Please Be Mine

By Shawn Bailey

It’s Valentine’s Day again and popular technologies executive Flynn Reynolds has received more than his share of candy from the single women employees and mother’s of marriageable age daughters. His best friend Greer Sheen thinks it’s funny that every year Flynn has to lug a ton of chocolate home from the office. Usually foreigners don’t get this much attention in Tokyo! But Flynn isn’t just anybody. He’s the youngest son of the richest American man in Japan. They both get the surprise of their lives with a young Japanese man appears and presents a box of candy to Flynn. Straight laced Greer is shocked that a guy has offered his heart to Flynn, even though Flynn has professed to be gay. Greer just thinks it’s a phase Flynn is going through. After all, Flynn had married a woman and had a son, but he could be wrong, especially since Flynn looked completely enamored by dark-haired, dark-eyed guy who was brave enough to show up with sweets. Would Flynn be foolish enough to risk his reputation and cause an international scandal in Tokyo?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Painted Hearts Publishing
• Release date: Feb 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781946379085

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Please Be Mine

Shawn Bailey

Please By Mine

Copyright © 2017, Shawn Bailey

Published by Dark Hollows Press

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Please Be Mine

Copyright © 2017 Shawn Bailey

ISBN 10: 1-946379-08-5

ISBN 13: 978-1-946379-08-5

Publication Date: February 2017

Author: Shawn Bailey

Cover design by E Keith

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Chapter One

Please accept this candy as a memento of my affection, and please be mine. The young man bowed respectfully and presented the beautifully decorated package to Flynn Reynolds.

Dumbfounded, Flynn leaned forward and accepted it with a bow of his own. "Domo Arigatou." The other man smiled at him and then left the receiving room at Reynolds Technologies in Tokyo, Japan.

Was there even such a thing as love at first sight? Flynn’s pulse had been racing from the moment the younger man entered the room and still hadn’t calmed down.

What just happened? Greer Sheen, Flynn’s best friend asked.

I don’t know, Flynn answered, opening the box. He peered inside and admired the ten pieces of handmade chocolates. Greer stopped him as he reached to pick one up.

Wait—it could be poisoned. He took the piece from Flynn and popped it in his mouth.

Shaking his head at Greer’s melodramatics, Flynn selected another piece and ate it. He tasted dark chocolate, almonds and just a hint of orange flavoring. It’s very good.

He’s a dude, Greer reminded him.

So? Flynn replied. He’d been in a dating slump for a while and maybe this was just what he needed to wake up his emotions. Hoshi, his ex-wife, had called him a cruel and heartless bastard. He lifted the row of candy and found a business card. Flynn removed it and replaced the delicious treat. His name is Chihiro Kurosawa.

Why does that name sound familiar? Greer asked.

Because we eat at his family’s restaurant several times a week, Flynn answered. That would explain how the younger man knew