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    By B.G. Thomas

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    Wade Porter spent his whole life in the shadow of a lover who doled out snippets of love and time as he saw fit—and who insisted that love stay deep in the closet. But now that man is gone, and Wade finds the oceanside cottage where they spent so many weekends together in the Florida Keys cold and empty. He has come one last time, not even sure he wants to keep living. 

    To his surprise, the house next door is occupied by another bereaved and lonely man. Kent Walker is an artist of romantic gay paintings who is open to the future—and determinedly interested in Wade. Kent wants to show Wade the beauty in being an openly gay man and the possibilities for a real relationship. 

    Maybe Kent can help Wade let go of the past and discover a better way to live—and love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateApr 12, 2017
    ISBN9781635334289
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    B.G. Thomas

    B.G. Thomas lives in Kansas City with his two husbands—which yes, is different, but amazingly rewarding and wonderfully romantic. They have two sweet rescue dogs named Oliver (who the breed name Dorkie applies perfectly) and Frodo (who is just learning to be a dog). He is missing his soul dog Sarah Jane very much, but she will live on forever in several of his books and in his heart. He is also blessed to have a lovely daughter and they love to hang out. B.G. loves to read romance, comedy, fantasy, thrillers, mystery, science fiction, and even horror—as far as he is concerned, as long as the stories are character driven and entertaining, it doesn’t matter the genre. He has gone to literature conventions his entire adult life, where he’s been lucky enough to meet many of his favorite writers. He has made up stories since he was a child; it’s where he finds his joy. In the nineties, he wrote for gay adult magazines but stopped because the editors wanted all sex without plot, and edited his setups right out. “The sex is never as important as the characters,” he says. “Who cares what they are doing if we don’t care about them?” Excited about the growing male/male romance market—where setup and cute meets is where it’s at—he began writing again. He submitted a novella and was thrilled when it was accepted in four days. Since then the romantic tales have poured out of him. “It’s like I’m somehow making up for a lifetime’s worth of story-telling!” “Leap, and the net will appear” is his personal philosophy and his message. “It is never too late,” he testifies. “Pursue your dreams. They will come true!” You can read about whatever he’s working on right now or whatever he’s rambling on about at his website/blog at: bthomaswriter.wordpress.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/bgthomaswriter Twitter: twitter.com/BGThomasBooks He is always happy to hear from his readers!

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      New Lease - B.G. Thomas

      New Lease

      By B.G. Thomas

      Wade Porter spent his whole life in the shadow of a lover who doled out snippets of love and time as he saw fit—and who insisted that love stay deep in the closet. But now that man is gone, and Wade finds the oceanside cottage where they spent so many weekends together in the Florida Keys cold and empty. He has come one last time, not even sure he wants to keep living.

      To his surprise, the house next door is occupied by another bereaved and lonely man. Kent Walker is an artist of romantic gay paintings who is open to the future—and determinedly interested in Wade. Kent wants to show Wade the beauty in being an openly gay man and the possibilities for a real relationship.

      Maybe Kent can help Wade let go of the past and discover a better way to live—and love.

      Table of Contents

      Blurb

      Dedication

      Acknowledgments

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      A Note from the Author

      More from B.G. Thomas

      About the Author

      By B.G. Thomas

      Visit Dreamspinner Press

      Copyright

      For Anne Regan,

      You bought this story back when I was trying to make my break and make my dreams come true….

      But the real reason is because you have a heart bigger than an ocean and I love you.

      Thank you for being you.

      Acknowledgments

      SPECIAL THANKS to all the people who made this happen:

      Anne Regan, Elizabeth North, Lynn West, and of course Tippy, aka Mark Van Order.

      I love you all.

      I mean it.

      With all my heart!

      Namasté,

      B.G.

      THE PAIN was really just too much.

      Too much.

      What had he been thinking?

      Had he really thought coming here would help? Taking his vacation here, where he and Gene had been happy for so long? Was it in any way a good idea?

      Foolishness. It was complete and utter foolishness.

      The world was gray without Gene. Today, it was literally so. The sky was gray, the heavy clouds dark and swollen. The ocean looked like tarnished silver and the beach stretching away to his left and right was the color of ash. There was no one around. It was off-season on Pena Key. The cottages were empty. All save his and Gene’s.

      His and Gene’s.

      Not anymore.

      Now it was just his. Not even his. It was a lease.

      For years he’d wanted to buy the lovely little cottage for the two of them, wanted them to move into it and live there year-round. He thought the owner would sell. But Gene wouldn’t have it, of course. Because of her and the kids.

      Above, a single bird rode the air currents, a white thing with a long forked tail. Gene would have known what it was.

      It’s just you and me, he thought, watching the bird. All alone at the edge of the world. As he sat in the sand, just above the tide line, and stared into the softly rolling waves, he knew what he should do. Leave. Go inside. Pack. Go home.

      Except he would be just as alone there as he was here.

      He sighed and stared down at the sand between his feet.

      And the thought came to him once again.

      He had the pills. He had gotten them from his doctor when he’d strained his back pushing his car. He’d been at a red light when the stupid thing had just died on him. Died.

      It would be so easy.

      He’d only taken one pill that day the doctor had given him the prescription, and it had knocked him out for nearly twelve hours. When he called the doctor’s office the next day, they’d told him he must be really sensitive to them and not to take more than half a pill at a time in the future.

      "Whatever you do, don’t take more than one at a time, and do not drink alcohol with them," the nurse had warned. She didn’t say why, but the implication had been there in her voice.

      He’d bought the bottle of Southern Comfort at the liquor store in town on the way to the cottage.

      Some pills,

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