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She was impressed by the quiet strength emanating from Ben’s slight frame, at his calm, and absolute certainty he was doing the right thing with Chris. Megan blinked, surprised to find her eyes prickling again, but with tears that had nothing to do with her mother this time. Just as she’d told Sean when she took him in. You have to take a gamble sometimes,” Ben replied, his tone confident. “But you didn’t know how he’d react.” Megan was amazed he’d taken such a leap of faith. I could feel there was more to it than friendship so I figured, nothing ventured, nothing gained and asked him for a real ‘date’.” “We met at a friend’s party then started hanging out. “You did? But…how did you know he…?” Megan stopped again, flustered. “How did we get together? It’s okay, it’s not a secret or anything. “How did…” she started, then stopped, aware she was trespassing the boundaries of their acquaintance. But she wondered how they’d gotten together in the first place, what it had taken for Chris to realize he was more into boys than girls. She was really starting to like this boy, with his quiet manner, his love of Chris and his thoughtfulness. “You know, a year ago, if anyone had told me I’d be going out with an engineering major whose previous experience had been dating lots of girls, I’d have told them they were crazy.

Can real love grow from such a beginning or are Megan and Sean fooling themselves that an ill-fated love can last? This is a previously published novel.“It seems to work,” Megan said. Meanwhile, Sean's inner turmoil reaches a boiling point of its own as he doubts his worth and wonders if he's being used yet again. When it finally explodes the impossible relationship exposes Megan to criticism from all sides.

The power dynamic is wrong, the gap in their ages is wrong, and yet sexual attraction crackles between them like a slow burning fuse. A passionate affair is the last thing either intends. When he's beaten and his hard-earned savings stolen, he accepts Megan's offer of a place to stay for a while. Mouth aka Sean has dreams of his own, big plans to rise above his circumstances and forge a real career. A hustler with the street name Mouth rocks her to the core with his sad story, world weary air, and overwhelming magnetism. Copy editor Megan works to make her journalistic dreams come true, but her piece on homeless teens brings unexpected consequences. Forbidden passion blooms on the gritty street.

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