The Great Pretender
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In 1950s America, rock ‘n roll is sweeping the nation and the drive-ins are full of greasers, jocks, and girls in poodle skirts. Recently graduated from college, Billy Hadley is eager to change the direction his life is heading, although crashing his car wasn’t exactly how he planned on doing it.
Tall, sexy mechanic, Gene Milgram, rides to the rescue on his motorcycle. Billy takes one look at him and can’t fight the immediate attraction.
Will these two take a chance on each other and find love?
Sarah Hadley Brook
Sarah Hadley Brook reserves her evenings for her hobby-turned-passion of writing, letting the characters she conjures up in her mind take the lead and show her where the story will go. She dreams of traveling to Scotland some day and visiting the places her ancestors lived. Sarah believes in “happily ever after” and strives to ensure her characters find their own happiness in love and life. For more information, visit sarahhadleybrookwrites.com.
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The Great Pretender - Sarah Hadley Brook
The Great Pretender
By Sarah Hadley Brook
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Copyright 2017 Sarah Hadley Brook
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For Damon. Your courage inspires me to this day.
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The Great Pretender
By Sarah Hadley Brook
All right, all you guys and dolls, that was Elvis Presley singing ‘Hound Dog’ and he sure can croon! Now it’s time to shake up the sounds and play our most requested song of the day, ‘The Great Pretender’ by The Platters. This is WKLM and Daddy-O is rockin’ and rollin’ tonight!
The disc jockey’s smooth voice resonated through the speakers and Billy spun the dial up before he turned right onto Wilson Lane, enjoying the way the wind blew through his short hair, cooling his heated skin. He loved driving with the top down, even as darkness began to fall around him. The day had been unbearably hot and sticky; it was clear that the summer of ‘56 was going to be a scorcher.
Melody poured from the speakers, floating on the crisp night air, and he couldn’t help but sing along, his voice loud and off-key. He was alone in the car, so what did it matter, anyway? Ironic, he mused, letting the music wrap around him, the lyrics filling him, forcing their way through the shield he wore every day. No, the irony that the lyrics of this very popular song spoke to him on such an intimate level was not lost on him.
Hah…the great pretender. That was Billy. Pretending to be everything he wasn’t. Even at the ripe old age of twenty-two and recently graduated from college, his true identity, his very soul, stayed hidden behind a shield that he