Resuscitating Love

By Devon Rhodes

If Hill keeps putting cowboys ahead of his marriage, even being a cardiologist won't help David fix their broken hearts.

Hillard Hill' Pearson, the new events director of the American Royal, has worked hard to get to where he is. This is his first year as director, and the huge responsibility of the more visible position has taken over his life. Yes, he could be considered a workaholic, but he's put fifteen years into the event he's loved since he was a kid, and now is his chance to shine.

When David Weinstein finally convinced his long-time partner, Hill, to marry him, he thought it would bring them closer together. Instead, they're not even to their first anniversary and their relationship is suffering. David's finally at a stage in his medical career where he has regular hours, but he can't seem to connect with his husband when he's free. Now, with the event that he's sick of hearing about underway, he feels like he's making all the effort with no return.

Can Hill and David resuscitate their love before David gives up on the promise of forever?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pride Publishing
• Release date: Jan 31, 2017
• ISBN: 9781786515056

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Resuscitating Love

ISBN # 978-1-78651-505-6

©Copyright Devon Rhodes 2016

Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright December 2016

Edited by Sarah Smeaton

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RESUSCITATING LOVE

Devon Rhodes

If Hill keeps putting cowboys ahead of his marriage, even being a cardiologist won’t help David fix their broken hearts.

Hillard ‘Hill’ Pearson, the new events director of the American Royal, has worked hard to get to where he is. This is his first year as director, and the huge responsibility of the more visible position has taken over his life. Yes, he could be considered a workaholic, but he’s put fifteen years into the event he’s loved since he was a kid, and now is his chance to shine.

When David Weinstein finally convinced his long-time partner, Hill, to marry him, he thought it would bring them closer together. Instead, they’re not even to their first anniversary and their relationship is suffering. David’s finally at a stage in his medical career where he has regular hours, but he can’t seem to connect with his husband when he’s free. Now, with the event that he’s sick of hearing about underway, he feels like he’s making all the effort with no return.

Can Hill and David resuscitate their love before David gives up on the promise of forever?

Dedication

Love my unconventional gals! It’s been a great ride with you all.

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NPR: National Public Radio, Inc

Bluetooth: Bluetooth Special Interest Group

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Google: Alphabet Inc.

Marlboro: Philip Morris International Inc.

BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation

Chapter One

Thanks for coming, everyone. Make sure to send daily overviews on action items from here on out, otherwise, that’s really it for now.

Everyone chuckled, and he smiled, relieved that the meeting had gone well. He’d been asked to stand in for his boss, J.T., who was missing that day, and lead the meeting of his peers. It was simultaneously an honor and a stressor. Some days he still felt like an imposter, playing at being a respectable businessman instead of a horse wrangler. Have a good evening. His words were almost drowned out by the sudden spike of noise as everyone stood and gathered their stuff.

Hill closed down his laptop and swore under his breath when he saw the time. The meeting of directors had run over, and the rest of the people quickly clearing the conference room would probably blame Hill for that. However, less than a week from the start of the two and a half month long American Royal, it was necessary for them to come together one last time and make sure everything was prepared.

He was well behind where he wanted to