Aaron Jones quits his job as an IT tech and decides to tour the east coast of the U.S. before flying home to Britain. But hitching rides isn’t easy, especially when there’s a heat wave going on. Standing on the side of the road, thumb extended and bottle of water empty, Aaron starts to despair. Seeing a cute guy trying to hitch a ride, trucker Ben Knight picks him up before the cops do. Aaron is relieved to be out of the heat, but gratitude almost instantly heats up into something more potent when he gets a look at his rescuer -- a handsome, mature bear. Ben cannot believe anyone as incredible as Aaron could be interested in an overweight guy with too many miles on the clock. What happens when they finally reach Newark and the heat between Ben and Aaron rivals that outside?

Heat Wave: Newark

Aaron shivered at the attention. “What?”


Ben shook his head. “You’re something else, Aaron Jones. I…” Ben shook his head again. “Don’t know what you see in a fat guy like me but—”


“You’re hot, and protective and…”


Ben stepped forward and put a hand over Aaron’s mouth. “Just let me look at you.” He removed his hand and stepped back again. “Perfect. Just perfect.”


Aaron squirmed. He wasn’t used to this level of scrutiny. And the few men who looked at him like this only wanted one thing, to get into his trousers. But Aaron knew Ben was different. The man had already seen all of him and…Ben was just different, more honest, more real, more…


Ben moved forward again and took hold of Aaron’s ankles. Aaron feared…hoped Ben was going to lift them in the air so Ben could fuck him. But all Ben did was gently stroke the skin. “So soft,” he whispered.


Chapter 13