DeVore lost the love of his life ten years ago, left his seven-figure career with a huge financial firm, and became a recluse. He now indulges a hobby of photography which has become his new vocation. At one of the few social functions he attends, he meets an amazing young man. Can he find new life and new love? The game of hearts is always risky, but what if a part of your first love now lives in another body?<br><br>Tim was a preemie and always frail. Later, an organ transplant was the only thing that could save him. Now grown, he still struggles to break restrictive family ties and find a purpose. It’s a thrill to meet the charismatic DeVore, an idol whose powerful photographs move many. But is this attraction his own, or coming from the stranger’s heart now beating in his chest?

A Game of Hearts

The tantalizing smell of fresh coffee wafted past Tim’s nose. He came awake at once, stretched, and pried his eyes open to seek the source of the aroma. There, on the bedside table. Coffee in bed—a decadent luxury he never enjoyed even at home. For one, his mother didn’t like him to drink coffee, so if he’d asked one of the household staff to bring him a cup, war would have been declared.


So where was he? He wiggled backward enough to lean against the headboard, snagged the man-sized mug, and then let his gaze roam the unfamiliar room. It took him only a few seconds to clear the disorientation and realize he was in New Mexico, in DeVore Weyrick’s mysterious, hidden home. It was an OMG moment to recognize this. Then the fact he was one privileged character began to soak in.


Chapter 11