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    Not So Secret Santa
    Not So Secret Santa
    Not So Secret Santa
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    Not So Secret Santa

    By Susan Mac Nicol

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    THE MAIN EVENT

    Leslie Scott couldn't keep a secret if his life depended on it...and, this one's a doozy. After years of blissful co-habbing, Leslie plans to ask the love of his life, Oliver Brown, for his hand in marriage. Leslie agrees to help with the Kissmas Drag Stravaganza at his dear friend's nightclub, Club Delish, which is also the site of the impending proposal. Every detail is planned with Swiss watch precision: enjoy the show, bring Oliver back to a private room, seduce him then pop the question. But, as with all things Leslie, his scheme goes tits up. Never one to shy away from drama and public displays of affection, this proposal turns out to be one for the books.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoroughs Publishing Group
    Release dateDec 6, 2018
    ISBN9781948029421
    Not So Secret Santa
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    Susan Mac Nicol

    'The Official Stuff' Susan writes steamy, sexy, and fun contemporary romance stories, some suspenseful, some gritty and dark, and she hopes, always entertaining. She’s also Editor-in-Chief at Divine Magazine, an online LGBTQ e-zine, and a member of The Society of Authors, the Writers Guild of Great Britain, and the Authors Guild in the US. Susan is also an award-winning screenplay writer, with scripts based on two of her own published works. Sight Unseen has garnered no less than five awards to date, and her TV pilot, Reel Life, based on her debut novel, Cassandra by Starlight, was also a winner at the Oaxaca Film Fest.. 'The Unofficial Stuff' Susan loves going to the theatre, live music concerts (especially if it’s her man-crush Adam Lambert), walks in the countryside, a good G and T, lazing away afternoons reading a good book, and watching re-runs of Silent Witness. Her chequered past includes stories like being mistaken for a prostitute in the city of Johannesburg, being chased by a rhino on a dusty Kenyan road, getting kicked out of a youth club for being a bad influence (she encouraged free thinking), and having an aunt who was engaged to Cliff Richard. Connect with Susan: website: authorsusanmacnicol.com facebook: Author-Susan-Mac-Nicol twitter: SusanMacNicol7 instagram: susiemax77 linkedin: susanmacnicol

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      Book preview

      Not So Secret Santa - Susan Mac Nicol

      THE MAIN EVENT

      Leslie Scott couldn’t keep a secret if his life depended on it...and, this one’s a doozy. After years of blissful co-habbing, Leslie plans to ask the love of his life, Oliver Brown, for his hand in marriage. Leslie agrees to help with the Kissmas Drag Stravaganza at his dear friend’s nightclub, Club Delish, which is also the site of the impending proposal. Every detail is planned with Swiss watch precision: enjoy the show, bring Oliver back to a private room, seduce him then pop the question. But, as with all things Leslie, his scheme goes tits up. Never one to shy away from drama and public displays of affection, this proposal turns out to be one for the books.

      ALSO BY SUSAN MAC NICOL

      THE STARLIGHT SERIES

      Cassandra by Starlight

      Together in Starlight

      Forever in Starlight

      THE MEN OF LONDON SERIES

      Love You Senseless

      Sight & Sinners

      Suit Yourself

      Feat of Clay

      Cross to Bare

      Flying Solo

      Damaged Goods

      Hard Climate

      Survival Game

      OTHER TITLES

      Stripped Bare

      Saving Alexander

      Worth Keeping

      Double Alchemy

      Double Alchemy: Climax

      Love and Punishment

      Sight Unseen

      Unlikely in Love

      Living On Air

      Soul of Discretion

      Promises Kept

      NOT SO SECRET SANTA

      Susan Mac Nicol

      www.BOROUGHSPUBLISHINGGROUP.com

      PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Boroughs Publishing Group does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites, blogs or critiques or their content.

      NOT SO SECRET SANTA

      Copyright © 2018 Susan Elaine Mac Nicol

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. Unless specifically noted, no part of this publication may be reproduced, scanned, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Boroughs Publishing Group. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or by any other means without the permission of Boroughs Publishing Group is illegal and punishable by law. Participation in the piracy of copyrighted materials violates the author’s rights.

