Alex's Suprise - Chris McHart
Alex’s Surprise: Alex wanted a night of hot passion with
Gerome, but he gets more than he ever bargained for. His life will be changed
forever in a world where he’ll be thrown in jail— or worse— for being pregnant.
Alex’s best friend, Sam, has been acting strange ever since
he met Alex’s one-night stand, but now Alex needs help in order to hide, and
Sam is his only hope.
Saving Alex – Chris McHart
Saving Alex: Not only is Alex pregnant, something punishable
by jail time, but Gerome, the father of the baby, is a vampire prince. When
strangers invade Alex’s home and kidnap him, he doesn’t know who is
responsible, if he’ll ever see the man he loves again, or even get to see the
child growing inside him.
Considering himself the father of his lover’s
child, Sam has a hard time standing around and letting others plan Alex’s
rescue. But when the Prince and his trackers find an important clue, the race
to save his beloved is on. Now all he can do is cross his fingers that the
scheme they’ve devised will work.
When Prince Gerome receives ransom demands, the instructions
are clear: mate a complete stranger or he’ll never see Alex or the child he
carries again. Will he be able to convince his newly intended to help, or will
those seeking to dethrone his family win this evil game of blackmail?
Caution: Contains a kidnapping, unwanted
matings, a scheming king, way too many people that follow their own plans and a
highly pregnant Alex
Cover Artist: Meg Bawden of Bawd Designs
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Excerpt
Alex zapped, annoyed, through the channels. He lounged on
the couch, bored out of his mind. Sam, his best friend and roommate, had taken
up the recliner, reading something. Maybe Alex should do that as well? Watching
TV wasn’t going to keep him entertained, since nothing caught his interest, no
movie, no documentary, nothing. He zapped on, but stopped at a news report
showing a pregnant man. He sat up a bit straighter. What was up with that?
The man’s stomach was swollen, showing he was at least five
or six months along. His hands were cuffed in front of his baby bump and tears
were streaming down his face. The camera showed a courtroom full of people,
slowly sweeping over the interested men and women watching the process.
Alex turned up the volume. What had the man done? And why
was he pregnant? He’d heard it was possible, but he’d never encountered someone
who’d actually experienced that.
The reporter’s voice came up. “Robert B. was tried for
violation of the racial laws. Today’s sentencing was long awaited. No one had
heard of pregnant men for years, and there had been uncertainty about the
actual jurisdiction in such cases. B., who is, according to doctors, six months
along, was sentenced to five years in jail. His child will be put in an
orphanage until he is released.
The fathering sire has no legal claim over the
child. He will be able to visit his child, but he can’t get guardianship over
him or her. The child and the carrier will be outcasts of society after that.
“B. broke down after hearing the judge’s decision. Even
though it’s forbidden, he clearly hoped the old laws would be overturned.
Instead, the judge confirmed that male breeding between the races is still
forbidden and punishable. With that, back to the studio.”
The picture changed, now showing a woman in a suit, smiling
at the camera. “Thanks to our reporter in Berlin for a summary of today’s
events in court. Now to the weather…”
Alex turned down the volume, muting the forecast. He turned
to Sam, who had apparently put down his book to watch the news as well. “Did
you hear that? How can they judge someone because he got pregnant?”
“I have no idea? Maybe because it’s wrong? Are these
children dangerous? I’ve never met one, or heard of one, for that matter, but I
guess there’s a reason it’s forbidden. The whole pregnant man thing is so
strange, no wonder it’s against the laws. Who knows what’ll come out of such
breedings.”
Alex frowned. A new life was precious, not wrong. He
couldn’t imagine a child being dangerous, even if it was mixed. Children born
from interracial relationships were allowed, as long as one of the parents was
female and the other male. Why this didn’t apply to children born from a
same-sex relationship was beyond Alex. Even if it was unusual for a man to be
pregnant, he shouldn’t be put in jail for something like that.
This was the first case in a long time, according to the
reporter, but he’d not given a reason why the laws were upheld. “It’s still
wrong to judge someone for getting pregnant.”
“I don’t know. Like I said, there must be a reason why it’s
forbidden.” Sam picked up his book again, ending the conversation. Alex took a
moment to study his friend’s features as he buried himself in yet another
sci-fi book. He was quite handsome with his blond, unruly hair and his strong
jaw. The gaze of the piercing blue eyes that never seemed to miss anything flew
over the page, pulling Sam into yet another outlandish adventure.
Maybe Sam was right. There had to be a reason it was against
the law. Alex was kind of sorry for the man who now faced five years in prison,
but then, the man knew what he risked with getting pregnant in the first place.
Alex settled back and focused on the TV again. Sam was not
in the mood to discuss the matter anymore, his mind clearly on the story he was
reading. As if they’d need sci-fi to experience something unusual. Ever since
paranormals had come out of hiding back in the 1980s, going to certain clubs
could be more adventurous than anything an author could come up with.
Maybe he should go out today? Blowing off some steam
wouldn’t hurt. He’d not gotten laid in quite a while, and a night in one of the
mixed clubs sounded too good to resist. It was better than staring at a rerun
of a movie.
Alex switched off the TV and stood. “I’m going out, do you
want to come with me?”
“What do you have in mind?” Sam looked up from his book.
“Dancing? I thought of going to the Downtown.”
“Na, go without me. I’m not in the mood for that crowd.”
“You sure? It’s been months since you’ve been out.” Alex
wasn’t surprised, Sam wasn’t one to go out much, and he despised big crowds.
The Downtown is a huge mixed club, catering to all kinds of paranormals and
humans. Not that paranormals were forbidden anywhere, but they, as well as
humans, preferred to stick with their own kind. One of the exceptions was a
club like the one Alex was going to visit. A night of dancing, and maybe
getting laid, sounded better with every second.
Interview
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Chris McHart, author of Alex’s Surprise and Saving Alex
Hi Chris, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
1) Describe your book to us.
Both of the books are about Alex finding his love not in the man who got him pregnant, but in his best friend Sam. He somehow managed to never realize how much Sam loved him, until Sam is there in the darkest hour.
2) Have you ever read something that made you think differently about your genre? Can you tell us what it was?
When I had to go and check whether is was a mm book, since one of the characters sounded like a woman. I hate such books. If I want that, I’d read a mf. If I want to read mm, I want two men! It made me realize how much I love the mm genre (I knew that before, but it was a really eye opener for me).
3) Tell us about your character’s family life?
Alex and Sam are both orphans, and when they lost their parents in a car accident, they leaned heavily on each other.
4) Compare yourself to your main character.
OMG, what a question. Alex is a party animal who loves one-night stands. I’m married, and my idea of a great evening is writing or watching TV with my husband
5) Describe your past week as a type of landscape or a weather forecast.
A beach, since I was on vacation!
I wish I was there with you Chris. Thank you for giving us a little window into the lives of your character.
We've heard a little about Alex, now let's find out a little more about Chris
Chris McHart is from Germany and, while an accountant,
writing is Chris’s real passion.
Chris likes to spend time with family and has way too many
animals that demand constant attention. Chris also enjoys landscaping and
cooking.
Whenever Chris has a free minute, it’s spent writing on a
laptop, a cup of coffee in hand, deeply lost in the worlds Chris’s muses have
created.
When coming up for some air, you’ll find Chris on a lot of
social networks. Check out Chris’s website to see where you can find out more.
Chris looks forward to hearing from you!
