num_pages: 286
description: Sandwich-maker Mattie Green has one goal: escape San Diego move to New York and attend art school. But to make this a reality he needs to get his GEDnot easy since he cant read or write. Until he can hes stuck working at the diner and selling himself on the side. Matties legitimate job isnt without perks. Every day the quiet sophisticated Simon Castle comes by to work on his latest book. Mattie wants more than to pour Simons coffee and make his lunch but hes sure Simon is out of his leagueuntil suddenly hes not. Simon Castle's life is complicated built around his career and a son who requires a lot of time and attention. Its not a life well-suited to the inclusion of even a part-time prostitute so he resolves to keep his relationship with Mattie casual. However the longer he knows Mattie the deeper his feelings become. The idea of him with another man tortures Simon but he can't ask Mattie to be his alone and jeopardize Mattie's hopes for New Yorkno matter how much he wants Mattie to stay.
language: None
title: The Coil
publisher: Dreamspinner Press