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    Stronger Where It Counts
    Stronger Where It Counts
    Stronger Where It Counts
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    Stronger Where It Counts

    By JL Merrow

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    IT guy Michael figures he's in for an awkward evening when a client takes him to a girlie bar. When he gets talking to big, blond Kyle, it seems like it's his lucky night after all. But they have a shared past Michael's managed to forget and Kyle is hoping he won't remember.

    Kyle's deeply ashamed of his weakness back in high school, when he stood by and watched as Michael became the victim of a gay-bashing -- by new boy Kyle's group of friends. He's going to have his work cut out to persuade Michael to take a chance at trusting him now.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9781611523270
    Stronger Where It Counts
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    JL Merrow

    JL MERROW is that rare beast, an English person who refuses to drink tea. She read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, where she learned many things, chief amongst which was that she never wanted to see the inside of a lab ever again. Her one regret is that she never mastered the ability of punting one-handed whilst holding a glass of champagne.She writes across genres, with a preference for contemporary gay romance and mysteries, and is frequently accused of humour. Her novel Slam! won the 2013 Rainbow Award for Best LGBT Romantic Comedy, and her novella Muscling Through and novel Relief Valve were both EPIC Awards finalists.JL Merrow is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, International Thriller Writers, Verulam Writers and the UK GLBTQ Fiction Meet organising team.Find JL Merrow online at: www.jlmerrow.com, on Twitter as @jlmerrow, and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jl.merrow

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      Stronger Where It Counts - JL Merrow

      Stronger Where It Counts

      By J.L. Merrow

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2012 J.L. Merrow

      ISBN 9781611523270

      Cover Photo Credit: Olga Sapegina, Rigucci

      Used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs

      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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      Stronger Where it Counts

      By J.L. Merrow

      "Hell, never? You kidding me? Hell, boy, we gotta pop that cherry of yours!"

      It’s not as bad as it sounds. Rufus T. Earle III isn’t actually threatening to relieve me of my virginity, therefore I don’t have to throw myself off the nearest skyscraper which, this being Hicksville, Alabama, isn’t actually all that near. And anyhow, I managed to lose my virginity some dozen years ago. I’m not that bad looking. Well, I didn’t use to be, anyway. You know how some guys grow into their looks? I kind of grew out of mine, unfortunately. No, Rufus T. just wants to take me to a strip joint. One with girls, in case you were wondering if this is one of those progressive small towns that caters to guys like me.

      I know what you’re thinking. I should just tell him I don’t swing that way. And if this was back home, and he was just some guy I’d met, that’s what I’d do. Probably. Okay, maybe I’d

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