Treading Dangerous Ground

By Deirdre O'Dare

Seasoned Unifleet officer Jayce Hightower takes care of his troops. That includes supporting green soldier Balt Donovan through his first exposure to combat. What Jayce had not expected was that the striking young man would soon come to dominate his dreams, stirring unfamiliar and disturbing desires.

When he learns Balt is similarly attracted to him, the situation starts to careen out of control putting both their careers in jeopardy. Jayce almost welcomes the hazardous assignment that sends him alone to a distant, dangerous world.

But when his mission is betrayed, it’s Balt who comes to his rescue. Will Jayce finally be able to accept the love Balt offers him?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: May 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781634866439

Deirdre O'Dare

Deirdre writes gay romance channeling a prior life’s gay male twin she calls Danny. Fascinated by love’s diverse shades and guises, she explores and experiences a range of attachments. She still believes in happily ever after, that Love is the One True Thing and genuine Love is never wrong. For more information, visit deirdredares.blogspot.com.

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Treading Dangerous Ground

By Deirdre O’Dare

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Copyright 2018 Deirdre O’Dare

ISBN 9781634866439

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To two very different Jims who led me to a love of science fiction long years ago and another couple who taught me that love can come in many forms and guises but should always be accepted as the precious gift it is.

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Treading Dangerous Ground

By Deirdre O’Dare

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Main Uni-Fleet Base, Titan

Jayce woke bathed in sweat with an aching hard-on. He’d dozed off on his bunk, bored with this mandatory return to home base, allegedly for R and R. Nothing to do except fret. It drove him half-mad. Of course, he’d had the damned dream again—the one he couldn’t seem to get rid of, no matter what he tried.

Damn, will that night ever stop haunting me? He exhaled in a jerky sigh. It had been over a year, yet the memories were as fresh as yesterday’s.

The action at Morte Ravine was little more than a footnote now in the conquest of Kalibassi. The whole campaign had already been swallowed by history with the discovery of yet more new worlds to conquer. He’d be heading out again soon to one of them.

But he still couldn’t forget. The night had been hot. Kalibassi was always hot. Ninety percent desert, the rest of the planet was one small super-saline ocean, almost absorbed into the sandy land masses.

Their body armor had weighed heavily on tired muscles and blistered skin. It seemed to press the heat into flesh and bone. They’d all thought of taking it off, yet no one dared. Dusk fell as Jayce arrayed his squad along