Easy-going Sebastien divides his time between working as a cleaning technician, caring for his widowed father, and running off to the park for soccer practice. Coasting through his existence, he's convinced he doesn't have much going for him.<br><br>That isn’t what his best friend Jack thinks. Quick-witted and passionate, Jack is fascinated by art and history, but the greatest book or painting could never compare to how he feels when he's alone with Sebastien.<br><br>In the last five years, Seb and Jack have shared everything, sometimes even a bed. Yet though their chemistry is smoking hot, Sebastien keeps Jack at a safe distance. But when the two move in together to lower their living expenses, that distance gets smaller and smaller, until Sebastien and Jack are standing so close, they can't see what's right in front of their eyes ... the love of their life.

Auguries of Summer

“Hey, you.” Amadeo sat beside me and gave me a quick pat on the thigh. “How are you feeling? Are you sure you don’t want me to take you to the hospital?”


“No, I’m all right.” I turned to look at him. Amadeo was an attractive man. He had large hazel eyes that sparkled with intelligence and a pouting little mouth that gave him a childish expression. He was definitely Mediterranean. Not really my type though. “How about you?” I asked.


Amadeo stared at the street. “Quite a welcome I got, huh?” He had a bit of an accent he tried to conceal. It was pretty sexy. “My grandmother is a little upset. She’s staying at my cousin’s for the night. I’m going to try to convince her to move back to Italy with me.”


“I don’t think she’d go for that. She really loves this house.” Poor Valencia. So trusting and good. She didn’t deserve this. “You gonna go be with her tonight?”


Chapter 24