      ISBN 978-1-948029-42-1

      E-book formatting by Maureen Cutajar

      www.gopublished.com

      You wanted more Leslie, and since you love him the way I do – this story is for you

      AUTHOR’S NOTE

      There’s something about Leslie. He wormed his sassy way into our hearts and lingered there. Lately, he’s been murmuring in my ear, in that way he has, to write a soupçon more about his love for Oliver. After all, he adores the man. This story is a fitting tribute to Leslie’s warm heart and his ability to make anything into yet more drama, it’s a seasonal tale that had to be told…and, there’s no one else that deserves another happy ending more than this couple.

      Not So Secret Santa features the best proposal of the year done in true Leslie fashion. Oliver and Leslie get so gooey mushy that you’ll end up needing a visit to your dentist. I make no apologies for that, so please don’t send me your dental bills for reimbursement.

      CONTENTS

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      About the Author

      NOT SO SECRET SANTA

      Chapter 1

      D-Day—three weeks and counting

      I’m fucking stuck in here and I have no idea how to get myself out.

      It wasn’t the first time Leslie had been in a pickle. Much like his predilection to put his foot in his mouth, his pickles were numerous. However, it was the first time in his life he’d been trapped in a roll of fabric, in a container, with his rear end (perky as it may be) jutting out of the roll for all the world to see.

      It appeared his Gucci belt had snagged on something as he’d wriggled through the bolt of material trying to rescue the treasured Mont Blanc pen Oliver, his adored boyfriend, had given him.

      Leslie had known today was going to be a bad day the minute he’d gotten out of bed. First, he’d found a nasty spot on his chin. Second, he’d managed to spill the sugar all over the kitchen floor in his haste to leave this morning. Because of that, he’d been late—again. And third, Laverne, damn her evil heart, had sent him on this stupid mission to deal with customs agents at the docks and to oversee the delivery of a large consignment from Hong Kong.

      Of course, she’d insisted Leslie look in the container to make sure it was all there. Darling, she’d drawled, you know these customs places. I order suit fabric and end up with a million years’ worth of fuzzy children’s bunnies. Or is that children’s fuzzy bunnies? She’d waved a manicured hand. "Never mind. You simply must check it before you sign the acceptance form."

      Grudgingly, Leslie had done just that, trying to charm the grizzled veteran of the docks with little success (Leslie had nicknamed him Bear Growls) but had achieved his goal nonetheless. Then, as he’d bent down to check a tag on the bolt of cloth, his pen had fallen out of his shirt pocket, rolled into the wide damn cardboard tube that the fabric was wrapped around, and landed with a plink on the other side of the roll. With no way to get to the other side since the container was packed to the brim, Leslie had thought he was being clever slinking his way into the roll to rescue his pen.

      Unfortunately, he’d not given a thought as to how he would get out. And now, here he was, snagged on something, he knew not what, unable to retreat or advance.

      Leslie thanked all the Gods above he’d worn proper underwear today and not a thong.

      When the time came for him to be found, desiccated and limp, looking for all the world like a mummy the world had forgotten, at least he’d be halfway decent.

      If there’s anyone behind me, could they please either pull me out, or give me a push? he yelled, as a bead of sweat rolled into his eye. The eyeliner he wore rolled with it, and he swore at the sting. Fucking poxy stupid belt, let me the fuck go, he demanded.

      The cardboard roll remained uncooperative, his belt didn’t budge, and Leslie remained stuck. His profanity didn’t appear to be working as a tactic. Perhaps, if he stretched out as far as he could, he’d be able to grab the end of the pen between his fingertips. He blew a lock of hair out of his face in irritation as he glowered at the pen lying innocently out of reach, unaware of its owner’s dilemma.

      He reached out, bit by bit, and finally his index finger and thumb caught the nib of the pen and grasped it. Got you, he muttered. He pulled the item toward him and heaved a thankful sigh at having it back in

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