By Fault

Anderson Stables: Book Three Over the last year, Vince Anderson and his retired racehorse, Xander, have been competing at the Grand Prix level of the equestrian sport of show jumping. He�s also been enjoying a comfortable relationship with his boyfriend, Dustin O�Brien, who�s there at every show to support Vince as Xander�s groom. Instead of taking the winter off as usual, Vince decides to travel to Florida for one of the biggest shows of the season: the twelve-week-long Winter Equestrian Festival. While Vince expects the show to be a challenge for himself and Xander, it becomes so much more. As the wins add up, Vince discovers the highs and lows of gaining celebrity status. Demands on his time, his desire to hide his sexuality to protect Dustin, and incredibly tight living quarters all threaten his and Dustin�s relationship. Just when he thinks nothing more could be added to the impending pile of disaster, Vince learns the secrets of Dustin�s past. Vince must decide what really matters in life and what he truly wants for his future before he loses everything. With so many fences between them and happily ever after, two men wonder if it's worth opening the gate. Ten years ago Eddie Crane, an actor on the rise, loved his costar and dreamed of the day they could be together. But his love, with his submissive nature, couldn't handle fame, and before Eddie could help him, he died in a car accident—with Eddie at the wheel. Now, guilt-ridden, Eddie buries himself in bad decisions and prays that a stunt—on or off camera—will go wrong. Teenaged fantasies about the actor on his wall distracted Arthur Pike from real life—his dead father, runaway mother, gruff grandparents, and his unrequited love for his cousin's straight husband. Now grown and off the farm, Pike is a horse stuntman hired to teach a reluctant Eddie to ride. Pike is drawn to Eddie's dominant nature despite the sadness clinging to the actor. Eddie let one lover down, but in Pike's submissiveness, he sees the possibility for redemption.