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    Part of Me
    Part of Me
    Part of Me
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    Part of Me

    By Laura Harner

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    Jason’s life hasn’t been easy. Feeling responsible for the death of his twin the night they graduated from high school, Jason commits emotional suicide by revealing he’s gay after his brother’s funeral, permanently severing all ties with his ultra-conservative parents. But when he runs to Hunter Dane for comfort, all he can see is the same rejection mirrored on best friend’s face.

    Fifteen years later, Jason needs all the support he can get to beat back the cancer invading his body. When Hunter unexpectedly shows up to shift from former friend to caregiver, Jason must battle his attraction even while he’s waging the biggest fight of his life.

    NOTE: This is the second edition of a previously published work. Content has been added.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Harner
    Release dateJun 5, 2014
    ISBN9781937252830
    Part of Me
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    Laura Harner

    Laura lives on waterfront property in Arizona because she's always wanted to be an oxymoron. She once enjoyed hobbies such as gardening and travel—now the characters in her head compel her to tell their stories, so she writes. (It doesn't actually help quiet the voices—but it keeps the folks in the white jackets at bay.)She shares her home with an ever-revolving cast of characters—some of whom are actually real—and is living her dream of building her own version of the Willow Springs Ranch.With over fifty published novels and novellas, Laura is an international bestselling author of erotic romances, romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and Highland romances. Her books can be found at all major online retailers.Connect with her online at:http://lauraharner.com

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      Part of Me - Laura Harner

      Part of Me is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Copyright © 2014 by Laura Harner

      Second edition

      Edited by Jae Ashley

      Cover Art by Laura Harner

      All rights reserved.

      Smashwords edition published in the United States by Hot Corner Press.

      ISBN: 978-1-937252-83-0

      Warning: All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

      Contact the publisher for further information: Hotcornerpress@gmail.com

      A very special thank you to Havan Fellows, Will Parkinson, and Jae Ashley.

      The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:

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      Covington House. The place sounded more like a fancy resort, not some place a guy went to battle death. And why did it have to be back in his hometown? Fifteen years ago he’d left Pontchartrain, Louisiana without a backward glance. It didn’t seem right fate would step in to drag him back there now. Maybe it was nature’s way of bringing him home to die.

      Looking around the microscopic room that held the meager remains of his life in New York, Jason realized two more boxes would do it. Clothes, a few kitchen supplies, and his pictures. Those were all that remained of his previous life. My before-cancer life.

      Jason drifted around the room, until he came to the shelf that held the row of black plastic frames. Some previous tenant had mounted a small wooden mantle above the radiator, as if the cold steel pipes could be mistaken for a warm hearth. He paused, his hand hovering over the photograph of his brother, Jared. Shaking his head at his own foolishness, Jason picked up the frame and blew the thin layer of dust from the glass.

      One minute they’d been cruising along Washington Street on their way to a high school graduation party, the next they’d faced the proverbial deer in the headlights. Jason had wrenched the wheel to avoid the deer, but the recently oiled road had offered no traction on the slick asphalt. The rear end of the

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