Hacker Lawry

<p><strong>Lawrence 'Lawry' Schatz</strong><br><br>Heartbroken? Check.<br>Unemployed? Check.<br>Homeless? Check.<br>Self-medicating? As often as possible.<br><br>My life has been upended with a three-word text and a meeting with my boss's boss nearly finishes me off. I'm in a downward spiral and I have no intention of pulling out. My brother Hank has other ideas. He's called in a big gun Gabriele Torrente who drags me to New York and pushes me to get myself together.<br><br>At a family event I hook up with the hottest guy I've ever met intending to just relieve some tension. The guy turns out to be more than I could imagine. He's sassy opinionated and he completely sets me on my ear. I can tell Maxim Partee won't put up with my crap. I made a huge mistake with him but he still agrees to be my friend and that is precisely what I desperately need. I live under no illusions he'll ever need me in return.<br><br><strong>Maxim 'Maxi' Partee</strong><br><br>Sexy? Check.<br>Successful? Check.<br>Lonely? Very much so.<br>Power bottom? You bet your... bottom.<br><br>I have a successful business-two of them as a matter of fact. I have friends I cherish and I love my life. I keep telling myself it's more than enough for me. I choose the men I spend time with and it's always on my terms.<br><br>An unexpected hook-up at a birthday party leads me down an unanticipated path where I meet a man who has been crushed by mountain of disastrous events and he's doing his damnedest to push everyone away so he can quietly self-destruct. Why in the hell can't I just walk away?<br><br><strong>This fictional story is approximately 86000 words in length. It is the fourth book in The Lonely Heroes Series. TRIGGER WARNING: Discussions of suicide and description of an attempt.</strong></p>