Stronger Where It Counts
By JL Merrow
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Kyle's deeply ashamed of his weakness back in high school, when he stood by and watched as Michael became the victim of a gay-bashing -- by new boy Kyle's group of friends. He's going to have his work cut out to persuade Michael to take a chance at trusting him now.
JL Merrow
JL MERROW is that rare beast, an English person who refuses to drink tea. She read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, where she learned many things, chief amongst which was that she never wanted to see the inside of a lab ever again. Her one regret is that she never mastered the ability of punting one-handed whilst holding a glass of champagne.She writes across genres, with a preference for contemporary gay romance and mysteries, and is frequently accused of humour. Her novel Slam! won the 2013 Rainbow Award for Best LGBT Romantic Comedy, and her novella Muscling Through and novel Relief Valve were both EPIC Awards finalists.JL Merrow is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, International Thriller Writers, Verulam Writers and the UK GLBTQ Fiction Meet organising team.Find JL Merrow online at: www.jlmerrow.com, on Twitter as @jlmerrow, and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jl.merrow
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Stronger Where It Counts - JL Merrow
Stronger Where It Counts
By J.L. Merrow
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Copyright 2012 J.L. Merrow
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Stronger Where it Counts
By J.L. Merrow
"Hell, never? You kidding me? Hell, boy, we gotta pop that cherry of yours!"
It’s not as bad as it sounds. Rufus T. Earle III isn’t actually threatening to relieve me of my virginity, therefore I don’t have to throw myself off the nearest skyscraper which, this being Hicksville, Alabama, isn’t actually all that near. And anyhow, I managed to lose my virginity some dozen years ago. I’m not that bad looking. Well, I didn’t use to be, anyway. You know how some guys grow into their looks? I kind of grew out of mine, unfortunately. No, Rufus T. just wants to take me to a strip joint. One with girls, in case you were wondering if this is one of those progressive small towns that caters to guys like me.
I know what you’re thinking. I should just tell him I don’t swing that way. And if this was back home, and he was just some guy I’d met, that’s what I’d do. Probably. Okay, maybe I’d