Roughnecks & Butterflies — Meraki P. Lyhne

Straight out of college, Ethan scored a coveted job on the mining planet Ore 5. So how the hell did he ended up working in a strip club?What should have been the start of a life with lots of money, a prestigious job, and adventures in space, quickly turned sour as the promised job got downsized while Ethan was en route to Ore 5. Once there, he barely has enough money for the return ticket to Earth.Stuck in the outskirts of housing for the miners, he quickly finds that his usual standards are impossible to uphold. A new coworker opens up an entirely different world to him, and in this world, the center of gravity is a big tattooed strip club owner named Ryder.On the outside, Ryder is a player—promiscuous and superficial. And he has no problem throwing a punch if patrons get too frisky with his dancers. But he has hidden a side of himself since he came to Ore 5.Both Ethan and Ryder see themselves differently from what others see. One is a body-conscious, chubby accountant—the other is a sex-symbol who has become the center of attention of every gay man on the planet—even a few straight ones who want to prove they're man enough to win the challenge.They have one thing in common, but will their differences keep them too far apart?