Mark Dauphin loves his nephews, Sam and Logan, and he'll do anything his brother-in-law Cole asks, but when Cole wants Mark to play nice with Stefano Magnussi, Mark isn't sure he can comply. Stefano is hotter than fire, but Mark can't see past the fact that Stefano is one of those guys, the type of men who date guys half their age, the type of guys who made Mark give up on dating.<br><br>Of course, a little wine and several cocktails later, Mark finds himself dropping more than his defenses with Stefano. But when Logan and the rest of Mark's family surprise them in the morning, Mark and Stefano are suddenly at odds.<br><br>When Logan's ego is wounded, not only does Mark find himself desperate to fix his relationship with his nephew, but he also questions whether his night with this beautiful man meant anything to either of them. Mark isn't given much time to reflect though, as the war that's been brewing between the shivers comes to a violent head, and he soon learns that sometimes you just have to trust in those around you.

Mark's Midlife

“Or you could bring them home if you like,” I said.


“Well, we’ve certainly done that a lot in the past, but we don’t want to disturb you,” Margaux said.


“No worries,” I said. “Stefano and I sleep like logs.”


It wasn’t as accurate a statement as I thought, but Stefano and I had been sleeping pretty well the last few nights, I imagined because we were exhausted and were a whole lot more relaxed now that things were falling into place. After leaving Margaux, we walked over to the hotel and looked around at some of the empty ballrooms and boardrooms that we rented out on the first floor. There was a big kitchen that the hotel kept for catering, but my understanding was that it rarely used. Stefano and I walked around the ballroom that was next to the kitchen noticing that it was one of the few ballrooms with windows.


Chapter 59