Gay Dark Fantasy
Gabe and Luke hope that a week camping and making love in the mountains will renew their stressed relationship. Instead, a dark mystery lurks in the mountain that threatens to consume them both.
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Gabe can't keep up with his lover, Luke. Athletic and driven, Luke planned their holiday camping on Slain's Peak. Gabe, sensitive and quiet, hoped for a week of hot sex under the stars. But nothing on the vacation turns out as intended. From Gabe's hidden drug use, to an unexpected snowstorm, to a sudden illness that befalls Luke, it's a disaster. When all seems lost, a mystery man appears from nowhere and rescues the two, leading them to his home in the depths of the mountain. That's when the dark mysteries lurking in Slain's Peak surface, and everything changes forever for the two lovers.
Excerpt:
"Did you read the tourist guide I picked up at the last gas station?"
Luke flipped through the papers in the console until he found the brochure. "Slain's Peak, Mountain of Mystery. That it?"
"That's it! What's the mystery?"
"Let's see what it says. Some propaganda first. Beautiful state park. Thanks be to our great Governor. Named for William Hay Slain, member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Blah, blah, blah. Here it is. Some kind of Indian legend. 'The local native tribes believed the mountain to be hollow, filled with brightly lit tunnels. Evil spirits dwelt in these sinister places, coming out one night each fall to kidnap native children. Later, the children would return, murder their families, and drink their blood.' Sounds like a bad Kevin Costner script to me. I can see it now: Running with Vampires."
"Don't be flip. These legends almost always have some historical basis. Vlad the Impaler was a historical figure."
"Looks to me more like some over-zealous park ranger with a fetish for vampire legends made something up to scare the tourists." Luke snorted and tossed the flyer on the floor.
"Hey, there's a turn-off ahead. Is that it?"
Luke peered at the map and then at the road. "Yeah, there's a sign. Slain's Peak Trail Head. That's where we start!"
Their SUV crunched into the graveled parking lot. Luke hopped out and hastened to the back to unload their gear. Gabe's joints creaked as he dragged himself from the driver's seat and stretched. The crisp autumn air tingled against his skin, and his nose filled with the scents of pine and juniper that wafted from the wildwood. Sunlight and shadow scattered across the clearing in gentle waves, in harmony with the breezes flowing through the trees. Waggling his shoulders to loosen cramped muscles, he let his eyes rove over his lover's rangy, muscular form. His heart quickened at the sight of the solid legs that bulged from Luke's hiking shorts like hairy tree trunks. He grinned before turning to the rear-view mirror to tie his hair into a ponytail.
Luke shrugged into his backpack, his muscles dancing in an elegant ballet under his t-shirt. He tossed his hair from his eyes and glared at the peak that towered overhead. "We made good time getting here. We shouldn't' have any trouble getting to the camper's cabin this afternoon."
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Author Bio:
Max Griffin is the pen name of a professional mathematician and academic. Under his professional name, he is the author of a graduate textbook in real analysis and numerous research articles. When he is not writing fiction, his days are filled with teaching mathematics and statistics, research, and administrative work at a major comprehensive university in the southwest. He is the proud parent of a daughter who is a librarian. He is blessed to be in a long-term relationship with his life partner, Mr. Gene, who is an expert knitter.
The two humans in Max's household are the pets of an Abyssinian cat named Mr. Dinger, short for Erwin Schrodinger the Cat. Mr. Dinger graciously lets them live in his home in return for food and occasional petting.
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Other Titles by Max available at loveyoudivine:
The Time of His Life
MEN from His and His Kisses:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
The Other Side of the Window
The Hounds of Hollenbeck
The Frog King
Men on Holiday: On the Road
