Silver Publishing
Contemporary M/M
Check out Sue Brown's Stolen Dreams.....one man's mistake cost him the love of his life. Now what happens when his ex walks back into it? Can Morgan and Shae find a way to finally make peace even as sparks fly between them?
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Five years ago Morgan cheated on his lover and Shae left. Now, Morgan is engaged to Jase and his career as an assistant movie director is thriving. The last thing Morgan expects is Shae to walk back into his life.
Five years ago Morgan cheated on his best friend and lover and Shae left. Now, Morgan has a new life. He is engaged to Jase, a tempestuous and passionate Hollywood actor, and his career as an assistant movie director is thriving. Then Shae walks back into his life.
It is clear that he is still deeply attracted to Shae and that feeling is returned. Unfortunately everyone else can see it, including his fiancé.
As Morgan and Shae get to know each other again, they discover the extent that friends meddled in their lives to keep them apart. Morgan finds he cannot deny he is still in love with Shae, but he is engaged. Shae has secrets of his own he's not prepared to share.
Morgan has some hard decisions to make as he struggles not to hurt the men he cares about.
Teaser Excerpt:
Morgan turned the full force of his smile on her. This was a patented technique to charm everyone, and Ms Coffee-covered Professional was no exception. She opened her mouth and shut it again, returning the smile with a small, if slightly strained, one of her own. Taking advantage of the sudden silence, Morgan waved to the barista behind the bar. Marco came forward with a bucket and mop to clean up the floor. The last thing MC's Coffee House needed was a lawsuit for a broken hip. As the young barista started to mop up the coffee, Morgan guided the woman farther down the counter.
"Marilyn, get the lady a fresh latte and give me some wet paper towels. Elroy will have his usual. Elroy, sit down over there."
Having given his orders, he turned to the woman, whose clothing still dripped coffee on the floor. "Ma'am, are you all right? Are you scalded anywhere?"
She shook her head and Morgan could see her working herself up to another tirade. He smiled again and she subsided, muttering to herself instead.
"Mr Lewis here," Morgan indicated Elroy, "will pay for a cab to take you home to change and for your dry cleaning. Here's Marilyn with another coffee."
"Cab's ordered, Morgan," Marco called, as he served the next customer.
She accepted the coffee with a muttered "Thanks," and took a sip.
By this time she probably needed the caffeine, Morgan thought.
Elroy was digging through his pockets, emptying out the loose change. "Morgan, man..."
Morgan suppressed a sigh. Elroy didn't have enough money for the cab and the dry cleaning. He probably didn't have enough money for the coffee and cake he was going to consume, knowing Morgan would never press his friend for money. Elroy played on being a starving actor with consummate skill. "I've got it," he said, glaring at Elroy. The man just gave an apologetic shrug. Morgan handed over a few bills to the woman, telling her to come back to the shop if she needed extra money.
"Cab's here." Marco nodded toward the door.
"Here we go." Morgan steered the woman out of the shop and into the taxi. He prayed the cab driver wasn't going to make an issue about coffee getting on his seat covers. God must have been listening to Morgan because the man merely waited to hear the woman's destination and then drove off.
Crisis averted, Morgan returned to the shop and prepared to ream out his friend for the shitty start to his day. To his surprise, Elroy was nowhere to be seen. A fresh cappuccino and mocha were sitting on Morgan's table, both drinks steaming gently, but Elroy had vanished.
"He got a call. Said he'll be back in a minute," Marco said, from his position behind the counter.
Morgan thanked him and returned to reading the script. The story was a good one; full of dark imagery that was going to test Morgan's skill as the first assistant director. He wasn't going to have much time to come down to the coffee shop over the next few months. Fortunately, the staff were used to the owner's coming and going in between films and kept the shop running smoothly. His investment in the coffee house had proved a sound one and kept him going between films. Morgan's reputation as an assistant director was growing, however, as word of his excellent work spread. He was beginning to have directors come to him, pleased to work with somebody whose skills they knew and trusted.
He looked up as someone jostled his leg. Elroy sat opposite him, picking up his cappuccino and downing a large gulp with a grateful sigh.
"Better?" Morgan asked, already knowing the answer.
"Hell, yes. God, what a start to the day. I thought that woman was never going to shut up." Elroy flopped back in the chair, his hat falling over one eye.
"You do seem to bring out the worst in women," Morgan observed.
"I have a knack," his friend agreed, completely unbothered by the observation. He closed his eyes as he sipped his coffee.
There was something wrong with Elroy. Normally Elroy would be running his mouth about the script he had read or the actress he'd had in the sack the night before. A few moments passed. Elroy slurped on his coffee and sighed.
Worrying at his bottom lip, Morgan waited to see if Elroy would speak. When he didn't, Morgan said "Elroy?" and waited for his friend to open his eyes again. "What's the matter?"
Elroy took his time answering. "Have you spoken to Tommy this morning?"
Morgan shook his head. "Tommy? No, why? Is there something wrong with him? Jase would have called me if he'd seen him."
Jase was Morgan's fiancé. Normally he would have joined Morgan at the coffee shop; but he'd had a call-back on the other side of town. Tommy, a friend of Morgan's from high school and sometime security guard, occasionally ran into Jase at the studios. His blue eyes resting on Morgan, Elroy said, "I got a call this morning from Tommy. Morgan, Shae Delamere is back in town."
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