Ryan is a young artist hoping to make a name for himself. When he meets a man who offers to help him advance his career, he accepts. His career takes off when Merrick arranges two shows for Ryan at a local gallery. Ryan is elated, especially when their relationship becomes more personal. What he doesn’t expect is to end up being abused, physically and emotionally, as Merrick tightens his control over the younger artist.<br><br>After a vicious beating, Ryan manages to escape, naked except for a bedspread wrapped around himself. Policeman Shaun Levitt finds him cowering in an alley. Taking the battered young man under his wing, Shaun begins the slow process of helping Ryan come to grips with what happened.<br><br>Will Ryan learn to trust again? Or will he forever look at any man who might be interested in him as another potential abuser ... including Shaun?

In the Name of Love

“You’ll need this,” Shaun said, handing Ryan a heavy-weight hoodie. “You’ll probably swim in it, but it’s better than nothing.”


Ryan found out why Shaun had brought it with him when they left the boarding house. It was cold, with a threat of snow in the air.


“Where to first?” Shaun asked when they were in the car.


“The near-new store Miss Gina mentioned?”


Chapter 58