Length: 71,000 words
Cover: Teresa Conner
Blurb
ìI hated that I was like this, but after years of trying to work through it I was beginning to feel like Iíd never be normal.î ~ Cody
Hiding the fact that I was in love with my best friend Isaac used to be the most complicated part of my day, until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger named Jonah sent my life into a tailspin. Scars from my past have stopped me from giving in to my desires for so long, but Iím done being afraid. I want both men. I just donít know if Iíll be able to trust that anyone can love me.
ìI knew it was a bit messed up, but there was no jealousy or envy when I thought of my men together.î ~ Isaac
Iíve loved Cody for as long as Iíve known him, but have always held back because of his past. Then I met Jonah and I knew there was no way I could choose between them. I want it allóthe man Iíve loved for so long, and the one Iím quickly falling for. Itís not going to be easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is.
ìI wanted to believe it was all true, but I couldnít push aside the fear that I was just a distraction until the two of them got together.î ~ Jonah
After having my heart broken I never thought Iíd find love again. I wasnít looking for anything real, and then I met not one, but two men I canít resist. Isaac and Cody are everything I ever wanted but didnít know I could have. I want to believe the three of us can work, but a part of me canít get past the fear that Iíll be the odd man out, again.
*This is Book 2 of The Den Boys series, but can be read as a standalone - no cliffhangers.
Excerpt
ìSo, start with Insidious?î I asked Cody as we flopped on his small couch.
ìYouíre evil.î
ìWhat? Weíve seen it so many times you should know when the freaky parts happen. I could have said I Spit On Your Grave.î
ìThat movie was messed up, not scary.î Cody shook his head and took the beer I held out to him. ìIím never watching that one again.î
ìTrue, how about The Grudge?î
ìFine, but I swear to god, if you change my ringtone to that creepy moaning noise, Iíll never speak to you again.î
I grinned and opened my computer to cue up the movie. We might be able to joke about that incident now, but at the time it had been anything but funny.
The first time weíd watched it together weíd only been friends for about a month. Iíd waited until Cody had fallen asleep then downloaded the moaning sound the demon character made as his ringtone. Then Iíd snuck into the bathroom, blocked my number and called his phone. Weíd been at my place that night, and heíd flipped out.
Iíd felt terrible at how badly Iíd scared him. Iíd thought heíd get a good laugh out of it and that would be the end of things, but heíd been so freaked out he hadnít been able to sleep for hours.
That was the night Iíd learned a little bit about Codyís past, and why he hadnít handled the joke well. It wasnít so much the ringtone that had scared him, it had been waking up in my bed alone, scared and disoriented.
It had taken a few more months for Cody to open up and tell me more about his past, and every time he told me something new my heart broke a little bit more for him. Even now Iíd learn about something he hadnít told me yet, and Iíd wish I could take away his pain.
The more time Iíd spent with Cody, the more Iíd realized that he was an incredible person. He wasnít just sweet and kind, he was caring and fiercely loyal. He was also beautiful.
At five-nine he wasnít short, but with his slender build and cherubic face he seemed so much younger than twenty-one. His big blue eyes were wide and expressive. He wore his blond hair shaved close on the sides but long on top, so it was constantly falling over his forehead and brushing the tops of his cheeks if he didnít continuously push it back. Everything about him was so beautiful it was almost painful, and it hadnít taken me long to fall in love with him.
If heíd been any other guy I would have asked him out on a date, and gotten to know him as a romantic interest instead of as a friend.
Author Bio
A.T. Brennan, who also writes under the name Mandie Mills, is a romance and erotica author. A native of Ottawa, Canada, she enjoys picking up and moving from city to city every few years. A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces, current entrepreneur and freelance writer, she enjoys spending her days working on her many projects and her nights writing and not getting enough sleep. Currently she lives on Canada's East Coast with her family, both two- and four-legged. She enjoys collecting books and exploring the different sides of romance and romantic expression in her works.
You can visit her at www.mandiemillsauthor.com, or on Facebook at A.T. Brennan Author, and also at Author Mandie Mills.
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