Twenty-six and gay, Shane Polk isn’t having a good year. After blowing out his ankle during an Everglade Eagles football game, he does eight months of rehab in Pittsburgh. Now that rehabilitation is over, Shane returns home to Florida and comes to terms with the fact that he has to get back in the game, which isn’t easy for him.<br><br>Summertime along the Gulf Coast for Shane has been better. Not only does he have the hassles of starting a new job with the Eagles, he grows jealous of his best friend, Frankie, who is falling in love with Mr. Right in the Caribbean.<br><br>Unfortunately, Shane can’t seem to get a grip on his own love life. Sexy football players come and go, none of whom are worth a long-term relationship. Then he meets Tommy Rawe, a young man with a charming smile. Is Tommy someone special who just might be able to change Shane’s topsy-turvy world for the better?

Back in the Game

Pro: Since we couldn’t expose our planned tryst in Turtle Bay Reef, nor in his hometown of Tallahassee, I arranged an evening together on a remote island in the Gulf. San Bisque was approximately ten miles long and one mile wide, with a tropical wind and a gala of romance. The island offered the use of an expensive and glitzy hotel with a restaurant, the perfect beach scene, and much privacy. Las Playas Del Rios, known for its discreet business methods, had often housed Hollywood stars, famous romance writers, and dirty politicians.


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