Wyatt Abbot is 19. On the outside, he lives the perfect life. He has a loving family, he’s wealthy, and he has just been given the opportunity to travel to Paris and train under one of the world’s best pastry chefs. But underneath all that, Wyatt is struggling. He’s battling anxiety, he’s scared of the future, and he’s struggling to come to terms with the fact that he’s genderfluid.<br><br>Izzy Kostas is 28, and on parole. When he gets a job at Abbot Organic Produce, it’s a chance for a new start. Izzy has his own demons he’s trying to overcome, but meeting Wyatt throws even more complications his way. Izzy has always thought of himself as straight, and certainly didn’t expect to fall for his boss’s little brother.<br><br>When Izzy is blamed for putting the Abbots at risk, it jeopardizes everything he and Wyatt have begun to build together. Izzy knows how important family is to Wyatt, and he doesn’t want him to have to take sides. But when it comes to found families, nobody is perfect, and there’s always room for another seat at the table.

Recipe for Two

“You’re being as ass, Justin,” Harper said bluntly. “And I know that a lot of this is coming from Dad planning on leaving for three months, and you can’t handle that as well as you say you can.” She didn’t give him a chance to object. “But you’re an idiot, because there is nothing stopping you from taking a vacation and going with him!”


“Not with work,” Justin said, shaking his head. “Not with…not with everything going on here.”


“Why not? You think you can’t leave Wyatt alone?” Harper asked. “Do you trust him? Do you?”


Wyatt met Justin’s gaze, his heart clenching, and saw the truth in his brother’s eyes: No. No, Justin didn’t trust him.


“I do,” Justin said, his eyes widening. “Wy, I do! But I’m worried about you. You don’t…you’re not like the girls. If things go wrong you don’t just brush them off the way they do. You get hurt more easily.”


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