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Ditch

by RB Bartels

Ditch - RB Bartels
Editions:ePub - First: $ 3.00
ISBN: 978-1-960371-06-5
Size: 6.00 x 9.00 in
Pages: 67

Walking home in the pouring rain one dark evening, Hank wished he had driven his old pickup to work that morning. Suddenly his shadow stretched out before him, and he turned to see a speeding car. He jumped off the pavement just in time to see the terror-stricken driver’s face as the car skidded off the rural road and collided with a tree, landing on its side in the rain-swollen ditch.

Naked in a strange room, the man thought he must have died and gone to hell. A large man appeared in the doorway and spoke in a calm voice. “You were unconscious. I brought you home.” The naked man could remember nothing, not even his name.

Two men from opposite ends of the social spectrum formed a strong bond, but can love span the chasm between a poor sawmill worker and a billionaire’s son?

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 1
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Class Differences, Cultural Differences, Interracial Relationship
Word Count: 18000
Setting: Rural East Texas
Languages Available: English
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Heart pounding, Hank stood gazing at the car, the car that almost killed him. One tail light glowed above the water. Gasping adrenaline fueled breaths, he wondered why the guy was driving so fast. Maybe he was running from someone, or a gang of someones.

About the Author

Award-winning Texas author. Born and raised in the Lone Star State. Reading (and listening to audiobooks) is one of my favorite pastimes, especially gay romance. I live in the beautiful Texas Hill Country northwest of San Antonio with my precious little dog Missy. I'm retired, but I went back to work because I got bored. I am a widower (my husband of 20 years passed in 2004) who is surrounded by good friends and good times. I spend many hours laptop-in-lap working on my next book. I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labors.

My novel Red Truck (just published) placed third in the 27th annual writing contest of the San Antonio Writers Guild. My novel Husker (yet unpublished) placed second in the San Antonio Romance Authors Emma Merritt contest in 2016, and my novel Classmates (yet unpublished - due out Summer 2023) placed third in that same contest.

I have one published non-fiction book for which I was a co-author: "How the Internet of Things Is Changing Our Colleges, Our Classrooms, and Our Students" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), and one short story, "Use By", published in SoUneque magazine, Winter 2021 edition.