"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

"God, she's really into glamour isn't she?" Joe muttered, pressing close to me so he would be farther away from the crowd of fans trying to stretch out over the red velvet rope to reach him. At least if he had to touch somebody, it was me.


I chuckled, letting him loop his arm with mine as he tried to smile at the people screaming his name."You're a celebrity to these people, Joe. You might have more fangirls than Benedict Cumberbatch by this point."


"No way. I'm nowhere near as awesome as he is." Joe had a dreamy expression as he sighed it.


I nudged him with my elbow, pretending to be mad."You're not supposed to daydream about other men."


"I'm not. I'm daydreaming about a god," he replied, grinning.


"Joe! You're late!" Elizabeth called out, waving her hand wildly where she stood in front of the doors to the bookstore that was hosting the party. Joe refused to have ballroom parties, or anything with alcohol- it was an especially glitzy book signing, in the end.


Chapter 20