Lawrence 'Lawry' SchatzHeartbroken? Check.Unemployed? Check.Homeless? Check.Self-medicating? As often as possible.My life has been upended with a three-word text, and a meeting with my boss's boss nearly finishes me off. I'm in a downward spiral, and I have no intention of pulling out. My brother Hank has other ideas. He's called in a big gun, Gabriele Torrente, who drags me to New York and pushes me to get myself together.At a family event, I hook up with the hottest guy I've ever met, intending to just relieve some tension. The guy turns out to be more than I could imagine. He's sassy, opinionated, and he completely sets me on my ear. I can tell Maxim Partee won't put up with my crap. I made a huge mistake with him, but he still agrees to be my friend, and that is precisely what I desperately need. I live under no illusions he'll ever need me in return.Maxim 'Maxi' ParteeSexy? Check.Successful? Check.Lonely? Very much so.Power bottom? You bet your… bottom.I have a successful business-two of them as a matter of fact. I have friends I cherish, and I love my life. I keep telling myself it's more than enough for me. I choose the men I spend time with, and it's always on my terms.An unexpected hook-up at a birthday party leads me down an unanticipated path where I meet a man who has been crushed by mountain of disastrous events, and he's doing his damnedest to push everyone away so he can quietly self-destruct. Why in the hell can't I just walk away?This fictional story is approximately 86,000 words in length. It is the fourth book in "The Lonely Heroes Series." TRIGGER WARNING: Discussions of suicide and description of an attempt. Sam E. Kraemer grew up in a small town in the Midwest. She met a handsome young man who swept her off her feet and to the East Coast where she lives with her family and an aging Yorkshire Terrier named Gus. Sam remains ever grateful to have hit the cosmic jackpot with the life she lives and gives thanks to the Universe every day for it.
