Naga-Na Give You Up

Monstrous Rochester Book Five

Fifty-something Jeremy Baruh’s life changed completely. He was already a widower and then his beloved daughter died from complications tied to leukemia treatment. Now Jeremy is left to raise his precocious, grieving granddaughter all by himself. When things with Bebe start to spiral out of control, Jeremy stoops to bribery: if Bebe behaves herself—does her chores, does her homework, goes to bed on time—for an entire month, they’ll go to the reptile specialist pet store. The bribe works, but it adds another complication to Jeremy’s life. The sexy Brit who owns the shop, Kamal Sharma, awakens something in Jeremy. Spending time with Kamal reveals a secret Jeremy kept even from himself: that he’s as attracted to men as he is to women. As the two men get to know each other, it turns out Kamal may be keeping secrets as well. But the biggest secret is the knowledge of their burgeoning relationship that they’re keeping from Bebe. His granddaughter has to be his primary focus, but he doesn’t want to give up Kamal either. Can it all work out?

Status: first draft is done

A fat gecko on a checkerboard. It is yellow with lots of black spots.