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walked in. I mean, I knew what I wanted to do but I didn’t have all the words until they were actually coming out of my mouth.” Miles squeezed his partner’s thigh. “Sorry. I shouldn’t have been so devious but it was a case of being economical with the truth or throwing in the towel. I didn’t feel I had much of a choice.”
    “I don’t suppose you did. I’ll let you know if you’re forgiven when we get home.” The way Roger stroked his partner’s hand gave the likely outcome away.
    “Thank you. Can I say in mitigation that I feel better than I’ve done in months?”
    “You may not.” Roger smiled. Whatever fast trick had been pulled, the result seemed to have been worth it, and not just for the denizens of the Laurel Wreath. Maybe, as an unexpected bonus, this would eventually prove therapeutic for Miles, as well.

Epilogue
    England, Aftermath
    “It’s beautiful.” Roger turned the book in his hands. Divested of its gold-and-blue wrapping paper, it seemed half the size but infinitely more valuable. “How the hell did you get hold of a first edition?”
    “That would be telling. Contacts.” Miles grinned. It had been worth all the effort to see his partner’s Christmas morning face, as excited as a little boy to see the precious copy of Fire From Heaven. “And it’s a present for me too. It’s been over four months now since I had one of those dreams. All those peaceful nights. Blissful.”
    “Maybe you completed your mission or whatever it was that you’d been getting the wretched things for. I can’t get over the note Strauss put in with his Christmas card—four months since they’ve had any trouble.” Roger shrugged, still nursing his novel. “It’s been a strange year, all in all. Maybe I should write an allegorical story about it.”
    “That sounds an excellent idea.” Miles tapped the handsome little hardback book. “But not this version. You wanted to know what my wishes are for the New Year? Write me a novel about the members of the Theban Band who survived.”

About the Author
    As Charlie Cochrane couldn’t be trusted to do any of her jobs of choice—like managing a rugby team—she writes. Her favourite genre is gay fiction, predominantly historical romances/mysteries. She lives near Romsey, England, but has yet to use that as a setting for her stories, choosing to write about Cambridge, Bath, London and the Channel Islands, all of which are places she knows and loves well. Her ideal day would be a morning walking along a beach, an afternoon spent watching rugby, and a church service in the evening, with her husband and daughters tagging along, naturally.
    Charlie’s Cambridge Fellows series, set in Edwardian England, was instrumental in her being named Author of the Year by the review site Speak Its Name.
    Charlie’s a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and International Thriller Writers Inc., with titles published by Samhain, MLR Press, Noble Romance and Cheyenne.

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ISBN: 978-1-4268-9318-6
    Copyright © 2012 by Charlie Cochrane 
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