Mark Landing has a very difficult job to carry out within the next week. As the leader of Plimpton’s Neighborhood Hero Award Committee (NHAC), Mark must obtain a vote from ten NHAC members to determine which of three candidates will land the monetary award.<br><br>While interviewing each candidate, Mark finds one of them, bar owner and part-time roofer Cane Mercer, steamy-attractive. Not only is Cane handsome and easy to talk to, he’s a hero. He rescued three children from an accidental house fire a few months earlier. Hero or not, Cane flirts openly with Mark.<br><br>There’s one little problem, though. Anyone who knows Mark knows he’s Mr. Clueless when it comes to picking up men, dating, and falling in love. Will he end up with the hot and steamy roofer/bar owner, or will he forever be single and Mr. Clueless?

Mr. Clueless

I watched her lift an eyebrow as if an idea had just popped into her head, and she held up an index finger.


“I may buy one of those hunky men for an hour or two, if you know what I mean. A blond jock with lots of muscles and many skills in the bedroom. Ten thousand dollars should buy me someone nice to look at and use for a week. What do you think?”


Speechless, I simply stared at her, lost in a vat of upsetting thoughts, disbelieving what she had just said to me. Then I accidentally blurted, “Let me get this clear. You want to pay a hustler for sex, after being recognized as a neighborhood hero?”


“I prefer the term gigolo. But you can call him whatever you want.” She winked at me. “Every woman in the military needs to be satisfied inside and outside the bedroom, Mr. Landing. You should know that.”


Chapter 5