After model and actor Mason Adams nearly died from a drug overdose and served time in rehab, his agent is convinced the quiet life is the perfect way to get his life and career back on track. So Mason rents a beach house for the summer in a seaside town to get away from his fast-paced, partying lifestyle in Los Angeles.<br><br>Mason, however, isn't sure the sedate life is for him -- until he meets his neighbor, crime fiction author John Harding. Forced to retire from the fire department after a career-ending injury, John has found a new life in a modest beach house as a best-selling novelist. Life is good, but quiet and not exactly exciting, until Mason comes to stay next door.<br><br>Unable to resist, they begin an affair. Once the summer ends, Mason knows he'll return to LA ... and he'll have to leave the man who has stolen his heart.

The Beach House

“Yeah, something like that. Well, thanks for letting me say hello to your dog. She’s really sweet. I’m sure I’ll be seeing you around.”


“The whole summer.” Mason went to the stairs and descended. “Thanks again, John. It was nice meeting you.”


John watched as Mason headed over to the path that would take him down a short hill that eventually led to Embarcadero Street. Mason was too beautiful for his own good. And definitely too beautiful for John’s.


He turned back to Mandy, who looked at him expectantly. “Ready for dinner, huh? Okay. It’s probably time to start mine anyway.”


John headed back into the house, dismissing the good-looking renter from his thoughts. He had to think about his novel and how to stage a murder. Definitely time to think about that and not hot young hunks.


Chapter 5