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These connected stories follow Omar, Rock, and the people circling their chaotic world of temptation, secrets, and late-night drama.
Two hot roommates can't keep their hands off each other... do they even want to?
Omar claims he's bothered-but he never leaves.
Rock doesn't pretend. He says what he sees-and pushes until Omar runs out of excuses.
What starts as tension turns into something neither of them can ignore.
Somewhere close by, Sis. Clarabell Hocklight is listening, judging, and learning a few things she didn't plan on.
In a tiny apartment where nothing stays private, tension builds.
Because nothing here is accidental.
Not the words.
Not the touches.
So who's really the seducer?
And who's just pretending to be pulled in?
These humorous connected stories move toward one thing:
What they're willing to admit,
And what they're willing to put a ring on.
Charles W. Harvey is a native Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Houston. At UofH he studied fiction under the guidance of Rosellen Brown and Chitra Divakaruni. In 1987, Charles was a 1st place prize recipient of PEN/Discovery for his short story Cheeseburger, which went on to be published in the Ontario Review. In 1989 Charles Harvey was awarded the Cultural Arts Council of Houston Grant for Writers and Artists. Also in 1989 he was a finalist in the MacDonald's Literary Achievement Awards. Charles has been published in Soulfires, Story Magazine SHADE, High Infidelity, The James White Review, and others. He is the author of the novels The Butterfly Killer, The Road to Astroworld, and Antoine's Double Trouble. He is also the author of several story and poetry collections. He also writes for the stage and screen.
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