Higher Ground (Earthquake #1)

By T.A. Webb

Charlie Turner walked away from college, his boyfriend, and his dreams to step into his late father’s shoes. When you’re nineteen those shoes can be pretty damn big, but ten years later, he’s feeling the pinch.

Turner and Sons Construction is a success, but he hasn’t had a date since...he doesn’t want to remember. When he’s hired to do renovation work on an art gallery, he had no idea sparks would fly so quickly with the owner. Amos Greene—arrogant, pushy, and an all-around jerk—is one of the sexiest men Charlie can imagine. But it’s not a good idea to get your honey where you get your money.

Determined to make some changes, Charlie moves to Mountain Shadows in Flagstaff, but how will that impact the fragile relationship he has with his brother, Damon? Keeping the brat out of juvie is practically a full-time job, and the changes Charlie is making might just blow up in Damon’s face,

• Language: English
• Publisher: T.A. Webb
• Release date: Mar 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310527029

T.A. Webb

T.A. Webb is the writing name for the Mean Old Bear That Could. By day, he's the director of finance for a non-profit agency. He's worked with people living with HIV/AIDS and with children in the foster care system for over twenty years, and takes the smaller pay for the chance to make a difference for those who can't help themselves. After hours, he's the proud single papa of four rescue dogs, was born and raised in Atlanta, where he still lives, and is a pretty darned good country cook. His sister taught him to read when he was four, and he tore his way through the local library over the next few years. Always wanting more, he snuck a copy of The Exorcist under his parents' house to read when he was eleven and scared the bejesus out of himself. Thus began a love affair with books that skirt the edge, and when he discovered gay literature, he was hooked for life. T.A. can be found at Facebook under AuthorTAWebb, tweeted at #TomBearAtl, or if you really want to, you can email him at [e-mail].

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Charlie Turner walked away from college, his boyfriend, and his dreams to step into his late father’s shoes. When you’re nineteen those shoes can be pretty damn big, but ten years later, he’s feeling the pinch.

Turner and Sons Construction is a success, but he hasn’t had a date since…he doesn’t want to remember. When he’s hired to do renovation work on an art gallery, he had no idea sparks would fly so quickly with the owner. Amos Greene—arrogant, pushy, and an all-around jerk—is one of the sexiest men Charlie can imagine. But it’s not a good idea to get your honey where you get your money.

Determined to make some changes, Charlie moves to Mountain Shadows in Flagstaff, but how will that impact the fragile relationship he has with his brother, Damon? Keeping the brat out of juvie is practically a full-time job, and the changes Charlie is making might just blow up in Damon’s face.

Pulp Friction presents…

Higher Ground

Earthquake #1

T.A. Webb

Smashwords edition published in the United States

Copyright © March 2014 by T.A. Webb

About Pulp Friction 2014

Laura Harner ~ Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ T.A. Webb

The Pulp Friction 2014 Collection. Four authors. Four Series. Twenty books. One fiery finale. Spend a year with an eclectic group of strangers brought together through circumstances, as they are tested by life, and emerge as more than friends.

The strongest bonds are forged by fire, cooled in air, smoothed by water, grounded in earth.

Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.

Round One:

Firestorm (Fighting Fire: 1)

Cold Snap (In From the Cold: 1)

Blown Away (Whispering Winds: 1)

Higher Ground (Earthquake: 1)

Round Two:

Controlled Burn

Cold Comfort

Blown Kisses

Moving Earth

Round Three:

Backburn

Cold Feet

Blow Hard

Tremors

Round Four:

Flare-up

Out In The Cold

Blown Chance

Aftershocks

Round Five:

Radiant Burn

Cold Day in Hell

Final Blow

Terra Firma

Mountain Shadows Campground

Copyright

The Broken Road Café (Broken Road Café #1) is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2013 by T.A. Webb

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Cover Art by Laura E. Harner

Edited by Jae Ashley

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Dedication

For those that never give up. And for friends like Laura who don’t mind kicking some ass in the name of friendship.

Trademark Acknowledgements

The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following trademarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

Denny's: DFO, LLC

MapQuest: AOL LLC

Olympics: United States Olympic Committee

Snoopy: Peanuts Worldwide, Inc.

Starbucks: Starbucks Corporation

Walmart: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Table of Contents

Pulp Friction presents…

About Pulp Friction 2014

Mountain Shadows Campground

Copyright

Dedication

Trademark Acknowledgements

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

About the Author

Also by the Author

Chapter One

The wonderful thing about Mondays was that you just never knew what was