In 1974, Gerry Faun gets the break of his life -- an opportunity to meet gorgeous, openly bisexual, glam-rock idol Mark Devon. Mark's world is new, exciting, and Gerry finally gets to explore the side of his sexuality he's kept hidden. But the press is everywhere, and when Gerry's father gets wind of what's going on behind his back, Gerry ends up on the street. Mark offers to let Gerry come along with the tour and Gerry jumps at the chance. The tour is a never-ending party -- and the start of what seems to be a perfect relationship for him and Mark. Until Mark's manager decides Gerry isn't worth the trouble he's stirring up. In 1994, Gerry is finally coming out of some tough times -- he has a job that pays the bills, a car that hasn't quite broken down, and a small rental in Jersey City. After a decade of barely getting by, if life was as good as it was going to get, Gerry figures he'll manage just fine. It would be easier if he wasn't still haunted by the man the media won't let him forget, the man who stole his heart and then broke it ... the man who’s shown up pleading for a second chance.

Fawn on the Moon

“Let me finish. You’ll have lots of time to insist on your pure intentions and sweet demeanor later.” He grinned when Gerry gave him a look meant to wither him where he sat.


“After I realized how much of an idiot I was to let you walk away, I told Phil I was going for you. I told him he’d been wrong to come between us—though my words might have been just a touch choicer—and that nothing was going to do it again. I swear I did. He flat-out told me he wouldn’t give me his permission to leave the tour.”


Mark shook his head, and his jaw tightened. “His permission, if you can imagine. Like I was some kind of child or servant. The conversation that followed was…tense, to say the least. But there were contracts, Gerry. Legal obligations. I’ve never felt so small as I did sitting there and listening to men in suits—lawyers, executives, people I didn’t even know—tell me how unimportant my life was to their plans.


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