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Book Blurb

James is nervous when he pulls into the parking lot of the secluded and conservative Caledonian Hotel. He slips off his wedding ring, gives a false name at reception, and checks into his room.

When Mark finally arrives, James expects their time together to conform to the usual pattern, but Mark surprises him. Mark wants candlelit dinners and walks on the beach. James, well, James just wants to make up for lost time. More importantly, he doesn’t want to get caught. They have six months left before they can start a new life together and James is desperate to be discrete.

Unfortunately, he never could control himself around Mark. Throw in an interfering old couple and some very public displays of affection and Mark and James’s short hotel stay might just be about to destroy not only the secrecy that has always shrouded their relationship, but also their future together.

Be Warned: m/m sex, sex toys, public exhibition

 

Book Review

James and Mark live their life in secret, each having a job that doesn’t allow them to be openly gay. The occasional "illicit" encounters they enjoy are all they have together, and when they do manage to meet up, they make the most of it. With a nice touch of mystery around what is going on, this story describes one of their final encounters before they can come out and be together forever.

James is a school teacher who hates his boring life away from Mark. But he knows they have no choice and deals with the separations as best he can. When they do get together, he wants to spend all his time in Mark's arms and when, during what sounds like one of their last encounters before they can retire early and be together 24/7, Mark suddenly behaves differently, James has a hard time accepting that. He is careful and wants nothing to come between him and spending the rest of their lives together. However, he also secretly admires Mark's occasional recklessness.

Mark's reason for hiding their relationship doesn't become clear until later in the book, but it is an understandable one. It also explains why he may be a little more reckless and impatient. His need to suddenly show James off, and be very public in his displays of affection is a bit surprising, and definitely risky, but I think it adds some good tension to the touch of mystery in the book.

With a pronounced touch of sweet and lots of passion, this is a fun story. Nothing too heavy, but a very emotional description of their situation and the long separations they have to endure. If you like stories full of longing, if you enjoy reading about lovers in hiding from a bigoted world, and if you're looking for a read that is as as sweet as it is sexy, then you will probably enjoy this short story.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 11400 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	11-July-2013
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-asecretlove-1230719-149.html