"Tommy." There was that soft word again, spoken with reverence, almost like a blessing. It made Tommy shiver. Just his name, but there was a wealth of feeling behind it.

"Daniel."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

AKM Miles loves to read M/M. She loves to write. She loves characters. A good story line is great, she figures, but if you don't care anything about the characters, why would you care what happens to them? That's pretty much why and how she writes.

She loves, absolutely loves, to hear from readers. She's quite tickled when the emails she gets all say something along the lines of... "When is Daniel going to get a story?" or "I'm still waiting for Gom's story?" "What about Randy, that Brack and Austin helped. Will he get a story, too?" and "You are going to write one about Mark and Wade, aren't you?"

That shows that people love the characters in AKM's books and that's why she writes. She loves it when readers love her guys. Often called for being too mushy or romantic or sweet and told that guys don't talk like that, she replies, "Actually, yes, they do." Her motto is ***love is love*** and she believes that guys do feel deeply and care deeply and if they're happy people, they don't mind sharing that love. It's a good thing.

Keep up with AKM by checking out her website at www.akmmiles.com. There are many ways to reach her, though. To talk, use the email (she loves to hear from readers) [email protected] To look, use the following: http://bookworld.editme.com/akmmileshomepage http://www.facebook.com/akm.miles http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2869347.AKM_Miles

TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The author acknowledges the trademark status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction: Brillo: Church & Dwight Company Disney: The Walt Disney Company Pop-Tart: Kellogg North America Company V-8: CSC Brands LP

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