Lyle Atwood's company is hired to costume a party given by multi-millionaire Warner Radclyffe. As he and his employees begin preparations for the job, Lyle begins to feel as if someone is watching him. Then he meets Damien Sauvage, the newest tenant in the apartment building where he lives. Damien tells Lyle that he's a waiter, and when Lyle confides in him that he thinks he's being stalked, Damien offers to help find out who it is. What he neglects to tell Lyle is he actually works for Radclyffe, who wants him to protect Lyle from a very powerful enemy. As Damien gains Lyle's confidence, he becomes attracted to the younger man -- an attraction that Lyle reciprocates. He fights his feelings, knowing Lyle will hate him when he finds out his secret -- and even more so when he learns what Damien really is. Radclyffe orders Damien to continue the job, as he has a secret of his own involving Lyle. A secret that cannot be revealed until the night of the party. Can Lyle survive what is to come, or will the lies of omission be the death of him -- or worse?

Lies of Omission

“Guys…” They turned to see Elaine standing there with her customer. “No PDAs until after we close.”


Lyle turned red, moving quickly behind the counter to write up her customer. He’d barely finished—and had her costume bagged up to take with her for another late Valentine’s Day party—when Joseph came out with the couple he’d been helping. They had costumes, too. Obviously for Mardi Gras as they had put together bits and pieces that were green, gold, and purple. Lyle resisted commenting on their choices as he wrote them up while Joseph bagged them and took them to the reservations rack in the back of the show room.


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