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Unconditional
Unconditional
Series · 4 books · 2017-2021
By
Michael Bailey
Books in series
#1
Looking In
2017
David Barrows world fell apart at the age of eleven after his mother died. Years of physical and emotional abuse followed, leaving him scarred in body and mind, mired in the belief that he is unlovable. He spends his days working in a comic shop, and his nights alone wrestling with the ghosts of his past. As a Marine, Adam Duncan has sworn to protect and serve, and there is no one he is more protective of than his brother and nephew. When tragedy strikes, threatening the security of his family, his protective instincts kick in. But how can he fight an enemy he can’t see? David and Adam feel the connection between them, but David has built walls around his heart that no one has bothered to break through, until Adam. Adam can see what a special man David is, and is willing to do whatever it takes to break down those barriers. Can he make David see he doesn’t have to keep living his life…Looking In?
#2
Looking Forward
2018
Owen Hannity was nineteen when he lost almost everyone he thought he could trust. Each loss more painful than the last. With the unwavering support of his best friend, Andy, Owen put the pieces of his life back together. Now, more than two decades later, Owen owns and operates a successful comic shop. Despite his modicum of success, he still feels like a shell of a man, carrying the emotional scars from his past. Without warning, Owen’s past returns. Secrets come to light. Secrets that could either destroy Owen or finally give him the strength to re-evaluate everything he thought he knew about Andy, himself, and the way in which he views the world. To see that he is truly worthy of loving himself and finally begin… …Looking Forward.
#3
Reunion
2019
Thirty years ago, Charlie was a high school nobody, more comfortable with fading into the background than being out and proud. Thirty years ago, Noah was a star high school athlete, more comfortable with running the baseball diamond than admitting who he really was. Thirty years ago, Charlie and Noah had a secret relationship. No one knew they were friends, let alone lovers. Pressures from home, from school, and their own self-doubts ended things before they could really begin. But that was thirty years ago. Now? A lot can change in thirty years. Noah now works in sports medicine after an injury derailed his baseball career. And Charlie is attempting to open his second restaurant. A chance encounter, a hotel screw-up, and two meddling friends may be all it takes to bring these two back together. If they can only deal with the past, and one huge secret. They may get their… Reunion.
#4
Looking Past
2021
Ten years ago, Ben Worthington ran away from home after a violent confrontation with his father. He’s lived with the anger and resentment that confrontation caused ever since. To the outside world, Dylan Barrows has it all together. But he struggles with the guilt from his inability to protect his older brother from his abuser. Tragedy brings them together, and an unknown shared history threatens to tear them apart before they can begin looking past their issues ... and finally find love.
Author
Michael Bailey
Author · 4 books