A deep but bittersweet love binds them to the end...When Edward inherits the family textile mill from his deceased parents, he knows where his duty lies. As a young Victorian gentleman, he devotes himself to the family business and doing right by his customers and employees. What concern is it that he surrenders his own artistic ambitions and romantic passions?But a hideous accident at the mill one day brings him into close contact with Mori, one of his most productive workers, a beautiful yet seemingly delicate and vulnerable young man. Edward takes Mori under his protection, bringing him back to his house. At last, Edward has found a friend and companion. His fascination for Mori grows swiftly into love, drawing his quiet introspection into a world of delight and passion.Yet Mori has a private task that both baffles and concerns the completion of a stunningly beautiful, abstract tapestry. Edward doesn't understand its significance, Mori's devotion to it, or Mori's strange behaviour when Edward tries to part the man from his mission. Mori loves him in return, he's sure – but can that ever be enough?As Edward is tangled more deeply and irretrievably into the web of Mori's love and mystery, what bittersweet price might he have to pay? Author Note: This book is part of the After Midnight series of standalone stories, all with darker, bittersweet themes. Clare London took her pen name from the city where she lives, loves, and writes. A lone, brave female in a frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home, she juggles her writing with her other day job as an accountant. She's written in many genres and across many settings, with award-winning novels and short stories published both online and in print. She says she likes variety in her writing while friends say she's just fickle, but as long as both theories spawn good fiction, she's happy. Most of her work features male/male romance and drama with a healthy serving of physical passion, as she enjoys both reading and writing about strong, sympathetic, and sexy characters. Clare currently has several novels sulking at that tricky chapter three stage and plenty of other projects in mind... she just has to find out where she left them in that frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home. Clare loves to hear from readers, and you can contact her here: Website: https://www.clarelondon.comJoin up for her newsletter at https://tinyurl.com/clarelondonNewsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorclarelondonDirect Store: https://www,clarelondon.com/my-store/Goodreads: https://bit.ly/clarelondonGoodreadsBookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/clare-london Clare is also publishing Rent Boy Romances as Stella Shaw. Find all the books to date here:Books2read.com/StellaShawJoin up for her newsletter at: bit.ly/stellashawNews
