Jojo Arias, a Spanish-Filipino mestizo, didn’t expect to meet a U.S. Marine in a tony bar in the Philippines. But, Jojo can’t deny the electricity they have once he meets Adam.<br><br>Although they come from different worlds, they struggle to keep their relationship private to protect Jojo’s status and position as an heir to one of the wealthiest and powerful families in Filipino society. Billions of dollars could be easily lost if his family business is jeopardized by Jojo’s secret love affair.<br><br>Because of his standing in society, Jojo is pressured to abandon Adam and live a life in the closet. But he doesn’t want to leave the man he loves. As he struggles to maintain their secret romance, things begin to unravel and Jojo has to make a life-changing decision. Should he choose to stay with his family, or does he have the courage to pursue the love of his life?

Under the Jasmine Flowers

His parents hadn’t emailed him yet, and he doubted they would. Adam left one voice mail, and that was just an update on where he was.


Adam messaged more than twelve hours ago that he was stuck in Hawai’i, and waiting for the next flight out. He wasn’t sure which military base he was being flown into, but his orders said he had to report to Twentynine Palms the following Monday, so Adam assumed when he flew in he had to make arrangements to go to the Marine base in San Bernardino. That would mean he would be stopping at his grandparents place in Bakersfield, his message said.


It took him a couple of hours to reach Bakersfield. He emptied out a whole box of Kleenex in the back floorboard from his nose bleeding. His nose stopped once he left the city of angels.


Luckily the rental’s GPS had no problems finding Adam’s grandparents’ home. He pulled up right at sundown.


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