by Rick R. Reed
In a struggle for survival, the two men brave bears, storms, and a life-threatening flood to make it out of the wilderness alive. The proximity to death makes them realize the importance of love over propriety. Confessions emerge. Passions ignite. They escape the wilds renewed and openly in love.
When they return to civilization, though, forces are already plotting to snuff out their short-lived romance and ruin everything both have worked so hard to achieve.
Readers love Rick R. Reed
Family Obligations
“I absolutely loved this book.”
—The Novel Approach
“For such a short story, Family Obligations packs a helluva punch, beautifully capturing the love and longing each man feels…”
—Gay Book Reviews
Lost and Found
“This author never fails to deliver a wonderful story, whether it’s scary, heartbreaking, or heartwarming.”
—Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words
Dinner at Jack’s
“Dinner at Jack’s oozes sweetness and romance. From the charming characters to the delicious descriptions of home-cooked food, eagerness and sincerity pour from the page and it’s quite obvious this was a labour of love for the author.”
—Just Love: Romance Book Reviews
“Dinner at Jack’s was an emotional and touching story filled with mouth-watering recipes…”
—Alpha Book Club
RICK R. REED is all about exploring the romantic entanglements of gay men in contemporary, realistic settings. While his stories often contain elements of suspense, mystery, and the paranormal, his focus ultimately returns to the power of love. He is the author of dozens of published novels, novellas, and short stories. He is a three-time EPIC eBook Award winner (for Caregiver, Orientation, and The Blue Moon Cafe). His novel, Raining Men, won the Rainbow Award for Best Contemporary General Fiction. Lambda Literary Review has called him, “a writer that doesn’t disappoint.” Rick lives in Seattle with his husband and a very spoiled Boston terrier. He is forever “at work on another novel.”
Rick always enjoys hearing from readers and answers all e-mails personally. Contact Rick at:
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By Rick R. Reed
Bashed
Big Love
Blink
Caregiver
Chaser • Raining Men
The Couple Next Door
A Dangerous Game
Dignity Takes a Holiday
Dinner at Fiorello’s
Dinner at Jack’s
Dinner at Home
Dinner at the Blue Moon Café
With Vivien Dean: Family Obligations
Homecoming
Hungry for Love
Husband Hunters
Lost and Found
Legally Wed
The Perils of Intimacy
Simmer (Dreamspinner Anthology)
Tricks
DREAMSPUN DESIRES
With Vivien Dean: #15 – Stranded with Desire
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of author imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
The Perils of Intimacy
© 2017 Rick R. Reed.
Cover Art
© 2017 Reese Dante.
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ISBN: 978-1-63533-637-5
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63533-638-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963406
Published May 2017
v. 1.0
Printed in the United States of America