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    That Turtle Story
    That Turtle Story
    That Turtle Story
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    That Turtle Story

    By C.S. Poe

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    Nor O'Brien spends his days in sunny Key West caring for and rehabilitating sea turtles. He doesn't need anything else in life, except maybe a significant other to cuddle with after a long day. But recent heartbreak has left Nor salty, and he's not in the mood for anything, Christmas included. Then Eugene Montgomery walks into Turtle R&R, claiming to have found a clutch of eggs in distress.

     

    Nor is smitten with the tourist at first sight, and at the suggestion of his screwball colleagues, indulges in some no-strings-attached fun. Nor and Eugene are quick to get along, happily enjoy each other's company, and take in the island's unique holiday pleasures together. But Nor would never leave his turtles, not for any man. So when his rebound fling turns into strong romantic feelings for Eugene, it'll take a Christmas miracle to keep the two together forever in Key West.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEmporium Press
    Release dateApr 11, 2020
    ISBN9781952133169
    That Turtle Story
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    C.S. Poe

    C.S. Poe is a Lambda Literary and two-time EPIC award finalist, and a FAPA award-winning author of gay mystery, romance, and speculative fiction. She resides in New York City, but has also called Key West and Ibaraki, Japan home in the past. She has an affinity for all things cute and colorful and a major weakness for toys. C.S. is an avid fan of coffee, reading, and cats. She’s rescued two cats—Milo and Kasper do their best to distract her from work on a daily basis. C.S. is an alumna of the School of Visual Arts. Her debut novel, The Mystery of Nevermore, was published 2016. cspoe.com

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      That Turtle Story - C.S. Poe

      That Turtle Story

      By

      C.S. Poe

      That Turtle Story

      By: C.S. Poe

      Nor O’Brien spends his days in sunny Key West caring for and rehabilitating sea turtles. He doesn’t need anything else in life, expect maybe a significant other to cuddle with after a long day. But recent heartbreak has left Nor salty, and he’s not in the mood for anything, Christmas included. Then Eugene Montgomery walks into Turtle R&R, claiming to have found a clutch of eggs in distress.

      Nor is smitten with the tourist at first sight, and at the suggestion of his screwball colleagues, indulges in some no-strings-attached fun. Nor and Eugene are quick to get along, happily enjoy each other’s company, and take in the island’s unique holiday pleasures together. But Nor would never leave his turtles, not for any man. So when his rebound fling turns into strong romantic feelings for Eugene, it’ll take a Christmas miracle to keep the two together forever in Key West.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      That Turtle Story

      Copyright © 2018, 2020 by C.S. Poe

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law. For permission requests and all other inquiries, contact: contact@cspoe.com

      Published by Emporium Press

      https://www.cspoe.com

      contact@cspoe.com

      Cover Art by Reese Dante

      Cover content is for illustrative purposes only and any person depicted on the cover is a model.

      Published 2020.

      First Edition published 2018. Second Edition 2020.

      Printed in the United States of America

      Digital eBook ISBN: 978-1-952133-16-9

      CHAPTER ONE

      Gus Heather took a deep breath. "Oh—!"

      Fucking hell, she was going to sing Dean Martin again.

      Don’t, I warned from where I sat at the counter.

      Gus looked at me, mouth still open, ready to burst out in Christmas jingles. The—

      No.

      Weather—

      "Gus. I swear to God."

      Is weather, she concluded with anticlimactic awkwardness.

      Whomp, whomp.

      Gus—real name Grizela, but she hated it—was our newest volunteer at Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation. She was a retired boat captain who I thought got too much sun in her younger years and was now permanently a little off.

      I gave her side-eye until I was certain she wasn’t going to burst into holiday songs again.

      I didn’t hold any particular grudge against Dean Martin. He had a pleasant enough voice, and the song was wonderfully romantic. But when the owner of the hospital played exactly two Christmas CDs religiously on repeat for the entirety of December…. Safe to say I’d been Let It Snow-ed out the last few weeks.

      And really, this was Key West. The weather outside wasn’t frightful (except during hurricane season). A fire would have been anything but delightful. And since I did have many places to go, it’d better not freakin’ snow.

      Jesus.

      Was I in a mood or what?

      Stupid schmaltzy music, I muttered.

      Like, yeah, stick it to the man.

      Someone’s got a case of the Mondays, Gus said as she returned to restocking the postcard rack in what served as our welcome center and gift shop.

      Gonna have a case of my foot up your ass soon, I grumbled.

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