THE DOUBLE CLUB
Gay Fiction, Drama, Romance, Adult Fiction
In beautiful Sarasota, Florida and as well as humble origins in various locations around the world, THE DOUBLE CLUB tells the story of eight friends from all walks of life, who come together in friendship and romance, forming lifelong bonds that will never truly be broken. Their life stories are intertwined with the decent, ordinary people of the world to the enigmatic and fabulously wealthy, whose machinations and intrigue both make for compelling reading and enthralling storytelling.
Tanner and Josh Fierro, the brothers from Texas who escape their unhappy home to make it on their own together. Jagger Hollis, the quiet soul who seeks only to leave behind the life he lived in Vermont. Lee Kennison, the sexy giant from Oregon who makes friends easily, but who is no stranger to loss. In New England, Gianni Scarpello, the wise and protective sage, while down in New York, the privileged Preston Durant, needs to learn what matters to him most, and the wealthy, scheming Kieran Lockhart, who must endure the harsh soul-forging of his powerful, demanding father to become his own man.
They, along with Dale Everett, the soldier with a heart of gold from Colorado who must settle the score with an adversary more frightening than he realizes, form the core group that is ... THE DOUBLE CLUB.
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The first book of the DOUBLE CLUB series explores the early years of the main cast. They are very complex guys from all over the United States and not all of them have had the best upbringing, but all have become good men.
Tanner Fierro and his little brother Josh escape an abusive home in Austin, Texas. Jagger Hollis lives with his troubled mother and terrible father in Essex, Vermont. Lee Kennison joins the military and leaves his first love and his home of Seaside, Oregon. Gianni Scarpello, the youngest of three boys in an Italian family who has never had a day of peace from his cruel mother, decides to stay in America when the rest of his family move to Italy to manage the family estates. Preston Durant, son of a wealthy restaurateur, needs to learn what matters to him the most, devotion to love ... or the devotion to his work.
And Kieran Lockhart, only son of a ruthless billionaire tycoon who uses intimidation and control to mold his son into the ideal heir to a vast corporate fortune. From various backgrounds, the guys of the DOUBLE CLUB come together as friends and lovers in the beginning of this amazing series.
In the second book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, Jagger Hollis has had enough of his troubled life in Vermont. He longs for a new life somewhere sunny and warm, so he packs up and moves down to Sarasota, Florida. He gets a job there and it's not long before he meets Lee Kennison, who innocently invites him to dinner at home with his companion and a friend who's having some problems.
Jagger, shy, guarded, and extremely quiet, agrees and after he begins opening up some and finding new friendships, he meets someone who throws his mind, heart, and soul into complete and utter chaos. Jagger is not used to these kinds of romantic feelings and begins to struggle with what to do about them.
He's not alone, because his new friends are there for him. They will do anything to help him learn more about himself and to get a handle on the torrent of emotions that threaten to bring down all the walls he has built around his heart.
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SITTING IN SUNLIGHT is a stand-alone story, and a vital part of the DOUBLE CLUB series which takes place between The Double Club II and III.
Dale Everett is a soldier who faces his worst nightmare when his unit is ambushed. He returns home to Colorado Springs to heal and recover, struggling to come to terms with everything that's happened. Fortunately, he has the love and protection of his devoted parents to see him through it.
Dale is far from getting his mind and soul put back together when he finds himself unexpectedly falling in love after he goes out for lunch one day. He hopes that by finding love, he can recover from his terrible ordeal ...
... but Dale is unaware there is a dark, shadowy threat lurking and plotting against him ... making it only a matter of time before a fatal confrontation.
In the third book of the DOUBLE CLUB Series, festive celebrations take a somber turn when Gianni Scarpello receives terrible news from Europe. His best friend, Kieran Lockhart, takes charge immediately and travels with Gianni overseas to confront the dire situation before time runs out.
Meanwhile, back home in Sarasota, Florida, a nearly forgotten part of Lee Kennison's youthful romantic past is about to surface again, much to his complete surprise. Dale Everett and Josh Fierro face unresolved trauma that lingers from their previous encounter with a dark and dangerous foe which causes real trouble in their relationship.
And Trevor Carlton becomes romantically involved with a man whose very existence continually poses a shadowy threat to the lives of everyone in The Double Club.
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In the fourth book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, a crisis erupts in the lives of Lee Kennison and Gianni Scarpello after intentions are mistaken and the family tragedy that Gianni faced in Italy remains unresolved within him. A romance from Lee’s past threatens everything in his future as he struggles with his problems at home. The lingering, seductive lure of his previous life and the pain of his present one forces him to make an agonizing decision. The crisis pulls everyone in the Double Club into it as friends must take sides in the emotional turmoil.
Trevor Carlton realizes he is at the center of an international cartel’s plot to destroy him for being involved with the wrong man at the wrong time. Desperate to escape the beautiful country of Monaco, he seeks the aid of his friends and allies, fearing that his previous mistakes are bound to come back to haunt him before help arrives.
