Pumping Iron

By: AJ Hardcourt | Other books by AJ Hardcourt
Categories: Erotic Romance, Alternative (M/M or F/F), Contemporary, Short Stories
Word Count: 3,634
Heat Level: SEXTREME
Published By: Demanding Romance

 

Ren Vale has a thing for bodybuilders. Thick thighs, tight a**es, corded abs and tapered torsos. Men with broad shoulders have total sex appeal. So when an afternoon in the gym becomes an erotic encounter in the steam room between Ren and the object of his obsession, Ren discovers Geoff Cage is more than a buff body…But is Geoff’s determination for muscle mass risking too much.








4 Ratings
Avg - 4.2
 
Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron

Available in: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Reader, HTML, EPUB, Mobipocket

Price: $1.50



 

 

Professional Reviews

From michelenjeff-reviews.blogspot.com - Rated 5 Kisses

The two men finally meet in the steam room at the gym, providing for plenty of the heat in the story, but Ren also learns a lesson in the danger of jumping to conclusions. Perfectly paced from start to finish, A.J. Hardcourt delivers a very seductive read.

Read the review at http://michelenjeff-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/pumping-iron-by-aj-hardcourt.html

From Dark Divas Review - Rated 4.5 Divas

A.J. Hardcourt’s Pumping Iron is, surprisingly, a real story. By that I mean, even though its eroticism is in-your-face, it’s more about the men and who they are. The interaction between Ren and Geoff is sexy, yes, but it’s also based on a connection, one that supersedes the obvious...

Read the review: http://ddrreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/pumping-iron-by-aj-hardcourt.html


Excerpt

Ren Vale had watched him for weeks, noted the hour he arrived at the gym, how long he stayed and what he drove when he left. Ren had even scheduled his workouts so that he could be a voyeur from across the room. He had to have his fix of sweat, flesh, muscle and man.

Did that make him a stalker?

Ren wasn’t a threat. They weren’t even in the same class of athletes. The man of his obsession was power, raw and primal. Ren was strong, cut and driven, but didn’t lift weights as the walking wet dream did. Cycling, swimming and running kept Ren primed for the next triathlon. Ren couldn’t come close to benching two-fifty or squatting four-hundred, but he could run twenty-six miles and just be reaching his stride.

But bodybuilders were his weakness. His compulsion. His obsession. Bulging biceps, rippled backs, thick and heavy thighs and corded abdominals weakened his knees and hardened his cock. The object of his attention laughed with his training partner. A wide smile broke his face and Ren melted. Ren tried to look away, but the draw was too great, the need to feed his lust too intense.

A weighted barbell rested on the floor in front of the man. Ren ran on a treadmill behind him, a perfect position to see the sculpted, masculine perfection of Mr. Olympia’s face in the mirror and still ogle his ass. An ass Ren wanted. The hard curves of his rounded glutes were encased in tight black shorts. Saliva moistened Ren’s mouth. That ass was so fucking fuckable. His cock tensed, like a slow stretch, swelling within his running shorts.

Always the same reaction. The same lust, but the fantasy changed with the days. Sometimes he imagined himself on the receiving end, held immobile by those bulging ripped muscles. His ass clenched with an unquenched ache. Oh yeah, he wanted to be held down and fucked.

Raking his gaze higher, he memorized every detail. A weight belt circled the man’s thick, but solid muscled waist and a clingy sweat-soaked tank top hugged his torso. He bent forward, wrapped his gloved hands around the metal barbell—Ren nearly groaned at the way he rubbed the bar, stroking it, caressing as he might hold Ren’s cock. Then he braced for the pressure of the dead lift.

With a growl that seeped straight into Ren’s balls, the man heaved the weight to his chest and bent his knees into a deep squat. Ren nearly lost his balance on the treadmill. With super strength, the man stood with the weight. Veins bulged in high relief on his arms, legs, and his reddening forehead. Lips pulled back in a snarl and his jaw clenched.

And in the mirror’s reflection, his eyes locked on Ren. Heat rushed into Ren’s face and into his groin. Sweat dripped from his brow and stung his eyes. Yeah, he’d been running hard, but the fire in his body had more to do with the fantasy playing out in his head.

Shit. For the second day in a row, Ren had been caught staring. Hell, his mouth was probably hanging open and drool dribbling from his chin. The man was sex, a fucking walking wet dream…and probably had Barbie blondes waiting on their knees.

I’m blond.

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