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  Unwilling to turn Dalvon in for identity theft, Hudson is forced to wait, but meanwhile he discovers the chance to rehabilitate Miguel’s failing local businesses—enterprises left to Dalvon’s inexperienced care. The flagging ventures are a badly wrapped gift from heaven, and if Hudson can turn them around, he might be able to leverage the experience to finish his MBA.

  Then Miguel returns to Ibiza, and instead of finding a boy toy, he discovers Hudson has turned his cold villa into a warm, welcoming home. Miguel’s path is clear: convince Hudson to lay down his defenses and let love in.

  Stopping to offer help one sultry summer night, Mason James is unprepared for the change that this simple act of kindness will bring. After giving an old man a ride home, Mason discovers a new, magical, and even dangerous world he cannot hope to understand. But he also finds Luc Toussaint and is intoxicated at first sight… and even the secret Luc protects won’t be enough to keep Mason away from the truth of his heritage and their love.

  MARY CALMES lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband and two children and loves all the seasons except summer. She graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. Due to the fact that it is English lit and not English grammar, do not ask her to point out a clause for you, as it will so not happen. She loves writing, becoming immersed in the process, and believes without question in happily-ever-afters, and writes those for each and every one of her characters.

  By Mary Calmes

  Acrobat

  Again

  Any Closer

  With Cardeno C.: Control

  With Poppy Dennison: Creature Feature

  Floodgates

  Frog

  Grand Adventures (Dreamspinner Anthology)

  The Guardian

  Heart of the Race

  Ice Around the Edges

  Judgment

  Just Desserts

  Lay It Down

  Mine

  Romanus • Chevalier

  Romanus & Chevalier (Author Anthology, Paperback Only)

  The Servant

  Steamroller

  Still

  Tales of the Curious Cookbook (Multiple Author Anthology)

  Three Fates (Multiple Author Anthology)

  What Can Be

  Where You Lead

  Wishing on a Blue Star (Dreamspinner Anthology)

  CHANGE OF HEART

  Change of Heart • Trusted Bond • Honored Vow

  Crucible of Fate • Forging the Future

  L’ANGE

  Old Loyalty, New Love • Fighting Instinct

  MANGROVE STORIES

  Blue Days • Quiet Nights • Sultry Sunset

  Easy Evenings • Sleeping ’til Sunrise

  MARSHALS

  All Kinds of Tied Down • Fit to Be Tied • Tied Up in Knots

  A MATTER OF TIME

  A Matter of Time: Vol. 1 • A Matter of Time: Vol. 2

  Bulletproof • But For You

  Parting Shot • Piece of Cake

  TIMING

  Timing • After the Sunset • When the Dust Settles

  Perfect Timing (Print Only Anthology)

  THE WARDER SERIES

  His Hearth • Tooth & Nail • Heart in Hand

  Sinnerman • Nexus • Cherish Your Name

  Warders Vol. 1 & 2

  Published by DREAMSPINNER PRESS

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  DREAMSPINNER PRESS

  5032 Capital Circle SW, Suite 2, PMB# 279, Tallahassee, FL 32305-7886 USA

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

  When the Dust Settles

  © 2016 Mary Calmes.

  Cover Art

  © 2016 Reese Dante.

  http://www.reesedante.com

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

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  Digital ISBN: 978-1-63477-843-5

  Published November 2016

  v. 1.0

  Printed in the United States of America