Gay Valentine’s Day romcom (free short story!)

V-Day is coming up on Saturday – you’ve been warned! No matter if you love getting into the romantic spirit, or you prefer to shun all that gushy stuff, I think you might enjoy ‘Alarming Art and Tepid Wine’, a fun short story you’ll knock out in 20–30 minutes:

Alarming Art and Tepid Wine by G. B. Ralph. Story cover image and word arrows. Valentine's Day. Gay romcom. Warm fuzzies. Dumpling anticipation. Short story. Snacks.

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Alarming Art and Tepid Wine by G. B. Ralph. Story cover image and blurb. A gay romcom short story. Read in 20 to 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.

Keen for more Arthur and Gabriel?

Our boys are the stars of my gay romcom novella series that features buckets of banter, dashes of comic tragedy, and more food and booze than any story ought to have.

Arthur is a highly strung closet case who may have just run into a reason to come out, and Gabriel has escaped the confines of his hometown only to find himself drawn right back into someone else’s orbit.

With our boys surrounded by a cast of chaotic characters and thrown into the most unlikely situations, the Rise and Shine series is a quick, light, and fun read.

Get stuck into Arthur’s antics in Duck and Dive, follow it up with Gabriel’s side of the story in Slip and Slide, then bring it home in Over and Out.