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A vengeful monster. An unsuspecting small town. Two men willing to sacrifice everything to save those they love.
Cody and Demetrius’s quiet days of marital bliss are disrupted by the surprise arrival of Cody’s teenage niece, Summer, and the continually strange behavior of Demetrius’s Aunt Amelia. As the two juggle family drama and critter catching, they learn a number of people around Parson’s Hollow have either been bitten by a mysterious large dog or gone missing, while others have been brutally attacked, including one of their clients.
Sheriff’s Deputy Lucia Durant, refusing to entertain any notion of paranormal involvement, questions them mercilessly before calling in a State Police sergeant for assistance. As the evidence the Critter Catchers uncover points to a werewolf hiding in plain sight somewhere in town, Cody and Demetrius must try to convince Lucia and the mayor the truth about what is happening, and what it could mean if those bitten were to leave town.
When Cody’s obnoxious brother Roman shows up unannounced to take Summer back home, the attacks take an even more personal twist, and Cody and Demetrius race against the clock, narrowing down their suspect list and counting down the days until the next, possibly fatal, full moon.
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Publisher: Independently Published
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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Bisexual, Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Find Love and Come Out, Friends to Lovers, Gay for You / Straight to Gay, Hero and the Great Quest, Married Life, Out for You
Word Count: 113000
Setting: Parson's Hollow, Pennsylvania
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
“Okay, so we have a lot to do, and we’re going to need some fuel to do it," Demetrius said. "What’d you two find for dinner?”
Cody exchanged a look with Summer. “Ketchup surprise.”
“Didn’t you two just go shopping?” Demmy said.
“You guys eat out a lot,” Summer said. “Do you ever cook?”
“Sometimes,” Cody said. “When we’re not hunting monsters.” He stood up and said, “Let’s get our fancy clothes on and go to Antonio’s.”
“What?” Demmy looked surprised. “Did you win the lottery or something?”
“Nope. Just think we should treat ourselves once in a while.”
READ MORE“Is it like Margie’s?” Summer asked, looking at him suspiciously. “Is Antonio Margie’s brother or something?”
“Antonio’s is the nicest restaurant in town,” Demmy said.
“Tablecloths and cloth napkins and glass goblets for water.”
“Won’t Margie miss you?”
“If you want, we could stay here and you could make us all dinner,” Cody said.
“Antonio’s sounds nice.”
“I thought you might see it that way.”
“Back to Parson’s Pines afterward?” Demmy asked. “Check on Felicia?”
Summer got up from the table and ran toward the guest room. “I’ll get changed! Do I need to wear long pants for such a fancy restaurant?”
“We’ve created a monster hunting monster,” Cody said.
“Let’s hope she doesn’t get a taste for it,” Demmy said, giving him a quick kiss before walking to the bedroom to change.
A note taped on the inside of Antonio’s glass door read: Sorry, closed due to family emergency.
“That sounds ominous,” Demmy said.
Cody had been thinking along the same lines. “How old is good ol’ Antonio?”
Demmy shrugged. “Not sure. We don’t eat here often enough to really know him.”
“Correction,” Cody said, “we don’t make enough money to be able to eat here often enough to really know him.”
Demmy grinned. “I stand corrected.”
That grin helped Cody feel a bit better in spite of everything. It let him know things probably weren’t as bad as they seemed. Yet.
He turned away from Antonio’s door and stopped at the sight of Summer standing just behind him with her arms crossed and a sulky expression.
“I take it we’re going to Margie’s again?” she said.
“In case you hadn’t noticed, there aren’t a lot of options here in town,” Cody said.
“Have you considered going to another town?”
Cody frowned. “Why would we do that?”
“Ugh.” Summer turned toward Margie’s Diner, several storefronts away. “I put on long pants for this.”
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