The Man Club. It’s the electric place where gay gents pick up one-night stands, hot male dancers work for big tips, and fresh bachelorettes have their steamy, pre-marital parties. Running The Man Club is a crazy job for middle-aged Gyles Beare. Between hiring and firing dancers, keeping wait staff in line, and paying the bills, Gyles tries to have a love life, but it isn’t easy. Not at all. Enter Car Tate. Car lives with Gyles, and has been a solid tenant for the last few months. Handsome. Charming. A good head on his shoulders. Car sometimes works at the club to help Gyles out. He always has Gyles’s back. Lately, though, Car’s been over-the-top nice to Gyles. The sweet and romantic things Car’s been doing for Gyes are oddly pleasant. What’s going on? Is Car in love with Gyles? Is it time for Gyles to confront his hidden feelings and land the man of his dreams?

The Man Club

“Rocco doesn’t work outside of his schedule. He won’t do it.”


Car winks at me. He shares that adorable smile again: all teeth, narrow lips, tiny wrinkles around his mouth. “Trust me. He owes me a favor.”


How can I not know the details of Car’s life when he lives in the same house as I do? Are we this distant? Do we not share anything with each other? How close is he to Rocco Spar, one of the club’s regular dancers? Are they boyfriends? Have they slept together? What kind of past do they have that I don’t know about?


A nice guy. Married once. Has two sons in high school. Single now. Queer now. And he’s found his true self in the last year. A construction worker. Blue collar all the way. Sexy as hell. He’s looking for Mr. Right now that he’s divorced from Shannon Rae. Lock’s not the best dancer at the club, but he gives it a whirl. He holds his ground.


Chapter 3