Maybe This Time

Overview: No stranger to the writing world, A.M. Arthur has been creating stories in her head since she was a child and scribbling them down nearly as long. She credits an early fascination with male friendships and "bromance" (and "The Young Riders") with her later discovery of and subsequent affair with m/m romance stories. When not writing, she can be found in her kitchen, pretending she's an amateur chef and trying to not poison herself or others with her cuisine experiments. As A Regular At Gay Hotspot Pot O Gold, Ezra Kelley Avoids His Tangled Emotions With The Simplicity Of One-night Stands And Attachment-free Hookups. Until The Night Bartender Donner Davis Picks Him Up Off The Floor After A Misunderstanding And Too Much Tequila. Ezra Can't Remember The Last Time Someone Was...nice. It's More Than He Deserves. Witnessing His Lover's Death Two Years Ago Has Donner Trapped In A Holding Pattern—living In His Sister's Basement, Working At The Pot And Flirting With The Customers. He's Not Above Spending A Night With The Gorgeous Ezra, But Love Is Not In The Cards. That's More Than He's Ready For. A Passionate Night Leads To A Connection Neither Man Expects, And They Take The First Steps To Something That Looks Like A Real Relationship. But Ezra's Been Running From Himself So Long He Doesn't Know How To Live Any Other Way. And Donner Can't Risk His Heart Just To Lose Everything Again. They'll Both Need The Strength To Let Go Of The Past If They Want To Get It Right This Time. 61,000 Words