All Bets Are Off
Marguerite Labbe
Language: English
Pages: 280
ISBN: B006K1KNZU
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
It only takes one night with Ash Gallagher to make Eli Hollister think he’s finally met the right man at the right time. Good thing he doesn’t bet on it, because Ash turns out to be a student in Eli’s class at the local college. Eli can’t deny he’s attracted, but now it’s complicated. He’s already in enough trouble with the department head, a man who would like to see Eli denied his tenure and fired.
Ash is looking forward to taking his life in a new direction. After serving one active-duty stint in the Marine Corps and another in the Reserves, he’s ready to put his military life behind him. The last new experience he’d planned for this semester was to fall in lust with his English professor, but the more Eli resists, the more Ash is determined to have him. Then he discovers Eli’s playing for keeps, and Ash is only interested in a fling... or is he? Between these two, when it comes to life and love, all bets are off.
he’d been banished here to Amwich for six months when he was fifteen, it had been Lu who calmed his fears and taught him that being different didn’t mean there was a damn thing wrong with him. “When did you sneak in?” Lu asked. “I woke up this morning to find that crazy mutt of yours gone and a scribbled note that I couldn’t make any sense of.” “It was almost two in the morning. I didn’t want to bother you.” Eli lifted a heavy pot out of the back. “So, what have you gifted me with today?”
they had sat up talking for hours. “Just don’t start quoting conspiracy theories at me. I will have to bury you alive.” “I’ll keep that in mind.” Ash glanced at his watch. He didn’t want to keep Kurtis up too long. He looked worn out enough as it was. “So before I let you go, I wanted to tell you something.” Kurtis sat up straighter and lowered his voice. “You met someone.” “Oh, Lord, do I have it tattooed on my forehead?” “Nah, I’ve seen that look before. When we were in Hawaii and you met
all over again, even if it had led to a naked Eli. Eli chuckled and curled into him so they both could fit on the bed. He laid his head on Ash’s shoulder, slid his arm around Ash’s waist, and tangled their legs together. “Pretty much. A born sucker.” Ash reached over to shut off the lamp and closed his eyes. He rubbed Eli’s shoulder, laying his cheek against Eli’s hair. Why had they waited this long to spend the night together? “What are you thinking?” Eli asked softly. “I’m thinking I don’t
insurance or that Wayne was having a hard time holding the store together. One thing he did know: his dad wouldn’t cheat. He also wouldn’t give something back if another man foolishly bet it away. In his head a deal was a deal, even if it killed a friendship. “So you think that gives you the right to break into my house and office and destroy my belongings?” Eli snarled low enough that only Wayne would hear him. “You think it gives you the right to put Jabbers in danger by letting him out in
with his arms crossed over his chest. That card was the ace up their sleeve, and frankly, Wayne hadn’t done a damned thing to earn it. “Jesus, please tell me you didn’t give it to him. Eli, I’m going to strangle you.” “Is that any way to speak to your lover?” Eli pressed his lips together in a way that made Ash think he was trying not to laugh. “Strangling me would be a bad mark on your record. You’d never be able to keep it out of the headlines.” “Eli,” Ash growled. “I didn’t give it to him,