Simon Peters and his partner Mark Smith face a number of challenging life events in the fourth and final volume of this heart-warming saga. Because of his time working on the streets after being kicked out of home by his father, Mark worries he may have contracted HIV. Despite knowing the lack of treatment options if he were to test positive -- this is the late 1980’s before the age of retro-viral drugs -- Mark is determined to know his fate. Things become complicated when Mark receives a letter from his father wanting to re-establish contact. Roy entering their lives presents further challenges, ones which ultimately threaten Simon and Mark’s continued happiness. Gay teens Sam and Billy play an increasingly important part in Simon and Mark’s lives, often regarding the older men as surrogate fathers/big brothers. Can this unconventional family pull together and become stronger, despite all the world has thrown at them?

Fireside Romance Book 4: Glowing Embers

Mark raised himself up on his bent arms and thrust his arse out at me. “Go for it.”


I slowly made my entry, stopping a couple of times, reversing direction, and going in a little deeper. Soon I was fully seated in Mark’s warm, moist chute. Being on the bottom without a condom might not have made a difference, but I definitely felt a lot more connected to my lover now I was the one on top. So much so I was in danger of shooting right there and then.


“Need a minute,” I said, closing my eyes and trying to defocus. Not easy when Mark’s glorious arse muscles were gently milking me, bringing me ever-closer to a premature climax. 


“Mark, stop it,” I said, opening my eyes again and glaring down at him.


He smirked. “Sorry, but the look of concentration on your face was so sexy.”


I shook my head. How on earth could concentration look sexy? “If you don’t behave I’ll get out the handcuffs and the rope.” 


Chapter 13