Almost thirty, amateur boxer Daron Tulsa has a little mess on his hands. He just so happens to be falling for his best friend, Colm Frost, a sports-themed freelance writer for e-magazines. Life for Daron feels cataclysmically frostbitten because Colm is straight and has a stunning Hollywood actress girlfriend. For Daron, these major blocks leave Colm untouchable, both emotionally and physically.<br><br>As the Pittsburgh winter becomes a tempest of snow, ice, and cold, so does Daron’s heart. He realizes Colm will never be a part of his world and pulls away from the man. But when Colm’s girlfriend travels for her career, leaving him behind, two personal secrets unexpectedly unfold, which may eventually melt Daron’s heart.

Frostbitten

The actress paid cash for all of her chosen gifts. Never did she leave a store without providing her condominium’s address in Overlook, a fancy and uppity part of Pittsburgh where balconies had amazing views of the city, so her purchases could be delivered by the department stores’ menial help.


Once and only once on that shopping spree, because she didn’t like to talk about her fame and acting, she mentioned the A-list actors she had recently worked with. The conversation ended up being brief and to the point, and seemed to die quickly thereafter. Something about a fire breather was mentioned, or maybe she said dragon. I wasn’t listening, but maybe should have since she picked up the tab for a new cashmere sweater I fell in love with.


Snow drifted down and over the city, and I whispered, “The ice storm cometh.”


Chapter 6