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    Midnight Angel
    Midnight Angel
    Midnight Angel
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    Midnight Angel

    By Kevin Klehr

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    Dinner is overcooked. The guests haven't arrived.

    Luke is sitting alone at his dining table on New Year's Eve. He was hoping to romance Nathan, one of the people he invited for this intimate evening meal.

    As midnight draws closer, it seems an angel, who has magically appeared in Luke's apartment, is the only person to drink champagne and watch the fireworks with.

    But this angel has other ideas. He's about to grant Luke the New Year's Eve party he thought he wanted.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNineStar Press, LLC
    Release dateDec 10, 2018
    ISBN9781949909616
    Midnight Angel
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    Kevin Klehr

    Kevin is the author of a number of books including the Actors and Angels series and the Nate and Cameron Collection.The Actors and Angels series are three comedies that take place in the theatre district of the Afterlife. In this continuing story, two friends explore their love for each other through several lifetimes with the help of a gay angel. The third in the series scored a Rainbow Award for Best Gay Alternative Universe/Reality novel.The Nate and Cameron Collection are two novellas that delve into a relationship between a dreamer and a realist, where the latter is coming to terms with loving second best. The two stories, Nate and the New Yorker and Nate’s Last Tango, are also available in one paperback edition.His dystopian novel, Social Media Central, explores a future where everyone is addicted to their screens and where murder is just a keystroke away. And his new novella, Winter Masquerade, whimsically explains why Wednesday is not the day to fall in love.Kevin lives with his long-term partner, Warren, in their humble apartment (affectionately named Sabrina), in Australia’s own “Emerald City,” Sydney.

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      Midnight Angel - Kevin Klehr

      A NineStar Press Publication

      Published by NineStar Press

      P.O. Box 91792,

      Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87199 USA.

      www.ninestarpress.com

      Midnight Angel

      Copyright © 2018 by Kevin Klehr

      Cover Art by Natasha Snow Copyright © 2018

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

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form, whether by printing, photocopying, scanning or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact NineStar Press at the physical or web addresses above or at Contact@ninestarpress.com.

      Printed in the USA

      First Edition

      December, 2018

      eBook ISBN: 978-1-949909-61-6

      Midnight Angel

      Kevin Klehr

      Table of Contents

      Act I

      Act II

      Act III

      Act IV

      Act V

      Act VI

      About the Author

      Act I

      IT WAS ALMOST nine p.m. and none of my guests had arrived.

      My place smelt of roast chicken. It had gone dry, yet I let it sit in the oven once I accepted no one was coming. Even with the oven turned off, the potatoes would have turned into little black rocks inside the trapped heat. I considered going down to the creek and chucking them as far as they’d go to quell my frustration.

      I sat at my dinner table, eyes closed, trying to find my peace. As time ticked by, melancholy was my only companion.

      Why would I think this plan would work? I had many invitations this New Year’s Eve, but my search for love kept me blind.

      Three guests were supposed to be here tonight. If I was honest with myself, I’d have known one would have been here for sure. He invited himself. But he wasn’t here either, and I couldn’t blame him. He was Tim. Someone more interested in me than I in him.

      For a while, Tim was dropping hints. Here, take my jacket, followed by "You really need someone to look after you. I’ve never been kissed by a man, well, not with love." That one was followed with a longing look, waiting for my response. So I kissed him on the cheek.

      And then there were the small gifts. A record of a band I once mentioned. I had to buy a turntable just to be nice. A chilli plant. Not the best present as I have a black thumb. It lasted two months. And just the week before, a letter. I never opened the envelope. I meant to throw it out several times, but something stopped me.

      When Tim found out I invited Nathan and Lucy for dinner, he stuttered while telling me he had no plans. I still don’t know why I caved in and told him to come.

      But Nathan was who I really wanted to see, and if I were to win his affections, it would be his best friend Lucy I’d have to win over. She’s one of those gal pals who cherishes her gay mates. I met them both at a party, and even though I’m too embarrassed to say it,

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