparazzi ruined his life, and he couldnāt go home. So there he was, back in the states, and ready to grovel before his former producerāand crushāfor a role, any role, that would allow him to get back to doing what he lovedā¦acting, singing, performing.
Love was a strong word. It was what he knew, what he was good at, where his God-given talents lay.
Heād come to LA with a plan. Sort of. Go see Reese Matheson. Pray he opened the door and took pity on him. And that he didnāt hold a grudge.
He plugged the Malibu address heād gotten from his London managerās office into the Lyft app and went outside to wait for his ride. And prayed.
If Reese wouldnāt see him, he had a plan B.
Heād go to see Reeseās business partner Toby Griffiths. Which was probably a terrible idea, but the best he had.
Because there was no plan C.
He had exactly fifty dollars cash on him and a credit card dangerously close to being maxed out. Rock bottom was flying up to meet him fast.
The Lyft driver dropped him off at the end of a long driveway leading to a quaint little house that backed up to the Malibu shoreline. He knew nine oāclock on a Sunday morning was early, but the earthquake had shaken him so much, he couldnāt wait to get out of his room at the Holiday Inn. Heād been to LA before to promote his films, but heād never felt comfortable among the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Malibu had the scenery people thought of when they imagined Southern California. Palm trees, mountains that broke off into the sea, miles of sand with beautiful people jogging along the waterās edge. It was picturesque, and sometimes clichĆ©. For Ethan, it represented his last hope.
He climbed the steps, cleared his throat, reached for that enthusiastic confidence that used to come so easy for him once upon a timeā
The door opened before he even had a chance to knock.
The short Filipino man standing there in a pair of scrubs had one eyebrow raised and a hand on his hip.
āCan I help you?ā
His tone didnāt come across as helpful, despite his words.
āYeah, sorry. Iām looking for Reese Matheson? My name isāā
āI know who you are.ā The manās raised eyebrow turned into a frown. āJust a minute,ā he said before closing the door with a little less force than a slam.
Breathe. Itās fine. Reese is a good guy. He wonāt be angry that I showed up. Heās a generous, kind personā
Author Bio
R.L. Merrill brings you stories of Hope, Love, and Rock ‘n’ Roll featuring quirky and relatable characters. Whether sheās writing about contemporary issues that affect us all or diving deep into the paranormal and supernatural to give readers a shiver, she loves creating compelling stories that will stay with readers long after.
Winner of the Kathryn Hayes āWhen Sparks Flyā Best Contemporary award for Hurricane Reese, Foreword INDIES finalist for Summer of Hush and RONE finalist for Typhoon Toby, Ro spends every spare moment improving her writing craft and striving to find that perfect balance between real-life and happily ever after.
She writes diverse and inclusive romance, contributes paranormal hilarity to Robyn Petermanās Magic and Mayhem Universe, and works on various other writing and mentoring projects that tickle her fancy or benefit a worthy cause. You can find her connecting with readers on social media, educating Americaās youth, raising two brilliant teenagers, trying desperately to get that back piece finished in the tattoo chair, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more Rock ‘n’ Romance.
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