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

I gritted my teeth to try and delay the inevitable, but Mark was too good a lover to be denied for long.


“Can’t!” I groaned. “Can’t stop it.”


And I did. Right on cue. Dimly I heard Mark shout out his own climax. I saw him stiffen and hold still as he fired his essence deep inside of me.


Breathless, Mark collapsed on top of me, our sweat and my semen mixing as our chests slapped together.


As awareness increased, I could feel Mark’s heart pounding through my own chest. 


“That was fan-fucking-tastic!” Mark said, still breathing heavily.


I straightened out my legs and turned Mark’s face so I could kiss him. “Welcome home.”  8


Before we knew it, Easter was upon us. As we both had the long weekend free, Mark and I discussed going away for the holiday. Sam and Billy’s parents had recognised their offspring needed a few days break from exam revision, so they agreed we could take the boys with us.


Chapter 34