G. B. Ralph author header text with festive elf hat.


Love is (almost) in the air!

It’s now just two weeks until Valentine’s Day. No matter if you love getting into the romantic spirit, or you prefer to shun all the nonsense, I think you might enjoy this fun short story!

At only 6,500 words in length, you’ll breeze through Alarming Art and Tepid Wine in maybe 20–30 minutes. Check out what our boys Arthur and Gabriel get up to on their Valentine’s Day date. I hope you have just as much fun reading it as I did writing it!

Alarming Art and Tepid Wine by G B Ralph. Word cloud: Valentine's Day, gay romcom, warm fuzzies, dumpling anticipation, short story, snacks, free read.
Alarming Art and Tepid Wine by G B Ralph. Cover art and description. A gay romcom short story. Free read: 20-30 minutes. Arthur and Gabriel are officially boyfriends, and it’s Valentine’s Day – what are two guys to do? Arthur has a few ideas, unfortunately those will have to wait until after their dinner date. Oh, and after the amateur art exhibition they’ve promised to attend. It’s not how either of them would’ve chosen to spend the evening, but at least they’ll endure it together. All the while, Arthur’s flip-flopping between warm fuzzies and thirsty anticipation. He knows he’d rather be having Gabriel, but for now he’ll have to make do with the complimentary room-temperature white wine. Still, with their tendency to attract melodrama, will the boys even make it to dinner? Set out with Arthur and Gabriel on their date night to get a taste of the Rise and Shine series in this short story set between the events of Slip and Slide and Over and Out.
Rise and Shine – Book One – Duck and Dive by G. B. Ralph cover image
Rise and Shine – Book Two – Slip and Slide by G. B. Ralph cover image
Rise and Shine – Book Three – Slip and Slide by G. B. Ralph cover image