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    Courting 2: Cornerstone
    Courting 2: Cornerstone
    Courting 2: Cornerstone
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    Courting 2: Cornerstone

    By J Rocci

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    Josh is happy being a beat cop in a small Vermont town -- He has Garrison, their dog, and a wide group of friends and family, even though he hasn't spoken to his own blood relatives in years. But then Josh gets called back home to Ohio right before Christmas, when his sister tracks him down to inform him his father passed away weeks ago. He arrives to find that the requirements of his father’s regarding the family business will have left everyone in an uproar. Lucky for Josh, he has a live-in lawyer at hand -- He just has to come up with a solution that everyone can live with, including himself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ Rocci
    Release dateMar 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370845415
    Courting 2: Cornerstone
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    J Rocci

    Since 2006, J. Rocci has published LGBT romance stories, ranging from contemporary to steampunk to fantasy. Rocci currently lives near Washington D.C. with the love of her life and their furry children, and loves giving her characters happy endings.Sign up for my monthly newsletter and receive an exclusive free ebook!http://www.subscribepage.com/jroccifreebook

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      Courting 2 - J Rocci

      CORNERSTONE

      J. Rocci

      The Courting Series #2

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Copyright © 2017 by J. Rocci

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      Thank you for downloading this free eBook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. Thank you for your support.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

      Contains Adult Reading Material

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      Author's Note

      Josh and Garrison are two of my favorite characters to write: former Marines, one a cop, the other a lawyer, both reserved but so obviously in love. While Cornerstone is chronologically the second story in the Courting Series, it’s actually the first short story I ever wrote with Josh and Garrison -- the one that started it all. It can be read as a stand-alone story. I originally wrote this for Torquere Press' Holiday Sips, released in December 2009. I hope you enjoy Cornerstone, and check out the other stories in the Courting Series:

      Commitment

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      Connections

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      CORNERSTONE

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      Josh is in the middle of packing when Garrison finally gets home. Muttlee shoots out of his corner at the first jingle of keys, already excited by Josh's nervous pacing. Josh has to smile when he hears Garrison greet their beast of a German Shepherd.

      Good, he wants to talk to Garrison before he leaves. Josh glances at the clock. Three hours to get to the airport. His smile slips.

      Three hours and then he's gone for Christmas, maybe New Year's. Eight years and they've never spent the holidays apart. But they will this year, all due to a family Josh has barely spoken to in fourteen years. He rolls his t-shirts up tightly and shoves them in his old service duffel.

      "Gee, honey, I know I burnt the roast last night, but that's

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