The Law of Attraction by Jay Northcote Tour

Title: The Law of Attraction

Author: Jay Northcote

Publisher: Jaybird Press

Length: 62,000 words

Genre: Contemporary gay romance

Cover Artist: Garrett Leigh

Release Date: Friday 5th of February 2016

Series info: This book is a standalone

When a professional relationship turns personal, it’s impossible to resist the law of attraction.

Alec Rowland is a high-flying lawyer in a London firm whose career is his life. He doesn’t have time for relationships and his sexuality is a closely guarded secret. After picking up a cute guy on a Friday night, Alec’s world is rocked to its foundations when his one night stand shows up in the office on Monday morning—as the new temp on his team.

Ed Piper is desperate to prove himself in his new job. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by a crush on his boss. It’s hard to ignore the attraction he feels, even though Alec’s a difficult bastard to work for.

Both men strive to maintain a professional relationship, but tempers fray, passions ignite, and soon they’re both falling hard and fast. If they’re ever going to find a way to be together, Alec needs to be honest about who he really is because Ed won’t go back in the closet for anyone.

"The HEA is real, and spectacular. Highly recommend.” - V’s Reads

“Such an amazing story and would recommend this read to others. Well done Jay Northcote. You have another great hit in this book.” - Inked Rainbow Reads

“When you read the first chapter of a book and want to cry because you know it’s going to be everything you have been craving, it’s a win for the week!” - DiverseReader

 

His companion was still watching him, seemingly waiting for him to make his move. Alec felt irrationally irritated. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go. Even though he only did it occasionally, picking up men was easy for Alec. Buying a drink was more than he usually bothered to do for the twinks he hooked up with when he was in the mood for a warm body to fuck. Alec was well aware of his own attractiveness and used it to his advantage. A crook of a finger, a tilt of his head, or even just a look was usually enough to make them come running. But this guy didn’t seem to know the rules of the game. “Strong, silent type, huh?” He suddenly grinned at Alec, all neat white teeth and dimples. “You could start by telling me your name. Mine’s Ed.” “Alec.” He handed a note to the barman as he came back with their drinks. “Keep the change.” “Cheers, mate.” The barman winked as he pocketed the tip. Ed’s eyebrows lifted. “Change from a twenty? You must have money to burn.” “Something like that.” Alec let his gaze rake deliberately down Ed, examining him from the front this time. His arms were still folded over his chest and his T-shirt had ridden up enough to expose a feathered line of hair on his belly, leading down to a nice-looking package in obscenely tight skinny jeans. “I hope you bottom?” Ed blinked and choked on his mouthful of rum and Coke. Alec suppressed the urge to grin, enjoying the fact that Ed had momentarily lost his cool. “I’ve been known to,” Ed replied, rallying. He licked his lips. “Good.” Alec held his gaze, noting with satisfaction that Ed’s pupils had blown wide and his lips parted as Alec looked at them. God, he had a pretty mouth. Alec lifted his glass and downed his drink. The burn of the whisky tore through him and made his nerves tingle with anticipation. He needed a good fuck; it had been too long. “Drink up, then.”

Wendy's Review: First let's talk about this cover...rawrrr that is one sexy man and he is exactly how I pictured Alec. I really liked this book, I loved how strong Ed was on the outside and a little puddle of goo when it came to his feelings for Alec. Alec's feelings just jumped off the pages, his struggles with coming out seemed so real. Don't get me wrong, I thought he was a complete asshat half way through the book but he certainly redeemed himself towards the end. With both characters coming from totally different backgrounds and family dynamics helped me picture them together in my head. Alec wanted so much to have a loving family and someone to love him for him and Ed wanted to have the professional respect that Alec already had. Them coming together and working together to both achieve their individual goals and also goals as a couple made this a great read for me.

Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England, with her husband, two children, and two cats. 

She comes from a family of writers, but she always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed her by. She spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content. One day, she decided to try and write a short story–just to see if she could–and found it rather addictive. She hasn’t stopped writing since.

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