Love is Always Write Anthology Volume 6

Love Is Always Write
    An M/M Romance Collection

    Introduction
    The stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you.
    What Is Love Is Always Write?
    The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter or story prompt asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter or story prompt and write an original tale. The result was an outpouring of creativity that shone a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they do.
    Nearly 150 stories were submitted and published as a ten volume set– as well as an additional special bonus volume with three novel-length stories– titled Love Is Always Write ; this edition is Volume Six.
    Whether you are an avid M/M romance reader or new to the genre, you are in for a delicious treat.
    Words of Caution
    The stories in this collection are sexually explicit and intended for adult readers. Some stories may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
     

    Dedication
    As you can imagine, coordinating nearly 150 authors, proofing their work and publishing it both online and in eprint involved hundreds of hours of volunteer work. Dozens of members chipped-in to help; the M/M Romance Group would like to extend a special thanks to the following volunteers for their unwavering commitment and enthusiasm:
    SueM
    Melanie
    Jackie
    Nancy
    Shaz
    And last but never least, the M/M Romance Group' s fearless leader Jen McJ .
    Ebook Layout and Navigation
    This ebook can be navigated through the Table of Contents which lists the authors, their story title and its overall genre or theme. Any time you see the words Back to Table of Contents or THE END , you can click on the link and be transported back to the TOC.
    The story titles link back to the original posts in Goodreads M/M Romance Group . The author names also link back to their Goodreads author profiles.
    The original photo that inspired each story is displayed, along with the letter or story prompt that inspired the tale. If a license for the photo was not available, a written description is provided; you can also view the photos at:
    www.goodreads.com /group/show/20149-m-m-romance.
    Enjoy.
     

     
     
     
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    This ebook is published by the M/M Romance Group and is not directly endorsed by or affiliated with Goodreads Inc.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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LIKE SO MUCH HOT AIR
    by Kathleen Hayes

    Albuquerque during Balloon Week was insane— like Mardi Gras on laughing gas, I heard someone say. Easy to hide in the crowd. But how to get away? Once I left the festival grounds, my leg would slow me down.
    He was alone, trying to get his balloon off the ground. You needed at least two people to get one of these monsters in the air. Bad day, between pissed off and heartbroken written all over his face. He stared down at my leg, and I grabbed the edge of the basket for support. "Need some help?"
    He laughed, then looked behind me at the trail of bloody footprints I'd left. "Whoever you're running from, you just led them here, bud."
    I stared at the footprints, then up at him. He dropped the fuel gauge, reached out and lifted me into the basket like I was a sack of groceries. "Stay down before you fall down. I need six more minutes to get this balloon out of here. Have you got six minutes?"
    I shook my head. "I don't know."
    ~ Sarah Black

    genre: contemporary
    tags: action/adventure; hot air balloons; law enforcement; the Mob; no sex; on the run; sexy accountant; military man
    word count: 11,329
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    LIKE SO MUCH HOT AIR
    by Kathleen Hayes
    I looked down at my bloody pant leg and groaned quietly to myself. My jeans had a ragged tear down the side of my left calf, and I dreaded pulling the two pieces of red-stained denim apart to see what damage had been done to