| Author: | Jimi Goninan | ISBN: | 1230000574297 |
| Publisher: | Lydian Press | Publication: | July 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jimi Goninan |
| ISBN: | 1230000574297 |
| Publisher: | Lydian Press |
| Publication: | July 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Good things come in big packages too.
Daniel’s life is a rather full one, with a thriving bespoke tailoring business and wonderfully supportive friends, but he can’t shake the feeling that there is something missing. When a new business opportunity presents itself, he jumps at the chance to shake up his routine, but will it be a chance encounter with a handsome stranger instead that brings him the happiness he truly desires?
Excerpt:
Daniel Applewhite was thankful to be in the cozy confines of his bathroom, after a trying day of dealing with difficult customers. The young tailor eased himself into a hot bubble bath to soak his aching muscles. He submerged his head briefly, which plastered his dark brown hair against his scalp, and felt the nagging worries of the day start to slip away. The steam from the hot water gave the room a soft hazy glow and further added to his feeling of being wrapped in a wonderfully warm cocoon.
As the soapy water caressed his smooth, pale skin, the scarcest hint of an idea began to seep from his subconscious.
Underwear.
At first, he paid it no mind seeing it wasn’t all that strange for his mind to wander towards men’s undergarments…particularly to the valuables they contained. Daniel’s thoughts drifted to his current malaise. It wasn’t that he was unhappy, far from it; it was more that he wasn’t being challenged in a creative sense. It probably didn’t help that he had no great romance in his life to distract him from his current state either. Not that he was actively looking for a beau…but still.
As he lay back amongst the suds the tired tailor let his mind wander. Daniel was glad that he’d moved to Port Davinica five years beforehand, desperate for a change after the unpleasantness of a broken engagement. Happily, the heartbreak caused by Reid, his former fiancé, was merely a distant memory now, only resurfacing at the odd maudlin moment. Despite only being in his early thirties, Daniel had established a thriving bespoke tailoring business – A Gentlemanly Touch. His training on Savile Row, under the strict tutelage of his father, had served him well. Daniel’s skilled, nimble fingers and attention to detail rapidly saw him gain a reputation for being one of best tailors in town…whatever your needs; he was your man.
Business was brisk but Daniel yearned for more of a challenge. His workload had increased to the point where he had taken on an apprentice, Didier, who was coming along nicely. The likable lad only came in three days a week but Daniel found that he enjoyed the companionship after being used to working alone for the past few years.
Didier was obviously very keen and proved quite adept with the more difficult stitches that Daniel had been teaching him. Daniel also found Didier quite attractive, with his light-blond curls and lovely hazel eyes, but had managed to mostly banish any illicit thoughts for his apprentice. It just wouldn’t do to complicate their fledging working relationship…not that he wouldn’t have minded if they’d met elsewhere.
Underwear.
The rogue notion intruded once more into his self-reflection. He was starting to get annoyed but then took a moment to consider the possibility that he’d happened upon the very solution he was searching for.
Daniel pondered that since he had put in so much time improving the outerwear of the gents of this fair city there was no reason at all why he couldn’t create something for them to wear underneath as well.
Good things come in big packages too.
Daniel’s life is a rather full one, with a thriving bespoke tailoring business and wonderfully supportive friends, but he can’t shake the feeling that there is something missing. When a new business opportunity presents itself, he jumps at the chance to shake up his routine, but will it be a chance encounter with a handsome stranger instead that brings him the happiness he truly desires?
Excerpt:
Daniel Applewhite was thankful to be in the cozy confines of his bathroom, after a trying day of dealing with difficult customers. The young tailor eased himself into a hot bubble bath to soak his aching muscles. He submerged his head briefly, which plastered his dark brown hair against his scalp, and felt the nagging worries of the day start to slip away. The steam from the hot water gave the room a soft hazy glow and further added to his feeling of being wrapped in a wonderfully warm cocoon.
As the soapy water caressed his smooth, pale skin, the scarcest hint of an idea began to seep from his subconscious.
Underwear.
At first, he paid it no mind seeing it wasn’t all that strange for his mind to wander towards men’s undergarments…particularly to the valuables they contained. Daniel’s thoughts drifted to his current malaise. It wasn’t that he was unhappy, far from it; it was more that he wasn’t being challenged in a creative sense. It probably didn’t help that he had no great romance in his life to distract him from his current state either. Not that he was actively looking for a beau…but still.
As he lay back amongst the suds the tired tailor let his mind wander. Daniel was glad that he’d moved to Port Davinica five years beforehand, desperate for a change after the unpleasantness of a broken engagement. Happily, the heartbreak caused by Reid, his former fiancé, was merely a distant memory now, only resurfacing at the odd maudlin moment. Despite only being in his early thirties, Daniel had established a thriving bespoke tailoring business – A Gentlemanly Touch. His training on Savile Row, under the strict tutelage of his father, had served him well. Daniel’s skilled, nimble fingers and attention to detail rapidly saw him gain a reputation for being one of best tailors in town…whatever your needs; he was your man.
Business was brisk but Daniel yearned for more of a challenge. His workload had increased to the point where he had taken on an apprentice, Didier, who was coming along nicely. The likable lad only came in three days a week but Daniel found that he enjoyed the companionship after being used to working alone for the past few years.
Didier was obviously very keen and proved quite adept with the more difficult stitches that Daniel had been teaching him. Daniel also found Didier quite attractive, with his light-blond curls and lovely hazel eyes, but had managed to mostly banish any illicit thoughts for his apprentice. It just wouldn’t do to complicate their fledging working relationship…not that he wouldn’t have minded if they’d met elsewhere.
Underwear.
The rogue notion intruded once more into his self-reflection. He was starting to get annoyed but then took a moment to consider the possibility that he’d happened upon the very solution he was searching for.
Daniel pondered that since he had put in so much time improving the outerwear of the gents of this fair city there was no reason at all why he couldn’t create something for them to wear underneath as well.
