Where Nerves End
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But I had Michael. And we were happy.
I brought our hands up and kissed the backs of his fingers, and Michael smiled. I returned it, and as I lowered our hands, we kept walking.
Maybe my fucked-up shoulder hadn’t ruined my life after all.
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Is Brandon Stewart just Dustin’s way of getting over a bitter divorce? Can Dustin really care for him, or is it simply that Brandon is the complete opposite of his ex-wife? Dustin keeps their affair as quiet as possible, because if it continues, he knows he’ll eventually have to come out to his homophobic family or walk out on the man he’s trying not to love.
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L.A. WITT is an abnormal M/M romance writer who has finally been released from the purgatorial corn maze of Omaha, Nebraska, and now spends her time on the southwestern coast of Spain. In between wondering how she didn’t lose her mind in Omaha, she explores the country with her husband, several clairvoyant hamsters, and an ever-growing herd of rabid plot bunnies. She also has substantially more time on her hands these days, as she has recruited a small army of mercenaries to search South America for her nemesis, romance author Lauren Gallagher, but don’t tell Lauren. And definitely don’t tell Lori A. Witt or Ann Gallagher. Neither of those twits can keep their mouth shut….
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By L.A. Witt
Rules of Engagement • Rain
TUCKER SPRINGS
Where Nerves End
WRENCH WARS
Last Mechanic Standing
By Marie Sexton: Normal Enough
Wrenches, Regrets, & Reality Checks
By Marie Sexton: Making Waves
With Marie Sexton: Wrench Wars Anthology
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Digital published November 2018
v. 3.0
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