Like a Prayer

By Pelaam

Detective Lieutenant Kieran Gallagher goes to see popular singer Lucas perform, attracted by his beautiful singing voice. Watching Lucas on stage, Kieran is rocked by the realisation the singer could be his mate. But before he can come to terms with that revelation, he finds Lucas, and the group he sings with, are suspects in a murder.

He fears their burgeoning relationship is going to be de-railed when Lucas thinks Kieran's only interest in him is as a suspect. When Lucas's life is threatened, the bear will do whatever it takes to protect its mate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Aug 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685502294

Pelaam

Living in clean, green New Zealand, Pelaam is a multi-published author of gay romance and erotic books. When not busy writing, she can be found indulging in her other passions of cookery and wine appreciation. Pelaam's books: Smoking Mirror, 2017 finalist in 2017 Rainbow Awards in Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi; Stranded, Evernight Publishing Readers’ Choice winner 2016 for Sci-Fi; The Avian Emperor, runner up and Honourable Mention in 2016 Rainbow Awards Gay Futuristic/Sci-Fi.

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Like a Prayer

By Pelaam

Published by JMS Books LLC

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Copyright 2022 Pelaam

ISBN 9781685502294

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Like a Prayer

By Pelaam

The sound of his heels hitting the stone hallway rang out as Kieran stamped angrily towards his study. He clenched and unclenched his hands in counterpoint to his footfalls, and his deep sigh echoed in the emptiness. Tonight will be long and lonely.

The sigh was a mix of anger, sorrow, and frustration, Kieran turned and, with a change of mind, headed out to walk along the curtain wall. He trailed his fingers along the parapet. He stopped and stared out over the forest.

He’d had the small castle brought over from Ireland and rebuilt brick-by-brick. The nearby townsfolk were more than happy with him for having created a tourist attraction, even though that hadn’t been his intention. But it paid to keep the locals happy. He even allowed visitors onto his grounds when he was absent from the castle. The beautiful forest nearby was the delight of the man he loved, and the reason Kieran had chosen the location.

The man who was absent on their anniversary.

He banged his hand down hard against the stone. The fault wasn’t due to his beautiful Lucas. His beloved had been devastated to get the call from his father to attend a family party.

But they both knew that relations between father and son would only deteriorate further if Lucas chose Kieran over him. When I get back, we’ll go away together, somewhere you want, just the two of us. I love you, Kieran. Never doubt that.

Kieran turned his gaze upward. He didn’t doubt it. Despite Mark’s barbs and whispers behind his back of how his son had been in some way forced, tricked or