Bookended (4 page)

“Last time I do
you
a favor, then,” Fletcher sniffs, but he’s smiling too.

There’s a moment of silence as he shrugs the shirt over his shoulders. He starts on his buttons.

“You called me ‘baby’,” Julian says.

About the Author

H
EIDI
B
ELLEAU
was born and raised in small town New Brunswick, Canada. She now lives in the rugged oil-patch frontier of Northern BC with her husband, an Irish ex-pat whose long work hours in the trades leave her plenty of quiet time to write. She has a degree in history from Simon Fraser University with a concentration in British and Irish studies; much of her work centered on popular culture, oral folklore, and sexuality, but she was known to perplex her professors with nonironic papers on the historical roots of modern romance novel tropes. (Ask her about Highlanders!) Her writing reflects everything she loves: diverse casts of characters, a sense of history and place, equal parts witty and filthy dialogue, the occasional mythological twist, and most of all, love—in all its weird and wonderful forms.

When not writing, you might catch her trying to explain British television to her newborn daughter or standing in line at the local coffee shop, waiting on her caramel macchiato.

You can find her tweeting as @HeidiBelleau, add her on Facebook or G+, email her at [email protected], or visit her blog:
http://heidi-below-zero.blogspot.com
.

Copyright

Bookended ©Copyright Heidi Belleau, 2012

Published by

Dreamspinner Press

382 NE 191st Street #88329

Miami, FL 33179-3899  USA

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

Cover Art by Anne Cain   [email protected]

Cover Design by Mara McKennen

This book is licensed to the original purchaser only. Duplication or distribution via any means is illegal and a violation of International Copyright Law, subject to criminal prosecution and upon conviction, fines and/or imprisonment. This eBook cannot be legally loaned or given to others. No part of this eBook can be shared or reproduced without the express permission of the publisher. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact Dreamspinner Press at: 382 NE 191st Street #88329  Miami, FL 33179-3899  USA 
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/

Released in the United States of America

April 2012

eBook Edition

eBook ISBN:
978-1-61372-415-6