"Joe Taylor is terrified of being touched. It's made him a recluse, but he doesn't mind being shut in his apartment, churning out novels for his pretty editor.

Then Kisten Jones walks into his life, a perfect Prince Charming who won't let up on his attempts to get Joe to come out of his shell.

No matter how hard he tries, there's something about that kid Joe just can't resist... but no road traveled was ever easy, and they'll face more than their share of problems before they can get their Happily Ever After."

Touch

Joe Taylor had become a different person after he left the apartment building he holed himself up in for almost ten years of his life. 


When that ignorant bastard had shattered Joe's heart, I thought it was all over. He came crying back to my house, begging me to get him a new apartment. I had been all too willing to agree; I'd been willing to get my gun out of the night stand and go shoot the dick, too, but Joe hadn't let me do that.


For the first three months, Joe was worse than ever. He didn't come out of the apartment, didn't let me come in longer than it took to pick up a manuscript or deliver the groceries. Joe did a very good impression of a skeleton by the end: expressionless, listless, silent.


A Year of Tears - Chapter 14