title: The American Nightmare
author: Cole, Jerry
description: Free Bonus Novella "Forbidden Fruits" also included! (see below) Greg and Edward Jones have been together eighteen years, married for twelve. They have two beautiful children, their own home, and only Greg needs to work to maintain their lifestyle. They have it all... except satisfaction, happiness, and self-love, that is. They hadn't always been like this, but somewhere along the lines they have lost their way chasing the ideal life, and both of them are thoroughly miserable, yet hoping that their quiet martyrdom will protect their family. To boot, Edward is haunted by an endless stream of messages suggesting that Greg is seeing other men behind his back. Could this be true? He doesn't want to believe it, but he is no longer sure he is desirable to anyone. And Greg himself finds his mind is slowly rotting at work, as he realizes that everyone else gets the life he wants, gets all the breaks... whereas he only gets broken. Their individual identities, and their identity as a couple, are slowly falling apart. But a marriage cannot survive on sacrifice alone. As they drift apart, Edward makes one final push to bring back the spark that used to burn so brightly between them. Will it work, can they fall in love all over again? Will they realize the lies and misinformation between them and save their marriage and their family? Will love prevail? Or is it too little too late? Bonus Novella: Forbidden Fruits (An Historical Gay Romance) Thomas Fitzroy has always known he was different. Ever since hitting puberty, he has been struggling with his own feelings, and the realization that he is attracted to men in the same way other young men are attracted to women. In an age where even the smallest deviancy from the norm could ruin a man's life, Thomas, as Baron Fitzroy's eldest son, must repress his true feelings and desires, grit his teeth, and accept the fact that it is his fate to end up in a loveless political marriage to a woman he has no hope of desiring. At least, until he meets Lord Christopher Godwin, who turns those plans on their head. Christopher Godwin, the son of the Duke of York, is an outgoing socialite well known for his outrageous behaviors. His passions for men and women alike are regularly indulged, but because of his status most of society is willing to turn a blind eye to it. But this lifestyle has become stale to Christopher. Nothing brings him the same joys it used to and he has retired from his globetrotting playboy lifestyle to attend to simple duties for his father back home. At least, until he spots Thomas Fitzroy at a party he is throwing, and the young man steals his heart. When these men meet, their desires bubble to the surface, resulting in a forbidden passion coming to life. But what can they possibly do about it? It is not as though there is any way they could truly be together... or is there? Please Note: These books contain adult language & steamy adult activities, they are intended for 18+ Adults Only. Each novella is approx. 30,000 words in length (each approx. 50% of the book). HEA (happy ever after endings). Do not end with "cliffhangers."