Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway:
The Good Neighbour
By Kristian Parker

Queens Crescent, Book 8

Josh Winterton is broken after his husband walked out on him six weeks ago. He has lost sight of everything. His fashion design business. His friends. His life.

That is until a handsome stranger begs him for help.

Hugh is a drag queen who’s having a rocky time of it. After humiliation on national television, he’s come to lick his wounds whilst housesitting for a friend. Next door.

Sparks might fly from the outset, but can Josh overcome his past to grab a future for himself before it’s too late?

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Excerpt:

Suddenly a hammering on the front door disturbed him. At first, he thought it might be Winston. Hardly, he had a key. It was far too insistent to be Madeline or even Mrs Wimpole.

He dashed down the hallway and opened the door.

There stood an incredibly handsome man. He had short platinum blond hair and a tan that people would pay a fortune for. He appeared to be in his mid-thirties. It was the total panic on his face that Josh noticed the most.

“Can I help you?” Josh asked.

“Oh fuck, I hope so.”

He had an Australian accent. In fact, something about his voice was familiar to Josh. He couldn’t put his finger on why.

“Go on.”

“I’m housesitting next door,” the man blurted out. “And I’ve had a washing machine disaster. The bastard is leaking all over the floor. You don’t know anyone who can help, do you?”

Whilst studying at Central Saint Martins College, Josh had worked for an events company that covered most of the major shows of London Fashion Week. The hammering their laundry department took was unbelievable. He’d soon become adept at fixing the equipment.

“Give me one second.”

He ran into the kitchen to a cupboard under the stairs where he and Winston had stashed all sorts of crap they never used.

Luckily, Josh’s toolbox was near the front. Not that he’d needed it in years. Winston usually insisted on calling in professionals.

When Josh returned outside, the handsome stranger’s eyes lit up.

“Are you a washing machine repair man?”

“Yes,” Josh said. “That’s why I live here. It pays ever so well.”

“To be fair, if you can help, I don’t care what you do. Come on.”

Josh followed the man down the steps and round to Jeannie’s. As she lived on the end of the crescent, her house was a little smaller than the others. Josh had had many conversations with the famous model over the fence. He had no idea what it would be like inside.

The man had left the front door open. He ushered Josh down the corridor. Unsurprisingly, it was lined with photos of Jeannie in glamorous locations. As a major name in the modelling world, Jeannie was very much in demand. Most of the photos were professionally taken although Jeannie would be stunning no matter who had control of the camera.

The house appeared to be the same layout as Josh’s. They made it through into the kitchen, which had a thin sheen of suds covering the floor.

“Have you knocked off the stopcock?” Josh asked.

“Sorry?”

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About the Author:

I have written for as long as I could write. In fact, before, when I would dictate to my auntie. I love to read, and I love to create worlds and characters.

I live in the English countryside. When I’m not writing, I like to get out there and think through the next scenario I’m going to throw my characters into.

Inspiration can be found anywhere, on a train, in a restaurant or in an office. I am always in search of the next character to find love in one of my stories. In a world of apps and online dating, it is important to remember love can be found when you least expect it.

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