A.j. Llewellyn

Pearl Harbour Volume One (Volume 1) A.j. Llewellyn

Vagabond Heart Tinder McCartney is the only gay male prostitute working in Honolulu, HI during World War II. Like the 200 female prostitutes who live and work on Hotel Street, he services the armed forces drifting in and out of the islands. His life and work are controlled by the local police, yet because the cops don?t think that there can be that many ?depraved? men wanting the comfort of another man, Tinder is not only busy, but often in danger. Living by very strict rules enforced by the police, Tinder cannot own or drive a car or bicycle, can?t ride street cars or be seen in the company of other men. He can?t visit bars or restaurants or swim at Waikiki Beach. Savagely attacked by two men one night, he is rescued by a local businessman, Jason Qui, the son of a Chinese immigrant and a former New England missionary. Jason is not Tinder?s usual type. But Jason offers to protect and house him. It seems like the ideal business arrangement until Tinder?s Vagabond Heart can no longer handle the arrangement... and then on December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbour is attacked, turning the entire world upside down. Gypsy Heart Back in Honolulu, Tinder and Jason are dismayed to see how much their beloved home has changed in just a few short weeks. Jason accepts a dangerous sea mission feeling that as a Chinese immigrant, he needs to prove his loyalty to the US. He and the crew of the ship disappear, and are presumed to have been taken by Japanese forces. Tinder must decide what to do to help his lover. When presented with the opportunity to return to his old way of life in exchange for information that will help him rescue his lover, he must decide how far he is willing to go to heal his gypsy heart and save the man he loves...