In the fifth book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, schemes and manipulations in the world that he finds himself a part of have begun to take their toll on the mind and heart of Jagger Hollis. He begins to slip further and further into a dark depression from which he sees little hope of escape. The only bright spot of his life is the thought of being back with the Double Club down in Sarasota, now a faraway place that he once briefly called home. To save himself from the burden of darkening thoughts, Jagger leaves to be with his friends, well aware of the growing tension in his once perfect love life, while unaware that a trusted friend is seeking to steal Jagger’s love for himself at all costs.
A hurricane threatens the beautiful city of Sarasota, forcing the Double Club to make preparations to protect Preston Durant’s seaside restaurant and Tanner Fierro’s beloved nightclub, Sunset. Faced with uncertainty at the approaching storm, the friends come together as a family to protect one another, seeking solace with Jagger, who opens the doors of his Florida home to them to shelter them from the monster hurricane that threatens the city.
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In the sixth book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, Kieran Lockhart finds himself forced into a situation to protect himself as a former ally unexpectedly turns into a troublesome enemy. As he struggles to pick up the shattered pieces of his love life and find a way to deal with new threats against him, he brings back his disgraced uncle, Mason Lockhart, from corporate exile to watch over their company. Kieran seeks only to fix the love that he is about to lose, even as he outmaneuvers the enemies trying to take him down. The twisting paths he must navigate to save himself brings him to a shocking realization that he never could have expected.
Jagger Hollis continues to battle the demons of doubt and guilt within as he fights with himself to make peace with the decisions that have turned his entire world upside down. Faced with both the lingering love that cannot be and a prospective love that is to be, Jagger makes bad choices that result in actions destructive to everything in his recent past. He only hopes to set himself on the right path to resolution so he can have the peace of mind he longs so greatly for as he prepares to welcome a new love that may or may not be what it appears.
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In the seventh book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, Brody Flynn, newly five years old and orphaned after a tragedy takes his mother, the only parent he has ever known, is unaware that the sagely nurse caring for him and the giant with colorful arm tattoos have come to protect and care for him. Gianni Scarpello and Lee Kennison, newly licensed foster parents, are given the opportunity to care for the little boy who has just had his world shattered by a nightmare. The road to recovery is never an easy one, but the soul of a child is remarkably resilient, especially when surrounded by love and support. Brody gets a new chance at a full life when Lee and Gianni, along with Jagger Hollis and the Double Club, open up a world of stability and protection for their new little friend.
While in another realm of life far removed from beautiful Sarasota, Kieran Lockhart has made friends out of foes in his continuous efforts to stay one step ahead of both the business competition and his darkest enemy. Using money, power, and manipulation worthy of even the greatest schemers, Kieran embarks on a personal mission of revenge … even as he strives endlessly to win back the greatest love of his life.
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As the eighth book of the DOUBLE CLUB series begins, we know that Kieran Lockhart was born into a life of wealth and privilege, never wanting for anything. He had it all … money, good looks, parents who accepted him, decent friends, and a career guaranteed with the family company. The only thing he ever wanted is the one thing that constantly eludes him … true love. That love was his once, but no longer. Now, some time has passed. Kieran believes he has a chance of success with an elaborate scheme to win back his greatest love. Thanks, in part, to a dark new ally that he has enlisted for the plot, Kieran sets off to win back the one thing he believes will make him truly happy.
Carter Durant, struggling with a looming crisis of the soul, accepts his mother Magda’s offer to take a trip down to Florida in order to be with his brother, Preston, and his friends in the Double Club. Magda feels that a change of scenery will do her troubled younger son some good, since Carter has made some startling life changes of his own that he is not quite ready to explain to anyone.
In the ninth book of the DOUBLE CLUB series, just when Kieran Lockhart is ready to set his sights upon a new path in life, his greatest love returns for an innocent business talk. It seems that some past plans with a few forgotten assets has drawn the two of them together once more. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, maybe it’s the lingering hope that something will work out for the best between them, but Kieran struggles with it. Things don’t always work out the way people want, but there is always hope. Yet, with the odds so stacked against some things, such a futile victory of the heart is often fleeting at best.
Now that Carter Durant has settled into a life with the Double Club, he yearns to have a love of his own. A chance encounter at an open mic ignites a passion within him for a young musician that shares a lot of his soul with his songs. Carter is impressed and longs to know more about the person who has begun to captivate his mind and heart.
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The past. So much of life is kept there ... forgotten, remembered, cherished. For Angelo Scarpello, all he hoped to do was escape his. There was nothing but pain and heartbreak there. Now, he has moved on, free of the chains that bound him and happily involved with someone new. Yet, so often in life, the past comes back and when it does, it brings everything back with it. The memories, the pain, the uncertainty. How can the future create itself when the past looms like a shadow, eclipsing all that is to be for a chance to once more have what was?
For Kieran Lockhart, the shadows of his past were put to rest long ago. He, too, has moved on ... but once more, there lurks an unseen foe. Tempted with an offer that is in no way to be refused, this new enemy plots to have what is promised him. Whatever he must do and however he is to accomplish his goal, he will do it ... because for some, the lure of unimaginable wealth is far too much to refuse.