Starling's Again

By Aver Rigsly

FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ ROMANCE, AVER RIGSLY

October 1943. Manhattan, New York.

Peter Corcoran has been a Friday night regular at the Starling Club for so long that he has his own seat at a back table. From here, he watches the battalion of stunning single ladies take turns dancing with the most handsome man in the whole establishment. That attractive man is not only his best friend but also his roommate—and it won't be one of the drop-dead-gorgeous women who Daniel Bennet goes home with at the end of the night.

When the closed apartment door cuts off the rest of the world, Danny gives him the first of a series of burning kisses—kisses that never cease to shatter Peter's universe. But the tiny, cynical voice in the back of his head has him doubting their strange, secret charade and wondering if their romance could ever be more than just an indulgence at the end of the week, when prying eyes aren't looking...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pride Publishing
• Release date: Jul 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781839430602

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STARLING’S AGAIN

AVER RIGSLY

Starling’s Again

ISBN # 978-1-83943-060-2

©Copyright Aver Rigsly 2020

Cover Art by Claire Siemaszkiewicz ©Copyright July 2020

Interior text design by Claire Siemaszkiewicz

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October 1943. Manhattan, New York.

Peter Corcoran has been a Friday night regular at the Starling Club for so long that he has his own seat at a back table. From here, he watches the battalion of stunning single ladies take turns dancing with the most handsome man in the whole establishment. That attractive man is not only his best friend but also his roommate—and it won’t be one of the drop-dead-gorgeous women who Daniel Bennet goes home with at the end of the night.

When the closed apartment door cuts off the rest of the world, Danny gives him the first of a series of burning kisses—kisses that never cease to shatter Peter’s universe. But the tiny, cynical voice in the back of his head has him doubting their strange, secret charade and wondering if their romance could ever be more than just an indulgence at the end of the week, when prying eyes aren’t looking…

Dedication

To my dearest friend Kenan, for his endless help and all the countless times he believed in me when even I didn’t. You always need someone to kick you in the butt when you slow to a stop.

Trademark Acknowledgements

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman: Universal Pictures

Coronet Brandy: Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.

Chapter One

It wasn’t until ten o’clock rolled around that Peter Corcoran began to get impatient enough to think about grabbing his jacket off the back of his chair and making his way home. There was only so long that he could pretend to enjoy people-watching.

The Starling Club in Bowery was as busy as it was every Friday night. The dance floor was crowded enough that couples had only their two-foot square to dance in, and the bar counter on the left wall had people trying to squeeze in to any space they could to shout out their orders. The hall was a fair enough size, but it always felt smaller than it was when people