Serge Zumpano is obsessed with René Glass, owner of Crumbs Together, the local bakery and patisserie. Not only is the man gorgeous, but his pastries are so good, they make Serge weak in the knees. Put both together, and he's a gonner. Serge knows he has it bad when just tasting a cinnamon roll has him sporting, er ... well. But, as addicted as he is to the man's decadent creations, Serge doesn't see himself as good enough for someone like René, famous the world over and completely out of his league.<br><br>René won't let that stop him, however, because he has his eye on Serge, too. Step one: get Serge to build him a second shop. Step two: get the man to come over to his house. Step three: seduce him with pastry. Naturally, it's not that simple. But Serge is René's obsession, and he won’t let him get away.

Crumbs Together

He watched me for a few seconds before replying, “They’re good people. Appearances mean nothing to them. I’ve known every one of them since college. There’s nothing we wouldn’t do for each other. Some of them are even ex-boyfriends, and we still hang out. Weird, huh?”


Way to make your sexuality clear, buddy.“Nah. It’s good to have people in your corner. ‘Bye.” I turned the truck around and headed down the driveway, briefly glancing at the rearview mirror to see René still standing where I’d left him.


I told myself that the cold pizza leftovers in the fridge at the cabin were what I deserved. I had no business ingratiating myself with René. Nothing good could come from it. Better to admire from afar.


Chapter 4