“Maybe.” Eddie wiped away his tears. “But I hope the time comes when the world doesn’t need martyrs anymore.”
Eddie hugged Jamie and Ellen. They started walking back to the car, but Eddie stopped them. “Can you wait a minute?”
“Sure,” Jamie said. He watched Eddie go back to the overlook and cut down a couple of branches from a nearby tree. He made a cross out of the branches and planted it into the ground.
When he returned, Eddie took Jamie’s hand and said, “I love you.”
“I love you, too, Eddie.”
Together, they walked back to the car.
About the Author
Joel Gomez-Dossi became a novelist by way of journalism, theater, television, and digital media production. He was a stage manager for several theaters in the Midwest and Southwest; a producer for television projects; and a production manager for the Emmy Award-winning PBS science series Newton’s Apple.
Joel has written about film and theater for many regional publications across the country and penned an entertainment column for the queer press that ran in twelve states. His first novel, Pursued, was published in December 2012. Joel and his husband live happily ever after in upstate New York with their dog, a Treeing Walker Coonhound.
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Lake Thirteen by Greg Herren. A visit to an old cemetery seems like fun to a group of five teenagers, who soon learn that sometimes it’s best to leave old ghosts alone. (978-1-60282-894-0)
Deadly Cult by Joel Gomez-Dossi. One nation under MY God, or you die. (978-1-60282-895-7)
The Case of the Rising Star: A Derrick Steele Mystery by Zavo. Derrick Steele’s next case involves blackmail, revenge, and a new romance as Derrick races to save a young movie star from a dangerous killer. Meanwhile, will a new threat from within destroy him, along with the entire Steele family? (978-1-60282-888-9)
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The Moon’s Deep Circle by David Holly. Tip Trencher wants to find out what happened to his long-lost brothers, but what he finds is a sizzling circle of gay sex and pagan ritual. (978-1-60282-870-4)
Straight Boy Roommate by Kevin Troughton. Tom isn’t expecting much from his first term at University, but a chance encounter with straight boy Dan catapults him into an extraordinary, wild weekend of sex and self-discovery, which turns his life upside down, and leads him into his first love affair. (978-1-60282-782-0)
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Pursued by Joel Gomez-Dossi. Openly gay college student Jamie Bradford becomes romantically involved with two men at the same time, and his hell begins when one of his boyfriends becomes intent on killing him. (978-1-60282-769-1)
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The Marrying Kind by Ken O’Neill. Just when successful wedding planner Adam More decides to protest inequality by quitting the business and boycotting marriage entirely, his only sibling announces her engagement. (978-1-60282-670-0)
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