Heavy Metal Heartfelt Blues

By J.D. Walker

Bridges Barfield is a man of rigid standards and stern demeanor. He finds it hard to relax and accept new things, though he gives it his best. He’s still recovering from the end of a bad relationship, but he’s not letting it stop him from searching for love. Then he meets Trenton LeDoux and they hit it off, despite their differences. Meaning, Trenton’s magenta hair, lip ring, and free spirit.

Trenton is forthright, refreshing, and not afraid to go after what he wants. But the fact that he can’t seem to get past his grief and possible guilt over his husband’s death makes it difficult to move forward. It doesn’t help that Bridges suffers from foot-in-mouth syndrome, which earns him a slap across the face when he says the wrong thing to Trenton. Which is often.

When they finally get beyond the angry words, will their union be truly heartfelt?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Jan 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781634860369

J.D. Walker

J.D. Walker likes to keep her stories short and sweet. A multi-published author, she is also a musician, artist, and lover of all things knit and crochet. For more information, visit lifebyjo.com/jdwalker.

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Heavy Metal Heartfelt Blues

By J.D. Walker

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Copyright 2016 J.D. Walker

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Heavy Metal Heartfelt Blues

By J.D. Walker

Pull up a chair, hon. My date, Trenton LeDoux, gestured to the seat across from him at a pretentious little bistro—in my humble opinion—where we’d decided to meet for our first date.

I cleared my throat. Thanks.

As I sat down, I reminded myself that I was deliberately trying new things. Case in point, the man across from me had shoulder-length, magenta hair, and a lip ring. I’d met him online through a dating site. Though he was certainly not the kind of guy I might have gone for in the past, his interests and mine had overlapped in many areas, and he had a lovely smile and nice blue eyes.

Different is good, was my friend Sonny Bonhomie’s constant, annoying refrain. He worked as an HR manager at the same company where I was the CFO. His words had become my mantra in an increasingly unhinged world, at least from my point of view.

It had been many months since I’d broken up with my boyfriend, ex-cop Noah Stiles. As much as I missed the man and was still concerned about his welfare, I had to let him go. All my attempts to locate him after he’d suddenly disappeared after last Thanksgiving had failed. He hadn’t responded to any of my emails or phone calls, and he hadn’t shown up at any of his usual haunts. It was as if he’d fallen off the face of the earth.

Knowing his background like I did, I wondered if he’d gotten caught up in his old gang again. Maybe I should have tried harder, been more flexible when we were together. I had even tried being in an open relationship with him because he was skittish about one-on-one commitment due to having to fend for himself so much in his younger years. Even that hadn’t helped. Should I have let him stay with me when he’d called back in November, needing a bed for one night? I