num_pages: 118
description: Hot messes have a hard time with happily ever after.Baz Acker and Elijah Prince have it all. Theyre engaged and their wedding is guaranteed to be a spectacle no event will ever top. So why are they hunkered down in a quiet corner of the Acker mansion restless and edgy while they wait out the holidays?When Baz suggests a road trip with Walter and Kelly to Las Vegas it sounds like an ideal escape but it turns out Vegas only amplifies their unease. Elijah cant slough off the self-hating his parents programmed into him and he worries how that will affect his marriage. Baz crippled en route because of too much time spent in the car without rest must face the truth that his wealth and influence cant always counteract the limits his disability will put on hisand Elijahslife.With help from their friends a wily poker player a take-no-prisoners drag queen and a smooth-talking casino owner they face the truth that happiness is a state of mind not a destination where they book a stay. What happens in Vegas wont stay in Vegasit will follow them all the way down the aisle.This novella was written for and by the request of Heidis Patreon readers. It is suggested but not required that you read at least Lonely Hearts before reading this book.
language: English
title: Short Stay
publisher: Heidi Cullinan