Rainbow Connection
I thought hard about whether to go with the title, Rainbow Connection, but
in the end it was the one that stuck. This is the story of two men, Mick Flanagan
and Ceri Llewellyn, two men with seemingly nothing in common until they
discover a mutual love, and Ceri makes Mick an offer he can’t refuse.
I wrote this story in fits and starts, losing several
chapters when my laptop crashed and destroyed my hard drive, at the same time
as I wrote Sporting Chance. It was written for a submission call for a story
about a man who finds love again after losing his first love. It was turned
down for the submission, but the publisher gave me some advice and later, after
some revisions, accepted the story as a standalone. I had my second contract.
The inspiration for this story came from a few places. I
read a story in the paper about a grandmother, mother and daughter and their
strange life. The relevance of that will become clear when you read the
novella. Also, one early morning, I sat in my car watching the man who filled
the vending machines at work and thought I bet no one has ever written a
romance for someone with that job. So I chose to write about a romance between
a shy security guard with a past and the guy who fills the water bottles while
trying to pursue his dreams, only to find he isn’t good enough to achieve them.
These two needed to share a passion to bring them together, so it seemed only
natural for them to share mine – let’s say it involves a certain time
traveller.
Mick is a man who copes with life through routines until
Ceri comes along and turns his life upside down. Ceri has been floating through
life but discovers he needs an anchor. Rainbow Connection is the story of how
these two men find something in each other, but have to work hard for their
happy ever after. I love Mick and Ceri and I hope you will too.
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