Wheeler Ridley is used to having men fall into his lap at a snap of his fingers. He's gorgeous, well-to-do, and absolutely clueless about commitment and what it takes to have a serious relationship. Which makes the fact that he wants such a thing with his relationship-phobic crush, Gregory Wang almost unheard of. And yet ...<br><br>Gregory runs the daycare center across the street from the gym owned by Wheeler, and he has a reputation in the tiny beach town for being the "ice queen." Although he's interested in Wheeler, Gregory refuses any overtures and leaves frustration in his wake.<br><br>When Wheeler saves the life of one of Gregory’s daycare kids, Gregory sees him in a new light. Together, they work to forge a new beginning: one man learning how to think with his heart; the other figuring out how to let the past go and let ... love.

Can't Buy His Love

Maury Landrum, Tory’s boyfriend, gaped at me in shock from where he sat on the couch. “Hold up. Did you just say Gregory Wang, the ice queen who won’t give it up to anybody in this town, invited you over to watch him paint?”


It was Saturday night and I was spending time with my friends in their home at the Misty View Motel. Maury had finally moved in with Tory a month ago. I was feeling a lot better, too. The stiffness was mostly gone, and I ached only a little now.


I scowled from where I sat in the loveseat. “I don’t see why that’s shocking, and don’t call him an ice queen.”


“Didn’t I tell you he would be the one?” Tory added as he brought beers from the kitchen to the living room. We were having a Deadwoodmarathon.


“The one to what?” I asked as I took my beer from him and nodded.


“Never you mind,” Tory replied as he sat beside Maury and placed an arm around his shoulders.


Chapter 7