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All The Songs I Owe You

by Steve Pardue

Five years ago, Julian Thorne chose fame over love. Now he’d give it all up for one more chance. Julian Thorne, legendary frontman of the rock band Black Vulture, has spent a decade drowning in noise, stadiums, screaming fans, and the hollow excess of a life he never wanted. When he retreats to a remote Yorkshire estate to escape the chaos, the last person he expects to find is Ellis Hale: his first love, the man he abandoned, and the only person who ever made him feel real. Ellis has spent five years building walls around his heart, preserving the past while trying to forget the boy who walked away. But when a storm traps them together in a crumbling cottage, old wounds reopen—and so does a desire neither of them ever truly buried. Their reunion is explosive. The passion is undeniable. But the forces that tore them apart haven’t disappeared. Richard Vane, a ruthless media mogul and Julian’s step-uncle, has spent ten years turning Julian’s fame into a weapon. Now he’ll stop at nothing to reclaim his “investment,” even if it means destroying Julian’s reputation, exposing Ellis’s darkest secrets, and burning down the only place where they’ve finally found their way back to each other. As danger closes in and the past refuses to stay buried, Julian must choose what he couldn’t five years ago: the career that made him famous or the man who makes him whole. And Ellis must decide whether protecting his heart is worth losing Julian a second time. Because some songs aren’t written for the crowd. Some are written for the one person who was listening all along. Perfect for fans of: Second-chance romance Rock-star redemption stories Gothic suspense with a modern edge Forced proximity and reunited lovers Emotional, character-driven LGBTQ+ fiction Hard-won happily-ever-afters