Independently published Surface Scratch | Gale Ian Tate

Some nightclubs take your money. This one might take everything. Caleb Walsh just wants to survive. After a car accident left him scarred and his family shattered, he's desperate for a job to pay his rent. When he stumbles into Club Euphoria, he never expects to find a home among its staff-or to catch the eye of the enigmatic owner, Marcus Graves. Marcus Graves has owned the popular nightclub for years, cultivating a mysterious persona that keeps people at a distance-exactly where he wants them. But when the quiet young man with the striking scar applies for a job, Marcus feels an immediate pull he hasn't experienced in decades... perhaps centuries. Their attraction is immediate, forbidden, and dangerous. Each kiss draws Caleb deeper into the shadows, each touch binds him tighter to a world where pleasure and pain are intimate companions. But as their passion ignites, so does the attention of those who hunt in the dark-a merciless group determined to exterminate Marcus and his kind. Blood will spill. Loyalties will be tested. And Caleb must decide if loving a monster is worth becoming prey himself. Because in this world, the cover charge is paid in blood. Surface Scratch is an M/M Dark Paranormal Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It is the debut novel of author Gale Ian Tate in a planned series. Warning: This book contains adult content not suitable for underage readers and features foul language, steamy scenes, a psychopathic teenager, violence, blood, and torture.