Paul wasn't looking for anything special that rainy autumn afternoon when he met Max in a Chicago Starbucks. But Max was-a simple, uncomplicated romp while his boyfriend was out of town on business. And Paul was only too happy to oblige.
There was only one problem: Paul was HIV positive. And just a few weeks after his hot encounter with Max, a letter arrived for him, containing some legalese about HIV infection being a criminal act, with a few chilling words:
Dear Paul,
You infected me. You didn't tell me. You need to pay.
All the best,
Max
Those words turned Paul's world upside down. He had told Max. Hadn't he? They had used a condom. Hadn't they?
Come along for a heart-pounding ride full of secrets and lies.
In their October 2006 issue, Unzipped magazine said: "You could call him the Stephen King of gay horror." And Dark Scribe magazine said: "Reed is an established brand - perhaps the most reliable contemporary author for thrillers that cross over between the gay fiction market and speculative fiction." To date, Reed has fourteen books in print, and his short fiction has appeared in more than 20 anthologies. His novel, Orientation, won the EPPIE Award for best LGBT novel of 2008. He lives in Seattle, WA. Visit him on the web at rickrreed.com or rickrreedreality.blogspot.com.
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