Playing to Win by Avery Cockburn ISBN B0116LBLKE instant download

Playing to Win by Avery Cockburn ISBN B0116LBLKE instant download

Being out in this world was dangerous enough. Being real *was downright suicidal.*

Colin MacDuff has nothing. Growing up in a Glasgow slum, he learned never to trust, never to cry—and never EVER to be at the mercy of anyone, especially rich men. So how did he end up half-naked at a rave with Scotland’s hottest young aristocrat?

Lord Andrew Sunderland has everything. From ancestral castle to posh prep school, he’s spent his life wrapping others around his wee finger. With a social circle full of celebrities and politicians, nothing can stop Andrew’s rise to the top. Nothing, that is, save his desire for a dirt-poor, wolf-eyed footballer whose scars and tattoos tell unbearable tales.

Colin and Andrew come from different worlds, believe in different worlds, want different worlds. Yet every time they touch, all worlds fall away.

Set amid the fiery Scottish-independence struggle, this searing gay romance tells the story of two men who must lose everything to win each other's hearts.

More Warriors are on the way! The series features a recurring cast of teammates, but each novel contains its own stand-alone romance, so they can be read in any order.

• Play On, Duncan & Brodie novella


• Playing for Keeps, Fergus & John novel


• Playing to Win, Colin & Andrew novel


• Play It Safe, Fergus & John short story


• Playing with Fire, Liam and Robert novel


• Play Dead, Colin & Andrew novella


• Playing in the Dark, Evan & Ben novel, late 2017 (tentative)


• More to come in 2018!

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It's got something for everyone, especially if you enjoy an across the tracks romance.
--Heroes & Heartbreakers, M/M Romance Best Bets for September 2015

Once again both main characters were well written and wonderfully flawed...As with the previous book, the sex was knock your socks off hot but was also an essential part of the story. Hands down, without a doubt, Avery Cockburn is the most exciting author that I've discovered this year.
--Love Bytes Same-Sex Book Reviews

Cockburn's storytelling is rich, smooth, and burns with the intensity of a good Scottish Whisky. These characters, all of them, ooze an irresistible charm and draw the reader into not only their stories but their lives thanks to the author's attention to detail.
--The Novel Approach book review blog

Excerpt:

Colin remembered Andrew's precarious security situation. "You leave these blinds open all the time?"

"Of course. It's a lovely view, especially at sunset." Andrew laid a pair of white fish filets in the sauce. "No buildings directly across the street to block the skyline."

"Yeah, but someone way over there at Uni Strathclyde could spy on you with binoculars." Colin wandered into the kitchen. "With all those death threats you get, I'd think you'd be more careful."

"I could lower my blinds and make my home feel despondently dark and small, to grant myself the illusion of safety." He shifted the fish in the pan, making the sauce hiss. "I could worry about a sniper's bullet piercing my brain, or prying eyes seeing me cook or watch television or feed my fish. But I don't." He shrugged, adjusting the strap of his well-worn black denim apron. "I can't live in fear."

Colin was now close behind him. "Why not? Everyone else does."

Andrew startled, lifting his eyes to Colin's. He didn't look ready with a retort or insult. He just...looked. As if trying to understand.

"What are you afraid of?" Andrew asked him. It seemed a sincere question, like he really wanted to know.

"Lots of things." Colin wanted to break their gaze, but didn't. "Anyone who says they're fearless is a liar."

"But what are you afraid of most?"

Colin considered deflecting with a joke like, I'm afraid you're burning the fish, but anything less than the truth would be cowardly.

"Being at the mercy of people like you."

Andrew's brows dipped together, and Colin could swear his eyes grew wet, but that might have been from the pan's smoke and spices. His lower lip tugged down, then up, like he wanted to speak but had misplaced the words.

So Colin kissed him again, to taste that lip and its companion, and to show that despite all his fears, he was here.