When Nolan Baxter opens up his house to tenants over the summer for cash, he falls for the sexy and alluring Zeb Thursday. Zeb is quiet, subdued, and spends a severe amount of time in his bedroom alone. Nolan begins to wonder about him. Why does he wear gloves, long-sleeved shirts, and a baseball cap during the hot and humid summer days? Why is he hiding his physical appearance? And why does he rarely come out during daylight? Nolan makes it a point to find out Zeb’s history, and along the way learns of the man’s secrets and sins. But as he pries into Zeb’s business, Nolan invades his tenant’s privacy. As a sexual longing builds between them, they devise strength in each other. Nolan inevitably falls for Zeb and vice versa. But will their individual scars, deep and dark, prevent the pair from loving each other?

Beneath His Stolen Skin

Nolan grazed his lips with an index finger and decided not to sexually proceed with the damaged man. Instead, he held his adult composure together and asked, “Your scars, Zeb, would it be too much to ask to see them?”


Zeb bowed his head and grazed his flat stomach with a palm—a device that seemed to steady his nerves. He nodded, smiled, and shared, “I knew you would ask one of these days. Of course I will show you.” 


 8: The Unveiling of Skin and Other Manly Events


Chapter 15