Losing Every Bit Of You - A Forbidden WWII Gay Romance of Betrayal
oneil Byron
Verlag: Byron oneil
Beschreibung
The story unfolds in 1942-1944 occupied Paris, blending high-stakes espionage with a poignant MM romance. Etienne, a former bookstore owner turned saboteur in the Musée de l’Homme Resistance network, first encounters Lukas during a risky intelligence exchange in a hidden attic. Lukas, a Wehrmacht officer secretly feeding information to the Allies due to his horror at Nazi atrocities witnessed in Poland, poses as a collaborator to infiltrate German command. Their initial alliance evolves into a passionate affair marked by stolen moments of joy—midnight escapes to abandoned chateaus for intimate picnics, spicy encounters in dimly lit safehouses where vulnerability strips away their defenses, and collaborative missions sabotaging supply lines.Tension escalates as Lukas’s family in Germany is threatened by the Gestapo, coercing him to provide false intelligence that leads to Etienne’s capture and brutal interrogation in a makeshift prison. Etienne endures physical and psychological torment, losing fragments of his optimistic self—his faith in love, his physical mobility from beatings, and his sense of purpose. Sorrow dominates as Etienne grapples with betrayal, isolated in a Resistance hideout, questioning if their love was ever real. Lukas, wracked with guilt, orchestrates a daring rescue with underground allies, culminating in a high-intensity climax during the August 1944 Paris Uprising, where they join forces in street battles against German troops.Post-liberation, the narrative shifts to reconciliation in a postwar countryside retreat, where happiness emerges through mutual healing—tender caregiving, rediscovered intimacy, and building a quiet life together. The story ends on a bittersweet note of hope, with Etienne and Lukas advocating subtly for queer rights in the shadows of a reconstructing France, symbolizing survival beyond war
Verfügbar seit: 18.01.2026.
Drucklänge: 355 Seiten.
