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    The Catalyst Spark
    The Catalyst Spark
    The Catalyst Spark
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    The Catalyst Spark

    By Rob Matthews

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    Marshall is going nowhere fast. His days are spent working hard as a landscaper and his nights are spent alone. He enjoys the comfortable rut he’s settled into, but soon discovers fate has other plans.

    Along comes Sean, a handsome waiter with a charming smile and checkered past who appreciates Marshall’s kind heart as well as his stunning physique. Sean’s charisma is exciting, and Marshall finds himself drawn to the waiter with a desire unlike any he has felt before. Is Marshall too naïve to know what pleasures await him? Is Sean the right man to teach him the ways of love?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateJul 30, 2016
    ISBN9781634861342
    The Catalyst Spark
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    Rob Matthews

    Rob (Bob) Matthews, MBE, went blind as a teenager. Determined to lead as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Paralympian. Rob and his wife, Sarah, who is a Kiwi, returned to Auckland to raise their young family.

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