Business and the Beat
by Kellum Jeffries
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Pub Date Feb 08 2021 | Archive Date Jan 31 2021
NineStar Press, LLC | NineStar Press
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Description
Rutherford Fitzhugh, shy, repressed financial advisor, is happy to stay in his professional and personal rut. But his world gets shaken up when his new boss insists the firm take on more exciting clients and assigns Rutherford to Mak, the brilliant bassist and chief songwriter for the mega-popular rock band, Memo to Myself.
Mak Makana, extroverted prankster goofball, hasn’t had a serious or lengthy relationship in years. He learned early on in his band’s meteoric rise to fame that a lover he’d fallen hard for was more interested in his fame than him.
The sparks between the two men are immediate and intense, despite their disastrous first meeting when Rutherford walks into a gooey prank Mak meant for a bandmate. Rutherford discovers that Mak isn’t the spoiled, shallow rock star he expected, and Mak finds that Rutherford has a hidden artistic and quirky side. They can’t keep their hands off each other—even as they work to convince themselves it’s just a fling.
Rutherford’s never been able to please his conservative, traditional Virginian parents—or get them to accept his sexuality—and the sudden paparazzi attention brings their disapproval on full force. Mak’s got a supportive family back home in Hawaii and another one in his bandmates, neither batting an eye at his pansexuality. But that early experience with a fame-collector makes him wary of opening up to anyone who’s not birth family or band family.
Mak and Rutherford’s very different lives threaten to pull them apart, but could it be they’re different enough to be perfect together?
A Note From the Publisher
TAGS: LGBTQIA+, contemporary, gay, pan, rock star/musician, family issues, band shenanigans, slime attacks
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781648901980 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Stephanie P, Reviewer
Imagine that Jason Momoa was in an Alt Rock Band and lived with his best friends and bandmates in a compound outside of Richmond, Virginia. That is essentially how I picture Mak. He is sweet, laid back, with a huge sex drive and identifies as either Pansexual or Bisexual. He hasn't had a true relationship in many years - ever since a guy broke his heart when he was first starting out with his band.
Rutherford is just about as nerdy, white, and buttoned up as you might think. If he wasn't gay - you might have expected him to take the standard First Family of Virginia, frat boy, turned working for daddy's company, married to a blond socialite route. Only Rutherford has taken his own path - and lives pretty quietly by himself (with his dog Bertie) and works as a financial advisor.
When Rutherford and Mak meet - it is definitely an opposites attract situation. Mak is immediately attracted to Rutherford's straightlaced tidy appearance and Mak seems to be exactly what Rutherford didn't know he needed. But they go together like peas and carrots - except that Mak has put an expiration date on their relationship.
I loved them together - they were almost too sweet - but really just perfect for one another. I even liked the space they had away from each other at the end - where they both really were able to take the time (without being angry at each other or some other manufactured drama) to figure out what they really wanted and needed from each other.
I honestly wouldn't mind reading more about the band or the financial firm people - so I hope there is more to come!
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.
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