**NOTE: This is a short story I wrote up real quick. But it is actually part of a series that will continue.** Joey takes a hard blow to the heart when long-time boyfriend - Doug - suddenly dumps him during their anniversary vacation, leaving him stranded without money or a way to get home. Deciding he doesn't want to go home-ever-Joey takes to the highway where he is quickly picked up by the ruggedly handsome redneck, Owen-an older man who helps Joey forget about his heartache and pain, and helps Joey understand that he is strong enough to make it on his own, he doesn't need Doug to take care of him. Seeking to escape his own pain through intense sexual encounters, Joey takes to the road, always in search of his next "fix"-unaware of his true destiny that lies within.

Kaiden turned heads everywhere he went. Twenty years of sexy, smart-tongued, intelligent, goodness. But he was in love with the wrong man. The love of his life was already taken by someone he couldn't fight against. When the twists of life rip his lover off his hands, death doesn't seem like a remote solution. Until a new player joins the game, making Kaiden question what sacrifices he's willing to make for love. WARNING: This is a manxman / boyxboy story with explicit sexual content. ***PRIVATE CHAPTERS*** This story has chapters that Wattpad classified as PRIVATE. So you have to become a follower in order to read them. To find them, do this: FOR WEB USERS: Expand the Table of Contents on THIS page (the page that has the button START READING), and you'll see Chapters 5 and 8 marked as private. Select the chapters from there and you should be able to read them. Once you press "Start Reading" you won't see those chapters listed in the Table of Contents. You have to be on THIS page to be able to select them. I know, so user unfriendly. FOR APP USERS: For those of you reading from iOS or Android, use the wattcodes, which are Chapter 5: 20340460, and Chapter 8: 20341306. Cover by DUHTitan from BooksieSilk.com. Image credits - Johann Marx at www.johannmarx.com 3/17/2018: NOTE TO NEW READERS: If you start reading this story after February 2018, please be aware that I was on a hiatus of +3 years between Chapter 27 and Chapter 28. So if you notice a change in style or inconsistencies in the story, feel free to point them out to me.

"Being an ass - can get your ass in trouble." Nolan both anticipates and dreads hotshot skier Lane Cassiter's annual appearance at the Winterhaven ski lodge where Nolan works. His natural physical attraction to the guy is offset by his internal disdain of Lane's bigot attitude. When Nolan is caught in the cross-hairs of Lane and his friends, a wager is made that might just get him the one thing he never dreamed possible -Lane Cassiter in his bed. But when circumstances arise that instigate Nolan to propose a counter-offer that involves both his and Lane's best friends, events take an unexpected turn that catches them all in a whirlwind of confused emotions and unexpected realities.

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