Big, Bad and On Top — Ryan Field

Duke's driven by his ambition to be the best fighter pilot in the Navy not the fact that he's a closeted gay man. But he's garnered a reputation for being overly aggressive and far too impulsive. He likes to think the chances he takes are heroic and wise but there are many in the Navy who think he's reckless and irresponsible. And when the Navy sends Duke to the most rigorous flight class in the world he becomes even more aggressive in order to be the big bad "top gun" everyone expects him to be. But while he's working hard to be number one he meets an attractive young civilian flight instructor named Jaime who turns his entire life upside down. Though it starts out as a harmless flirtation their connection becomes so intense Duke begins to wonder whether or not he can continue to abide by the rules of Don't Ask Don't Tell. After a serious accident that leaves Duke so devastated he can barely fly a plane Duke begins to question his goals his ferocious need to be number one and his unyielding devotion to a military that refuses to treat him with dignity and equality. He realizes the only good thing that has ever happened to him was falling in love with Jaime and he discovers he has two choices. Both have the potential to change his and Jaime's lives forever and both come with serious consequences. But he can only choose one. And even while Duke is wrestling with the biggest decision of his life his passion for Jaime burns hotter than ever.