Saturday Snippet

This week I'm featuring a novel set in beautiful Hong Kong. Third Son is a coming home story with a twist. Here's a snippet of a conversation between my main character and an old friend.  


“Jesus Christ,” he exploded. “Where were your parents throughout this nightmare?”

“They had no idea,” I explained. “As far as they could tell, I was having sleepovers with my best friend, James. The Weis are above reproach, and it never would have occurred to them that I was being molested. Technically, it was consensual.”

“Bullshit!” Gerard roared. “Why didn’t James tell his parents?”

I raised both eyebrows. “Come on. Peter’s their golden boy. They wouldn’t have believed James, even if he was foolish enough to say anything. Besides, I wasn’t miserable. On the contrary, I was madly in love and lapping up the attention.”

“He’s a sick fuck,” Gerard said, reining in the anger. “And now he wants it all. The wife and family to keep the money and position, with you on the side.”

American Niall Monroe returns to Hong Kong—a city he calls home—after being away for eight years. He hopes to finally find happiness with Peter Wei, his closeted lover of fourteen years, but is disappointed to find Peter has been put in an untenable position. He must marry and produce the long-awaited grandchild or get cut off by his millionaire father.

Gerard Sun, a talented artist, bursts back into Niall’s life after a one-night stand in Las Vegas. Circumstances force the men to deal with their attraction, especially when Niall’s firm considers Gerard to help promote tourism in the People’s Republic of China.

James, Peter’s younger brother, has been Niall’s best friend since they were schoolmates. He encourages Niall to ditch his brother and move on. He encourages Niall to ditch his brother until he finds out Niall is thinking of dating Gerard Sun, a talented artist.

Coming home seemed like a great idea until it wasn’t. Niall finds himself a stranger in a familiar landscape, slammed on multiple fronts by broken promises, jealousy, intrigue, unimaginable deceit, and undercurrents of evil. As his dreams quickly turn into nightmares, Niall reaches out to new allies for support.

THIRD SON IS AVAILABLE IN EBOOK AND PAPERBACK FORMAT AT ALL MAJOR RETAILERS.