Excerpt from Rings of Lust by Finn Dixon

Today we are treated to an excerpt from Rings of Lust, the debut novel from Finn Dixon.

Blurb

Lucas

My parents had warned me a relationship would be a disaster for my gymnastics career, threatening to pull their financial support. So, I floated from one guy to the next for years.  

And now, at the biggest event of my life, I found myself lonely and wanting more. And the one guy I wanted it with was Cam.

He went to the same college. He was on the same team. Just not my team.

Ugh…I had a crush on a straight guy.

Camden

”Maybe you just need to get laid?” my teammate had suggested.

Here I was, my first Olympics and all I could think about was sex. My first and only time was terrible to say the least and I was hesitant to try again.  Hell, I wasn’t even out of the closet either.

But the Olympic Village was pretty much a buffet of abs and glutes, and it was athletes only. Coach did tell us to loosen up. Maybe it was time to do just that…but like, naked and with another guy.

I can totally do this casual anonymous thing, right?

Rings of Lust is a full-length MM novel, the first in a trilogy, that has a cliffhanger ending and an eventual HEA, just not in this book.  Be prepared for third wheel sarcasm, platypus babies, rippling Olympian muscle, and teenage sexual escapades just behind the scenes at the world’s biggest athletic event.

Excerpt

For whatever reason, I hadn’t thought about showering with the guys until I got to my locker, turned around, and saw Luke pulling his shorts off. Fuck. It was different.

I quickly turned, trying to forget what his ass felt like the night before. Not helping, dick. I threw my clothes in my locker and wrapped the towel around me like a dick shield as I headed for the showers. Thank God for partitions.

Each team had their own time in the facility, and there was security too, so we didn’t have to worry about sharing with France or Russia or anything like that. It was just the five of us.

“So…you guys wear my underwear?” Luke asked the twins.

“Well, one, it’s not your underwear. It’s our underwear,” Grant replied.

“And two, is that a problem?” Graham asked.

The memory of pulling off Luke’s jock last night had me grateful for the high partition. I turned to face the wall and noticed Tyler looking at me. “See something you like?”

“Of course I like you, Cam. And you were great out there today. You must’ve had your Wheaties!”

“Something like that,” I said.

“Oooh…who was she?” Grant asked.

“Give him a break, Grant,” Luke came to my defense.

“I bet it was his left hand instead of his right,” Graham said.

“Maybe you guys are the ones that need to get laid,” I suggested.

Two versions of ‘ain’t that the truth’ were uttered, and then Luke said, “Seriously, guys, thanks for being so supportive of me. I…uh…Shane’s told me you guys have had the press bugging you, and I’m sorry-”

“Do not finish that sentence, Mr. Rivera. You do not need to apologize.”

“Tyler’s right, Luke. It’s not a problem. It’s not an issue. You’re like our little brother, and that means we love you. And we’ll do anything for you. And I would give you a hug right now, but we’re both naked,” Grant said with a chuckle.

I was almost in tears. These guys were the greatest.

“Thank you. That means a lot to me,” Luke said, and he glanced over at me. I smiled.

“That goes for me too, Luke,” I said.

About the author

Finn Dixon is a full-time zookeeper in hot-as-balls Florida that writes hot-as-balls MM romance in his free time.  A long-time fan of the genre, he is dipping his toe into the pool of sizzling and spicy writers already out there and hoping to score.

If you liked that opening paragraph, or the self-deprecating sense of humor that came with it, you’ll love his style of writing. When he isn’t being sarcastic or trying to make someone laugh, he spends his other free time charming the pants off his boyfriend, snuggling with two kitties, and giving car-walks to his beloved dog.

Finn also likes watching gay films and shows with happy endings (giggity), playing Animal Crossing and Pokemon Go, re-watching Jurassic Park, and travelling when he can afford it.

And yes, I like jocks, but I promise all my books won’t be about them.

Or will they?

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