Moonlight Shade

by Erick Mertz

Rhett Tilley was a solitary man.

As a soldier, he learning a thing or two about how to stay alive.

Then he met Joseph Bainbridge and finally, he had something to live for.

Their love is not something they can openly share, however. As soldiers in the US Army in the late 19th Century, their affection must be kept secret.

Long nights by the fire. Stolen glances.

War rears it's ugly head and Joseph and Rhett jump side by side into battle. Forced to fight, the two men are tragically separated putting into jeopardy all those lovely plans they shared about the life they would have together.

39 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 24, 2020

About the author

Erick Mertz is an author, born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, a place he is still lucky enough to call his home. He writes a paranormal mystery series, “The Strange Air” , described as “Longmire” meets “The X-Files”, set in the fictional central Oregon town of Whistler’s Grove.
In a previous lifetime, while a student at the University of Oregon, he studied English literature and played records late at night on campus radio 88.1 KWVA. After school was finished, he worked in group homes and as a case manager for community based adults with developmental disabilities. This is an area where he continues to work.
If he’s not writing, you can probably find him worrying about the Portland Trailblazers, drinking a local beer, or exploring that glorious Pacific Northwest landscape with his wife, Lisa, and son, Elijah.