As heir to Donahue Incorporated, Hunter Donahue had everything -- looks, rich parents, cute boyfriend, you name it ... before he lost it in an accident that left his face scarred and his boyfriend dead. With his life shattered, he retreats from society and hides away from the rest of the world.<br><br>Until he meets Dr. Evan Saxton, a cosmetic surgeon, who looks so much like Hunter’s late boyfriend. In the past, Hunter’s always refused corrective surgery, but now he wants a reason to see Evan more closely, and one way to do that is by asking the doctor to operate on his scarred face.<br><br>Has Hunter finally found someone new? Or will the procedure open up old wounds that haven’t completely healed?

Nip and Tuck

“I’m sorry,” Evan said, and he added, sotto voce, to Hunter’s father while his eyes never left Hunter, “I’m quite taken by your son’s dimples.”


Hunter laughed out loud at that, purposely making his dimples look even more pronounced. His mind went back to the previous night when they were entangled with each other in his bed. Evan had cupped his face, his former badside, and Hunter had suddenly been attacked by insecurity, something that would not have happened to the old Hunter Donahue before the accident.


“Would you still be here with me if my face was all mangled like it was before?” he’d asked.


Evan had kissed him softly and thumbed his lower lip.


Chapter 8