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He s terrified, Tovin. What happened?
With the back of his hand, Tovin motioned around the main room and told her,
I m sure you ve heard. Gossip
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travels twice as fast as any steed. Pushing away from the counter, he headed
for the wooden stairwell at the back of the room. Is he all right?
He ll survive, she told him.
Tovin winked at her. Thanks.
The inn s tavern and kitchens comprised the first floor;
rented guest rooms filled out the second. The third floor was naught but a
finished attic that had been divided into sleeping quarters for Stacia, her
husband and children, and her staff.
Tovin s room was a small space partitioned off the others, a place he stayed
when not in the Konstas garrison or stationed at the castle. The door to the
room was shut, and Tovin stopped before it, listening. The only sound he heard
was raucous laughter from downstairs, but he sensed a presence on the other
side of the closed door. It felt occupied, lived in, full.
Like his heart. Cautiously, he eased the door open and stepped inside.
Amery lay curled on his bed, asleep. Tovin closed the door behind him and
crept across the room. Since he had last seen his lover, Amery s long hair had
been sheared, leaving a dark red fuzz over the top of his head. Stacia s
doing, no doubt.
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Tovin reached out to run a hand along the buzzed cut the short hair stood up
beneath his palm and felt impossibly soft, like bristles on a baby s
hairbrush.
To keep him from being recognized. Stacia, I love you.
Beneath his touch, Amery let out a pitiful sigh.
Gently, Tovin lay down beside him on the bed. Taking his lover into his arms,
he kissed Amery s lips tenderly, his
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fingers caressing smooth cheeks. Roused by his lover, Amery yawned, sleepy.
Tovin? he murmured.
Right here, Tovin replied. He kissed Amery again, his tongue parting those
sweet lips to delve into his lover s mouth.
Hunger rumbled through him at the kiss, and he found himself leaning Amery
back to the bed, eager for more than this mere press of flesh. He wanted,
needed
, to feel this man around him once again.
Trailing kisses down Amery s neck, Tovin murmured into his skin, It s over,
love. Everything s over. It s just you and me, the way we always wanted it to
be.
Amery smiled, and Tovin knew that they could live without the sword or the
crown as long as they had each other.
J. M. S
NYDER
An author of gay erotic/romantic fiction, J. M. Snyder began self-publishing
gay erotic fiction in 2002. Since then, Snyder has released several books in
trade paperback format and has begun exploring the world of e-publishing,
working with both
Aspen Mountain Press and Amber Quill Press. Snyder s highly erotic short gay
fiction has been published online at
Ruthie s Club Tit-Elation Sticky Pen
, , , and Amazon Shorts, as well as in anthologies by Aspen Mountain Press and
Cleis
Press. A full bibliography, as well as free fiction, book excerpts, purchasing
information, and exclusive contests, can be found at:
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Five years ago, Joah was culled kidnapped by the government to be trained as
a soldier. In the process, they erased his memory, destroying his past, his
dreams, everything but his name. Armed with that alone, Joah escapes from the
facility in search of someone to help him recall the man he used to be.
That person is Tobin, Joah s husband, who never gave up hope of finding him
again. He refuses to believe that the strength of his love alone won t be
enough to bring back
Joah s memories of their shared lives, and he s determined to bring back the
man beneath the soldier, the man he knows has to love him.
But an alarm in the chip blocking Joah s memories was triggered at his
escape, and if the chip isn t removed soon, it will shriek his life away.
Removing it won t bring back his past, and may destroy the present that Tobin
has tried so hard to build between them. Can the love they once shared
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