A CHANCE AT LOVE
SILVIA VIOLET
M/M ROMANCE
RELEASE DATE: 05.08.18
COVER DESIGN: LC CHASE
BLURB
On the flight back home to San Diego, Chance Emerson meets an intriguing older man. They flirt, and Chance hopes for more, but the man never calls. Months later, they meet again at a charity auction. Chance decides this time he isn’t walking away.
Darren Walsh can’t stop thinking about the gorgeous grad student who almost had him joining the mile-high club. When Chance suggests they hook up, Darren says the only thing he can—yes.
From their first moments together, Chance and Darren know there’s more between them than lust, but their differences in age and income make a real relationship challenging. They decide to keep things secret, yet as they learn more about each other, Darren realizes he wants something real and open. To have that, he’ll need to convince Chance that he has a place in Darren’s world, and Darren will have to take some risks of his own.
EXCERPT
Their gazes met, and Chance licked his lips, a provocative move that made Darren wonder if he really wanted to say goodbye.
“Are you getting a cab or something?” Darren asked. Was he really going to ask Chance to share a ride with him?
Chance shook his head. “A friend is picking me up.”
“Right. That’s easier, I guess.” Darren hated how disappointed he was.
“But…” Chance pulled something from the outer pocket of his bag. “Here’s my card. Give me a call if you want to play cards again or just talk or…something else.”
Darren took the card. Was it already warm from Chance’s touch, or was that his imagination?
Chance didn’t seem like the type to carry business cards around. He glanced down at it and realized the front was simply an artistic rendering of a DNA double helix. He flipped it over and saw Chance’s number and his email.
When he looked back up, Chance had a wary look on his face. “No pressure or anything if you don’t—”
The plane hit the tarmac then, jolting them. Darren hadn’t realized they were so close to the ground.
“I gotta text my friend,” Chance said, pulling out his phone.
Darren forced himself to focus on arranging a Lyft for himself rather than staring at Chance. By the time he finished, they were pulling up to the gate. Darren tucked Chance’s card into his leather iPad case and then slipped the device in the pocket of his briefcase.
For the first time since Darren had been startled by the young man holding a giant container of cheese balls, an awkward silence fell between them. He considered assuring Chance he’d call just to make him feel better, but he’d be lying.
He’d be tempted to, especially on nights when he was lonely. Going out or using an app to find a hookup often seemed like far too much trouble. But if he saw Chance again, it wouldn’t be the same. In the real world, Darren and this exuberant, young grad student had nothing in common.
Are you sure? You talked to him more easily than with anyone else you’ve encountered in months, maybe years.
Carra's Review
As a fan of age gap romances and of this author as well, I of course had my interest sparked as soon as I read the blurb for A Chance at Love. After reading it, I’m very happy to say it ticked a lot of my boxes, with just one peeve.
Chance was adorable and a bit goofy, but he was also intelligent, responsible and impulsive (in a very good way). I loved how he would take charge with Darren when it came to the physical intimacy, even when he’d become a bit hesitant at some points—which was actually endearing. As for Darren, I liked that there was a contrast between his public, business persona and his true, personal nature…and that Chance was able to so easily bring out Darren’s softer side.
There is no doubt about their physical chemistry, and their intimate scenes are hot enough to warrant some self-fanning and the need to keep a cold drink on hand. What’s even better though is that they also mesh emotionally. Chance is aptly named since taking chances is what he leads Darren to do. Everything about the two of them together just fits perfectly—at least when it’s just the two of them. When Chance ventures into Darren’s professional world…well, that’s where the bit of drama enters the picture.
That leads me to my one peeve, and this is one of those conflict-stirrers that I’m just not personally fond of—the “I don’t really belong in his world, we’re too different due to age gap/class/upbringing” or whatever the thing is that is used as an excuse by one or both main characters in a story to justify why they shouldn’t be together. In this case, it was Chance thinking he doesn’t fit into Darren’s world of rich donors—an excuse really to head off the “he’ll get tired of me” he thinks is coming. Now like I said, this is a “me” thing; and while it was an irritation to me, I still really enjoyed the overall story.
A Chance at Love was a 4-star read for me, and I would definitely recommend this book to any M/M romance fan. You’re certainly going to find some incredibly stimulating and utterly sexy scenes, and those along with the adult language make this story one for readers 18+.
Silvia Violet writes erotic romance in a variety of genres including paranormal, contemporary, and historical. She can be found haunting coffee shops looking for the darkest, strongest cup of coffee she can find. Once equipped with the needed fuel, she can happily sit for hours pounding away at her laptop. Silvia typically leaves home disguised as a suburban stay-at-home-mom, and other coffee shop patrons tend to ask her hilarious questions like "Do you write children's books?" She loves watching the looks on their faces when they learn what she's actually up to. When not writing, Silvia enjoys baking sinfully delicious treats, exploring new styles of cooking, and reading to her incorrigible offspring.
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