Patrick Holt is lonely. A bad breakup with his boyfriend has left the forty-year-old ophthalmologist reluctant to get involved with another man. When his neighbor sets him up with her brother-in-law Eric, Patrick prepares himself for disappointment. But Patrick quickly finds himself surprised and charmed by Eric, and Eric, who’s had relationship problems of his own in the past, falls hard and fast for Patrick.<br><br>On the outside, Eric seems like a great guy: young and attractive with a promising job as an assistant manager at a Chicago hotel. But Eric has a dark side he and his family are hiding from Patrick. When the truth is finally revealed and Eric’s secrets are exposed, will Patrick be willing to go the distance with Eric? Or will he run as fast as he can from the new man in his life?

Baggage

Some of my colleagues and office staff came, and I got an opportunity to introduce them to Eric and him to them. My mother showed up (without Wayne) and took an immediate liking to Eric, telling me “he’d give Clayton a run for his money.” My friend and dentist, Mark Cross, came, although without his boyfriend Darren. Years before Mark and Darren got together, and before Clay and I started seeing each other, I’d tried (and failed) to hook up with Mark.


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