Comic Book Romance
()
About this ebook
Well, a supervillain prison break could leave both of them trapped and in peril with Cal having to juggle his growing attraction to Liang with his need to protect his secret identity. And that mess Cal was running from could catch up with him at exactly the wrong moment, leaving him vulnerable and unprotected. Luckily for him, though, Liang's got more than good looks going for him. But can the two men save the day, and each other, and find their own comic book romance?
Read more from Charles Payseur
Riding Yggdrasil Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Werewolf Before Christmas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How the Supervillain Stole Christmas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fieldwork Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Colors of Magic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Friendly Ghostbusting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRiding Red Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTaste of the Forest, Dark and Sweet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComic Book Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Giant Problem Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHero for the Holidays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLuc Orphelin and the Hodag of Rhinelander Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPerilous Knights Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Comic Book Romance
Related ebooks
Comic Book Romance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDark Slide: A Dillon Bradford novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAsk a Policeman Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Cell: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Invitation to a Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deadly Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOrdinary World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI'll Be Watching You Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Blue Fire: The Misadventures of Max Bowman, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSuper-Cannes: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5C. C. Blake's Sweaty Space Operas, Issue 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Am Pilgrim: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Press Wars III: Death Of The Presses Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Assignment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lantern Man Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Unseen Demons: An Andrea Cort Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bodyguard's Christmas Proposal: A captivating Christmas romance to fall in love with! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Country of Ghosts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAchilles Forjan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsApex Magazine Issue 138: Apex Magazine, #138 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of Baltazar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsQubyte: Byte Series, #10 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJacob And Two Women And Other Oddities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings"The Preface" to The Fire: A Story That Raged To Be Told Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDownfall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I am Providence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Turnabout / Shallow Secrets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBest New Horror Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Share of Trouble (Five Troubleshooter Novellas) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLong Ago and Far Away Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
LGBTQIA+ Romance For You
The Charm Offensive: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Pleasure: A Steamy Lesbian Romance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bossy: An Erotic Workplace Diary Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Worth the Wait Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Us: Him, #2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: by Taylor Jenkins Reik - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Him: Him, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maurice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Governor Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Reality of Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Once Upon a Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chef's Kiss: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Epic: Him, #3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Orgy: A Short Story About Desire Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Swap Tales: Substitute Girlfriend Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Most Ardently Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coming Out: 14 Erotica Closet Gay Bundle Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Blood of the Pack Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Backwoods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Visitor: a Friendly MMF Ménage Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5AITA? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roller Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Magpie Lord: A Charm of Magpies, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Queer Atmospheres: Gay, Lesbian and Queer Romance Stories from Imogen Markwell-Tweed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Be Gay, Do Crimes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three for Three: Friendly MMF Menage Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Keeping Her Secret Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Comic Book Romance
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Comic Book Romance - Charles Payseur
Comic Book Romance
By Charles Payseur
Published by JMS Books LLC
Visit jms-books.com for more information.
Copyright 2023 Charles Payseur
ISBN 9781685503666
Cover Design: Anna Tiferet Sikorska
Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.
All rights reserved.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.
This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Published in the United States of America.
* * * *
Comic Book Romance
By Charles Payseur
Cal looked up at the Capital City Chronicle newspaper’s building and took a deep breath. Peering at the entrance, which teemed with activity, he pushed his glasses back up from where they had slid down the bridge of his nose. In his other hand, he carried a briefcase with all the essentials: tablet loaded with notes for the articles he had been writing before the move, full pack of protein bars, old-fashioned notepad and pen for when he wanted to look more like how people imagined a reporter to be, and, of course, a spare uniform secreted away in the briefcase’s lining, in case he had to deal with any potentially world-ending threats.
Steeling himself against the press of bodies, he waded into the crowd surrounding the entrance. It wasn’t that he hated people. Not really. He loved the bustle of a newsroom, the noise and the chaos that meant the world was alive and moving. It reminded him of what he appreciated most about people: their eagerness, their drive. It was just that, as Calvin Kant, mild-mannered reporter, he had to be especially careful not to accidentally hip check someone through a wall, or sigh too loud and blow over a food stand. And amid the turmoil of activity that he craved, he was most at risk of someone figuring out he wasn’t just Calvin Kant, but also Maxim, one of the most famous superheroes in the world.
He navigated the crowd without incident, aiming himself past reception and toward the bullpen. It was his first time inside the building, but the layout was similar to the Metro City Metropolitan newspaper. Plus he could hear the collective profanity of a dozen reporters furiously trying to make the morning deadline for the lunchtime online release. The bullpen was organized like a factory: desks arrayed in chaotic lines, while the editor-in-chief’s office sat above it all, separated by a staircase with a great wall of tinted glass so those below could never tell if they were being watched.
First order of business: introduce himself to his new boss. He’d spent years in Metro City, covering politics mostly, and thanks to his Maxim-um speed, he was able to keep up with even the tightest of deadlines. Getting a job at the Chronicle hadn’t been too difficult, especially since the editor-in-chief, Peri Blanc, had only been too happy to steal a reporter from their Metro City rival, J. Janus Jemisin. Those two were fiercely competitive, as they were both from the same graduating class of Howard University, nonbinary, and had reputations for being relentless in the pursuit of the biggest stories. Cal remembered how JJ had given the entire staff a bonus when they were able to scoop the Capital City bridge scandal right out from under the Chronicle’s nose. He also remembered how JJ had nearly fired the entire sports team when reporters from the Chronicle broke the story on the blood-doping scandal with the Metro City baseball team, the Racers.
Stopping at the bottom of the stairs, Cal straightened his shirt and almost missed the movement to his side as a figure dashed around him and up the stairs.
Sorry, fresh meat,
the person said, and Cal caught a flash of a smile on a tawny face, but I’m in a hurry.
The figure took the stairs three at a