Offstage (Michael's House) ¶ zipped HTML e-book

"It was when Michael's voice went flat and his face drained of expression that Janus would begin to worry." It is intended as the model pleasure house, the one that will transform the manner in which male prostitution is conducted in the Kingdom of Vovim. But Michael's House is facing ruin – unless one of the partners falls back on old ways. As Janus struggles to rein in the destructive tendencies of his friend Michael, a new patron appears on the scene: one whose appearance will pull back the curtains on a charade that has long fooled Janus. This novella can be read on its own or as the second story in the "Whipster" volume of Michael's House, a historical fantasy series set in a Progressive Era slum. Male friendship and gay love intertwine in this multicultural series based on life in America during the Edwardian Era, a time when society seemed as stable as ever, though it was about to be turned topsy-turvy.