I Loved Him First

William Matheson and Theo Bascopolis have settled into married life, and of course, with marriage comes kids. Bear, their first son, Myles, who was born second, and Sophia, their youngest and only daughter. Wills loves them all, but he loves Myles, who has Theo's red hair and light brown eyes, just a little bit more, although he'll never admit it.

Myles has a secret he's afraid to tell his Dad and Poppa. Oh, not that he's gay -- since his parents are, that's no big deal in their household. But he loves the feel of silk and satin against his skin, and he's been slipping his sister's panties into his own underwear drawer.

However, parents aren't as clueless as their kids think, and Wills and Theo are both aware. They're just waiting for their son to feel comfortable enough to tell them.

There are others, though, who aren't as accepting. How will Myles react to a boyfriend making fun of him, and how will Wills, now a senior director in the WBIS and definitely not someone to toy with, deal with those who decide to mock his beloved son?



Tinnean has been writing since the third grade, where she was inspired to try her hand at epic poetry. Fortunately, that epic poem didn't survive the passage of time; however, her love of writing not only survived but thrived, and in high school she became a member of the magazine staff, where she contributed a number of stories.



Starting a family resulted in writing being set aside, although throughout those years Tinnean did continue to keep a journal.



Once the kids were old enough to do their own thing, she was able to dabble in writing again. It was with the advent of the family's second computer -- the first intimidated everyone -- that her writing took off, enhanced in part by fan fiction, but mostly by the wonder that is copy and paste.



While involved in fandom, she was nominated for both Rerun and Light My Fire Awards. Now she concentrates on her original characters and has been published by Nazca Plains, Dreamspinner, and JMS Books.



Tinnean is what you might call a hopeful romantic, and if you see her name on a story, it will have a happy ending.



Her signature line, a quote by Ernest Hemingway, says it all: "Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure, only death can stop it."



A New Yorker at heart, she resides in SW Florida with her husband and two computers.