The Arches - La série

Dumped by his partner, Matt isn’t looking for love. Once he meets Gabe at the gym, he finds a friend as well as a lover. After he is dumped by Milo, his long-term partner, Matt retreats to his bed, only to be scared out of his wits by two policemen breaking into his house, checking to see if he was still alive after being alerted by a nosy neighbour. The last thing he expects is to meet one of the policemen a few months later at his local gym. Gabe makes it obvious that he is attracted to Matt, but Matt is still getting over his breakup. To his surprise, Gabe isn’t deterred by Matt’s reluctance, and promises to be friends until Matt is ready for more. Then Matt’s world is turned upside down by Milo’s return, begging a bed for one night. One night turns into a week and Milo doesn’t move off the sofa. Although Matt still has feelings for Milo, he realises he also has feelings for Gabe, who is more than a friend, and waits patiently to be a lover.

The Arches: The Arches under the railway lines is a successful gym for gay men; a place for men to work out and have some fun. Friendships are made in large gym, under the watchful eye of Luca, a burly bear with a big heart. For some men the gym is a place to recover from a broken heart, for others it's where they realise what they've been searching for is right under their nose. Holding Together by Sue Brown Book Two in the The Arches series. Darius is bored until his boyfriend, Luca, makes him work at The Arches. Then Luca is taken ill. Can Darius hold the gym and their relationship together? Darius barely sees his boyfriend. Luca is working all hours at The Arches gym, and Darius goes out clubbing most evenings to relieve the boredom. He's really tempted to play with other bears at the club. Then Luca makes Darius work at The Arches to give him something to do. Cleaning! Darius is not impressed, especially when some of the gym staff are hostile to him. He sticks it out, and to his surprise starts to enjoy the work. Luca loves having him around and makes sure he knows - in true Luca style. Darius is not prepared when Luca is taken ill. Darius finds himself having to support his boyfriend and keep The Arches running. He gets more tired as time goes on, and it doesn't help that his love-life is suffering. It seems the illness has had a greater effect on Luca than either of them anticipated. Can Darius show his bear that nothing has changed - he is still the man Darius loves?

Book Three in the The Arches series. Milo has a history of screwing up his life. He meets David at The Arches gym and realises this is his chance to start afresh. By some miracle, Milo, Matt's ex-boyfriend, has managed to hold down his job at The Arches gym, and keep his room in Jimmy's house, despite being a total slob. But Milo is really bored of cleaning and the menial jobs he does every day. Then David St. Giles walks into the gym, he's in London for two months and looking for temporary membership. Tall, dark and handsome David has Milo's dream job as a political lobbyist and the contacts to get Milo finally into the career he's always wanted. Milo has a history of using his boyfriends and friends to get what he wants, and Gabe, Matt's current boyfriend, is determined to warn David away. David doesn't take the hint and invites Milo out. Milo is attracted to David, even if the man keeps trying to top him. This time he doesn't want to take advantage of David, but he'd be stupid not to, wouldn't he?