Michael & Justin Series by Martin Brant

Nothing would ever be the same Michael Anderson, a renown heart surgeon, after losing a little girl on the operating table. He blamed himself, rightfully, having stayed out the night before to indulge his exotic nightlife. A half continent away, Justin Brooks left his bride-to-be standing at the altar when he ran from the church as if it were full of vampires. Leaving his hometown behind in a fog of self-doubt, he found solace in the desert wilderness of far west Texas... moreNothing would ever be the same Michael Anderson, a renown heart surgeon, after losing a little girl on the operating table. He blamed himself, rightfully, having stayed out the night before to indulge his exotic nightlife. A half continent away, Justin Brooks left his bride-to-be standing at the altar when he ran from the church as if it were full of vampires. Leaving his hometown behind in a fog of self-doubt, he found solace in the desert wilderness of far west Texas. When their paths cross where the desert meets the sky, a friendship was born. Together, as one day ran into another, they found peace in this mysterious land as they came to know each other. Not until they faced losing everything they had found, did both realize another destiny in Big Bend. less

When Michael and Justin cross paths on a remote bank of the Rio Grande River, they leave their phantoms behind and begin a new life together. Their first summer passes in the hauntingly beautiful desert of Big Bend before fate pushes them in a new direction. Having learned he has a fifteen-year-old son, he arranges for the boy to move to Big Bend. Justin leaves behind his years on the River Road as a park ranger and takes on the responsibilities of a new state park... moreWhen Michael and Justin cross paths on a remote bank of the Rio Grande River, they leave their phantoms behind and begin a new life together. Their first summer passes in the hauntingly beautiful desert of Big Bend before fate pushes them in a new direction. Having learned he has a fifteen-year-old son, he arranges for the boy to move to Big Bend. Justin leaves behind his years on the River Road as a park ranger and takes on the responsibilities of a new state park. While both men deal with the challenges of raising a teenage boy, a nightmare from the past comes back to haunt them. Michael faces the threat of losing his medical license and his dream of building a new charity clinic. A tale of human emotion and the magic of love, A Part of My Soul is the sequel to A Song in the Park. less