“Sexy,
sweet and heartfelt, Annabeth Albert's Out of Uniform series is a fresh
take on Navy SEALs that will delight and entertain romance readers.”
--Layla Reyne, author of the Agents Irish and Whisky series.
--Layla Reyne, author of the Agents Irish and Whisky series.
Title: Tight Quarters
Series: Out of Uniform #6
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: ebook: July 9, 2018 | print: July 31, 2018
Subgenre: M/M Contemporary Military Romance
Book Synopsis:
Petty Officer Bacon, a navy SEAL and ace sharpshooter, has been on the front lines of more than his fair share of dangerous ops. Yet when a minor injury relegates him to the beta team, he’s tasked with what may be his riskiest assignment yet: the silver fox journalist he’s babysitting is the hottest, most charismatic man he’s ever encountered.
Award-winning journalist Spencer Bryant may have been named one of Pride magazine’s most eligible bachelors of the year, but he’s not looking to change his relationship status. He’s a consummate professional who won’t risk his ethics or impeccable reputation by getting involved with a source. Even a sexy-as-hell military man. But while Spencer can resist his physical attraction to Bacon, he has less control over his emotions—especially when the mission goes sideways and the two men are trapped alone.
Getting out of the jungle alive turns out to be easy compared to facing the truth about their feelings for one another back in the real world. And whether or not they can build a future is a different story altogether.
This book is approximately 82,000 words
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Teaser excerpt
"Meet Spencer the Silverfox Reporter
Hero"
As he followed Bacon out of the
dining facility, he didn’t regret being open about Greg to the team. He’d never
really been in the closet, but he’d spent too many years when he was younger
watching his words, worrying about what others might think. Screw that. Life
was far too short to hide, and besides, it was bound to come up at some point
the next few weeks. Better to just get it out in the open now.
But Petty Officer Bacon did not seem to
agree, all but glowering as he stomped ahead.
“You okay with walking or should I get a
Jeep?” he barked at Spencer. Damn. He’d thought Bacon was the open-minded one
of the group, but he was sure as hell acting put out.
“Totally fine with walking. Listen, if you
have a problem with me—”
“I don’t.” A muscle worked in his jaw.
“You don’t like me,” Spencer said bluntly.
Speaking of getting things out in the open, they needed to address this now. If
Bacon was to be his handler, it benefited them both to not have an actively
hostile relationship.
“I’d like you a lot better on any team other
than mine,” Bacon shot back as he sped up his walking pace. “And at the risk of
inflating what has to be a Super Duty size ego, I’m a fan of your writing
stuff. But you’re the last thing my team needs.”
“You’re a fan?” Spencer couldn’t help but smile.
“Knew that would be the part you focused on,”
Bacon grumbled. “You’re not a bad writer, okay? But we don’t need a reporter—any
reporter—potentially fucking up our mission. And if you tell the LT I said
that—”
“I won’t,” Spencer promised before Bacon could
finish his threat. “I get your reservations, I do. But just give me a chance,
okay? I’m not out to make you or your buddies look bad.”
“Why do you want this assignment anyway?”
Bacon demanded. They were passing nondescript buildings and carefully manicured
grounds, but Bacon didn’t slow down and point out the sights to Spencer,
instead marching on.
“My book about injured vets sold well. My
publisher would like to see more like that from me, and this was an easy
freelance pitch to my old paper for the feature piece, so there’s that.”
Spencer tried for light, which only made Bacon glower more. He was going to
just leave it at that, let Bacon frown himself into next week, but then some of
the truth spilled out. “I saw a number of spec ops guys in my research at
Walter Reed. It got me intrigued about how modern warfare operates out in the
field. And then one of them died last year. Felt like maybe I owed it to him to
pursue this story, jump through all the PR hoops to make it happen.”
“He died in the line of duty?” Bacon sounded
marginally less combative.
“No. Suicide.” The word hurt, almost like it
scraped his throat on the way out, and his voice was unnaturally rough. Bacon
went pale and slowed his pace.
“Fucking sucks,” he said with far more
feeling than Spencer would have expected.
“Yeah, it does,” Spencer agreed. It did
fucking suck, no two ways about it. Even now, his back went slick with sweat,
stomach full of guilt and dread, as he remembered that awful phone call from
Harry’s wife. But nothing would be served by telling Bacon how Harry’s death
had utterly gutted him, so he kept his voice even. “But he saw things that few
people ever do. And those stories, they feel…significant.”
Bacon was silent a long time, plodding along,
looking down at his feet.
“I get it,” he said at last.
“But not gonna lie, wish they’d assigned you elsewhere. Rangers, maybe.”
What I thought about Tight Quarters
Many times when a series gets to the sixth book, the thrill is gone, so
be speak, but not so with the Out of Uniform series. Annabeth Albert
consistently delivers a great M/M romance that is entertaining and a
whole of fun to read.
In Tight Quarters, Bacon is temporarily off the alpha team due to a minor injury and as such he gets assigned to keep tabs on the embedded reporter the team is about to take on. Bacon is not happy about it, even though Spencer Bryant is one of his favorite authors. Spencer is determined to write a book that highlights the stories of these men, and everyone on the team is nervous about what he might reveal. No one is happy about having a reporter watching over their shoulders, least of all Bacon.
But their time together develops into a friendship and possibly more, in spite of how much both men want to resist it. And complicating things for both parties is Spencer's insistence on everything being above board and Bacon's commitment to keeping his teammates lives private. When they realize they can't have it all, there's a lot of heartbreak involved for Bacon and Spencer. And you know what that means.... making up, which is the best part of the story.
I really liked this. I love this series hard. If you like M/M romance, you should be reading it.
An ARC was provided for review.
In Tight Quarters, Bacon is temporarily off the alpha team due to a minor injury and as such he gets assigned to keep tabs on the embedded reporter the team is about to take on. Bacon is not happy about it, even though Spencer Bryant is one of his favorite authors. Spencer is determined to write a book that highlights the stories of these men, and everyone on the team is nervous about what he might reveal. No one is happy about having a reporter watching over their shoulders, least of all Bacon.
But their time together develops into a friendship and possibly more, in spite of how much both men want to resist it. And complicating things for both parties is Spencer's insistence on everything being above board and Bacon's commitment to keeping his teammates lives private. When they realize they can't have it all, there's a lot of heartbreak involved for Bacon and Spencer. And you know what that means.... making up, which is the best part of the story.
I really liked this. I love this series hard. If you like M/M romance, you should be reading it.
An ARC was provided for review.
About the author
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Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write. Annabeth loves finding happy endings for a variety of pairings and is a passionate gay rights supporter. In between searching out dark heroes to redeem, she works a rewarding day job and wrangles two active children.
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