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    Kindred Spirits
    Kindred Spirits
    Kindred Spirits
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    Kindred Spirits

    By Hank Edwards

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    Homicide Detective John Decker spends his nights cruising dark gay bars and his days tracking down killers. Because of this, he maintains a distance from men, though he longs to be with someone. And then one night he meets a handsome, pale man named Alexander Holt. Decker sees reflected in Alexander’s eyes his own world-weariness and invites the man back to his apartment. In the days following the encounter, Decker experiences vivid, erotic dreams about Alexander as he suffers from a sudden bout of what he thinks is the flu. But then the crazy homeless man outside his apartment accuses him of having been tainted by the Dark Master, and Decker notices strange marks on his throat. As the evidence of what Alexander truly is comes into focus, Decker realizes he’s gotten more than he expected from his kindred spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHank Edwards
    Release dateMay 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370065165
    Kindred Spirits
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    Hank Edwards

    Hank Edwards has been writing gay erotic fiction for more than twenty years. He has written over two dozen novels and even more short stories. His writing crosses many sub-genres, including romance, rom-com, contemporary, paranormal, suspense, mystery, and wacky comedy. Find out more at www.hankedwardsbooks.com.

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      Kindred Spirits - Hank Edwards

      Kindred Spirits

      Kindred Spirits

      A Salacious Single

      Hank Edwards

      Startled Monkeys Media

      Contents

      Copyright

      Summary

      Chapter 1

      About the Author

      Also by Hank Edwards

      Copyright

      Kindred Spirits by Hank Edwards

      Copyright © 2016 by Hank Edwards

      Cover art by Startled Monkeys Media

      All Rights Reserved. No part of this eBook may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      Published in the United States of America.

      Kindred Spirits is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are fictionalized. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Summary

      Homicide Detective John Decker spends his nights cruising dark gay bars and his days tracking down killers. Because of this, he maintains a distance from men, though he longs to be with someone. And then one night he meets a handsome, pale man named Alexander Holt. Decker sees reflected in Alexander’s eyes his own world-weariness and invites the man back to his apartment. In the days following the encounter, Decker experiences vivid, erotic dreams about Alexander as he suffers from a sudden bout of what he thinks is the flu. But then the crazy homeless man outside his apartment accuses him of having been tainted by the Dark Master, and Decker notices strange marks on his throat. As the evidence of what Alexander truly is comes into focus, Decker realizes he’s gotten more than he expected from his kindred spirit.

      ISLOUCH IN a back corner of the Rambler’s Roost bar, the smoky darkness soothing my soul. A fourth vodka tonic sits patiently sweating on the table as I sweep my gaze across the room. A young, slim kid, no more than 19 if he’s a day, turns his back to me and straddles the denim covered thighs of his trick. The kid is a dancer at the bar and wears only an old, tattered jock strap, the elastic flimsy and sagging around his tight, white buns. The trick’s cock, hard, ready, and sheathed by a condom, stands up from the gaping maw of his zipper. I cannot see the trick’s face, but that’s okay, it’s easier for me to put myself in his place this way, engaging

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