Nickie Jamison

Raleigh lives a quiet life, working his steady job as a mechanic at Baker’s Towing & Repair in a small back-woods Southern town, never imagining that there could be more. Then he meets his boss’s nephew, Harry Dawson -- the straight-talking, no bullshit, sexy surfer-boy who’s come to work a summer job before returning to college in the fall.<br><br>Dawson encourages Raleigh to pursue his lifelong passion for designing cars, but Raleigh has his reservations. Will love be enough to push Raleigh out of his comfort zone and give him the courage to turn his dreams into a reality?

Shift

“They got good French fries.” Raleigh didn’t need to look at the menu. The diner was right across the street from Calvin’s shop and Raleigh ate at Jimmy’s almost daily. He had the menu memorized and that was a handy skill because he couldn’t take his eyes off Dawson. Raleigh studied Dawson’s magnificent features, noticing different small details like the light dusting of freckles under Dawson’s left eye and the dimple in his right cheek whenever he smiled.


“Hey, Raleigh, who’s your friend?” Chloe Wilkes sidled up to the table.


Chapter 3