The Strength of a Man E-Book

Sara Winters

• Herausgeber: Sara Winters
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

Kurt Dennings learned one life lesson the hard way: love, even between a parent and child, is not always unconditional. After coming out and experiencing a painful rejection from his parents and friends, Kurt feels as if he's lost everything that mattered. James Theard comes into Kurt's life when he needs someone the most. A friend first and boyfriend second, James becomes his shoulder to lean on, a voice of reason and helps Kurt learn he is stronger and more capable than he imagined.

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The Strength of a Man

Sara Winters

The Strength of a Man

Sara Winters

2nd Edition copyright Sara Winters 2016 All right reserved.

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Dedication

To Karen and Rosie, who made completing this story possible.

Table of Contents

The Strength of a Man

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

About the Author

Bibliography

Introduction

Not too long after my first gay romance novel was published, I joined Goodreads. Soon after that, I was introduced to the M/M Romance Group. It was fun getting to know the readers and writers there, but the real fun began with the Hot Summer Days event taking place the summer of 2011. I was honored to be a participant that year. I fell in love with a beautiful picture and this prompt from group member Harper:

Dear Author,

Where is this guy? What’s he looking at, I wonder? And is that guy down the hall watching him with longing? Maybe he’s been too shy to make his move before now. Maybe he’s trying to build up his courage. So, what do you think? Can you help the shy little guy get his happy ending?

I had so many ideas from that inspiring prompt, I couldn’t capture all I felt was possible before the stories had to be turned in. My short story, Starting Over, was sweet and the boys were content, but I was sure there was more to the story. Within a few months of the Hot Summer Days anthologies being published, I began working on the story again, intent on telling James and Kurt’s story the way I’d imagined it from the beginning. The Strength of a Man is the story I wanted to tell the first time around, more than twice the length of the original story and with more raw emotion and depth than I thought was possible. I want to thank the M/M Romance Group for giving me the platform and Harper for the idea. And you, the reader, for allowing me to share this story with you.

Chapter One

Before Kurt Dennings saw the figure a few feet down the hall, he felt the eyes trace over him with deliberate purpose, until he could no longer ignore the feeling of being watched, measured. Glancing to the side, he acknowledged his teammate with a small nod before returning his focus to the window in the wall before him and the men swimming in the pool in the next room. Long, lithe bodies glided through the water in the Olympic size pool, the only sounds in the room the rhythmic splashing of arms and legs moving in sync.

Kurt took a deep breath and sighed. If everything ended today, this is what he would miss most. The soothing sounds of swimmers gliding through the water. The way lights from beneath the pool’s surface painted the room in soft hues of teal. The feeling that if he swam hard enough or dove deep enough, he could soothe the empty, gnawing ache that yawned beneath the surface, allowing him to feel whole for moments at a time.