Official Description: Jonathan's a hardworking student running a couple of jobs to fund himself through college and also help his Mum run her B&B on the Dorset coast. Despite his mischief-making Gran's insistence, he doesn't have the time or the nerve to chase potential dates. Then one day on the beach, after a hard day's ice cream sales, he meets Admael. Now Jonathan doesn't *need* to do the chasing - Admael's ready and willing for whatever Jonathan wants. And even if Jonathan's too nervous to think of anything beyond how to smuggle Admael home on the No. 7 bus, Gran is always on hand to offer him some lewd suggestions. Original Prompt: Dear Author, A fallen angel? A demon? On a tropical beach? I think he needs some help... Who can find him? A hot Lifeguard? A shy fisherman? Thank you kind writer, for taking my letter in consideration. :-) Photo Description: On an ocean beach, a naked man with black-feathered wings sits alone, cross-legged, head bowed. Slanting sunlight outlines his chest, folded legs, and crossed wrists. His lightly-fisted hands, planted in his lap, hide his groin. The sun catches blue highlights in his curly black hair as he looks down at the glistening wet sand. This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Hot Summer Days" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story. Read the story here or find it in Don't Read in the Closet, Volume 3 or Don't Read in the Closet: GayRomLit Retreat 2011 Special Edition. __________ Genre: contemporary Tags: gay m/m, angels, British, summer, wings, first time Word Count: 12,566
Author
Clare took the pen name London from the city where she lives, loves, and writes. A lone, brave female in a frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home, she juggles her writing with her other day job as an accountant. She’s written in many genres and across many settings, with award-winning novels and short stories published both online and in print. She says she likes variety in her writing while friends say she’s just fickle, but as long as both theories spawn good fiction, she’s happy. Most of her work features male/male romance and drama with a healthy serving of physical passion, as she enjoys both reading and writing about strong, sympathetic and sexy characters. Clare currently has several novels sulking at that tricky chapter 3 stage and plenty of other projects in mind . . . she just has to find out where she left them in that frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home. All the details and free fiction are available at her website. Visit her today and say hello! Clare also writes as Stella Shaw and launched a new series of rent boy romances in 2021.
