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    Holding the Reins
    Holding the Reins
    Holding the Reins
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    Holding the Reins

    By Vincent Diamond

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    Marcus is grieving -- for the lover he lost and for the life he once had on his farm. The years of sunny days and trail rides have given way to rainy nights and shadowed pastures. It's time to let go, but can Marcus make the hard decision to say goodbye?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateMar 20, 2011
    ISBN9781611520958
    Holding the Reins
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    Vincent Diamond

    Writer, rider, editor. Born and raised in Florida, Diamond's stories often have a level of heat that lets readers feel the warmth on the page. Straddling the line between schmoopy gay romance and the more hardcore gay erotica, these are stories that engage your brain as well as your libido.

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      Holding the Reins - Vincent Diamond

      Holding the Reins

      By Vincent Diamond

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      This story is included in the print book

      Holding the Reins and Other Stories by Vincent Diamond.

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2011 Vincent Diamond

      ISBN: 978-1-61152-095-8

      Cover Credits: MCCAIG

      Used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      Cover Design: J.M. Snyder

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

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      Holding the Reins

      By Vincent Diamond

      It shouldn’t have felt like walking towards a prison. Barn Five was painted crisp white with forest green accents on the shutters and doors, and a classic red rooster weathervane sat atop the cupola. But it felt like prison to Marcus Denton. All of his life, he had run towards horses and into happiness: manure-scented walkways, hay-filled stalls, a life awash with gleaming horseflesh. No longer.

      It was a brisk winter morning in Florida, the second of January. Marcus carried

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