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[julesjones]

Lord and Master was only supposed to be one book, my take on the classic tycoon/secretary romance with the classic HEA ending. Except, as so often happens, I then had a few ideas about what happened next. After all, they had to wait nearly two years between Steven's formal proposal and the day they could legally get married.

I ended up writing a trio of linked stories about the year after Steven proposed to Mark, looking at how they learnt how to make the relationship work outside the office, and the way Steven's family reacted to their relationship. The second and third stories, about Steven's family, are to be published by Loose Id in late August as Lord and Master 2: Taking Work Home.

Old Age Creeping Over Me is the first story of that set. It has rather less plot than the other two, which is why it's not in the published book. :-) But several people had asked to see something from Steven's point of view, so I wrote this for them. It's set on Mark's 26th birthday, two months after the end of the main story in Lord and Master.

Comments

[dr-laura-v.livejournal.com]

"While you may be hopelessly in love, but you're still a hard-nosed businessman." - I think there's an extra word in here and either the "while" or the "but" need to go.

Lord and Master

[(Anonymous)]

Just want to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading about this couple. I love their relationship and the hot sex. Looking forward to the next in this story. Thanks again.

Phoenix682
Tammmy G.

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[julesjones]

Thanks. :-)

[tomoyohime8.livejournal.com]

dropping by, :) just wanted to tell you how much i enjoyed the series - i read L&M1, 2 and this first story one immediately after the other. will read the next one in the morning. ^_^♥

i'm an engineering student myself, computer, majoring in robotics. i find myself relating to Mark a lot. I'm better at working from the sidelines, rather than being the one to make all the major decisions and start things, and i'm often attracted to men like Steven.

[julesjones]

Glad the series worked for you. :-) It's a fantasy, of course, but it's grounded in reality -- Mark and Steven are complementary personalities who make a good team.