I eventually decided to do something I'd always wanted to do and have a little fun with it. It's no secret the first book in the series was loosely based on the old movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's. It wasn't supposed to be fan fiction; I had a reason for doing this. As a gay man, I'd always wanted to see a film or read a book like this that revolved around two gay male characters instead of a straight couple. Growing up, the only gay romances I ever saw or read were dark, depressing stories filled with angst and self-loathing. In fact, they weren't even romances; just sad stories about gay men living in a world that would not tolerate them. I still see a lot of that around. So I figured to take the chance to do something I'd always wanted to do and I took advantage of it.