2016 Rainbow Awards: Betting on Forever and What Lies Between Us by Felice Stevens (370-09-01-2016)

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Betting on Forever and What Lies Between Us (2 novellas as 1 submission) by Felice Stevens
Gay Erotic Romance

Betting on Forever (The Breakfast Club #2)
Series: The Breakfast Club
Paperback: 246 pages
Publisher: Felice Stevens (November 15, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1519177054
ISBN-13: 978-1519177056
Amazon: Betting on Forever (The Breakfast Club #2)
Amazon Kindle: Betting on Forever (The Breakfast Club #2)

A weekend fling in Atlantic City couldn’t be more out of socially shy Zach Cohen’s comfort zone, but a bet with his best friends forces him to put aside the humiliation he’s hidden for years and step away from behind his computer screens and online world. When he meets Sam Stein, despite their spark, Zach expects nothing more than a night of passion and a kiss good-bye. Yet weeks later, he can’t keep the man out of his head. After a split-second decision with tragic results ends his twenty-year police career at the same time as his relationship falls apart, Sam Stein is drifting through life. At his best friend’s urging, he agrees to a trip to Atlantic City to clear his head. What Sam doesn’t plan on is meeting Zach Cohen, whose sweet nature and honesty has him thinking maybe he could move forward, until Zach leaves him without explanation, reinforcing Sam’s belief that people can’t be trusted. Well-meaning friends refuse to let Zach and Sam hide from each other, forcing them to realize their weekend was much more than a one-night stand. Before that can happen, Zach must come to terms with his past and stand up for his own independence, while Sam has to learn to take a chance and believe in himself and people again. All bets are off when dreams become reality, and forever doesn’t seem to be long enough.

What Lies Between Us (The Breakfast Club #4)
Publication Date: February 12, 2016
Amazon Kindle: What Lies Between Us (The Breakfast Club #4)

Now that he’s living with Sam Stein, Zach Cohen is finally ready to move on from his unhappy past. His days are filled with wedding preparations, yet he still finds time to make plans and decisions without consulting Sam and his mother, firmly believing he knows best.

Sam is ready to settle in for the perfect life with Zach but years of bad habits have come back to haunt him. Struggling to accept himself and his future, he chooses not to share his fears, unwilling to look weak in Zach’s eyes.

Real life gets in the way of the best intentions and when their secrets explode, the aftermath challenges the foundation of a relationship both believed unshakeable. Falling in love is the easy part, and Zach and Sam discover that only with honesty can they overcome what threatens to tear them apart.

This is a novella of approximately 25,000 words in The Breakfast Club series

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