Carpool

By R.W. Clinger

Book publisher Luke Masterson runs a carpool but on one August morning, things aren’t going as smoothly as he wants. His best friend and carpool buddy Perrin Lerue sleeps in, something he never does. Once Luke wakes the handsome accountant, they pick up the third member of their carpool, the sexy and alluring stud, Billy "Box" Boxford, a relationship counselor for gay men.

The problem at hand, though, is that Luke has secretly fallen in love with Perrin, but his friend is oblivious. Every morning and evening when they ride together, Luke can't get the accountant out of his head ... or his heart.

Will today's drive be different than any other? Will Luke pine for Perrin forever? Or will Perrin see the light at the end the tunnel and admit he likes Luke, as well?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Oct 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781634867238

R.W. Clinger

R.W. Clinger is a resident of Pittsburgh. He has a degree in English from Point Park University of Pittsburgh. His writing entails gay human studies, and includes the novels Just a Boy, Skin Tour, Skin Artist, Soft on the Eyes, Pool Boy, and The Last Pile of Leaves. He has published many stories with Starbooks Press as well as The Weekender, a novella with Dreamspinner Press. His gay mystery, Cutie Pie Must Die, is published with Bold Stroke Books. For three years he has held the position of managing editor for the literary magazine, The Writer’s Post Journal. For more information, please visit rwclinger.com.

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Carpool

By R.W. Clinger

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2018 R.W. Clinger

ISBN 9781634867238

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Carpool

By R.W. Clinger

Luke Masterson enjoys the same morning routine five days a week, Monday through Friday: his alarm clock sounds at six o’clock in the morning; he presses the snooze button twice; he downs two tall glasses of water and goes for a two-mile run; showers; dresses for his busy workday at Melner Publishing (white dress shirt, khaki-colored chinos, the latest leather heels from Italy in two shades of brown); grabs two Red Dragon apples for a late morning or late afternoon snack. Off he goes. On his way. His day is just heating up.

Summertime. August in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, near its three rivers. It drips with sex, heat, and handsomeness. He wants to think the day beautiful and stunning, a radiant lady in a dazzling cocktail dress with a vintage clutch, but he can’t. He despises summertime (and he’s not fond of well-dressed ladies) and heat and humidity and the sun. Always has. Always will. The temperature sits at eighty. It’s predicted to climb to one hundred today, or even higher. Hotter than hell. Horror movie hot. He’ll sizzle and burn to death like a warlock or a vampire by three this afternoon. No joke.

Luke takes the elevator into the basement. His Nissan Leaf, an all-electric car purchased ten months before, is parked in spot B-7 in