Syncopated

Local Beats #3.5

by Zoe Lee

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of opening their nightclub Local Beats, owners Ray Reynaud and Ambrose Desmet agree to give an interview. Ray, a stoic former war correspondent, isn’t happy about it, but Ambrose, a wise, graceful creature, thinks it will be fun. With every question about whether the wild stories they’ve told their staff and best customers are tall tales or the plain truth, the two men share tiny slivers of their lives. Will the reporter get the full scoop on how they feel about each other?

Syncopated is set in the world of the Local Beats series, but is a standalone 7,000 word short story about a stern silver fox and a delicate possible-spy with mysterious pasts, the best club in Chicago, and too many stories to fit into one interview!

Genres: Romance, M M Romance, Contemporary

Unknown Binding

About the author

Zoe writes contemporary romances and believed everyone will get extraordinary love stories since before she ever fell in love. She lives with her family near the mountains in Colorado, where she writes while listening to music, never drinks coffee, reads books in one sitting, and watches too many movies and tv shows. She’s been writing since she was a kid, but luckily she knows how grown-ups work now. Mostly.

Reviews

[Ken Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short (7k) story set in the series Local Beats. A twenty-fifth anniversary bash gives Ambrose and Ray an opportunity to be interviewed for a fluff piece. Kent, the writer, lobs back the tales the lovers have related to friends and customers. Cute way to relive interesting lives.

[Toni K]

Hehehe, good! I would read their story. But the author needs to clear the timeline. Right now it's a hot mess.