Jacob Baumgardner is struggling to get his nonprofit shelter for gay teens off the ground because the building needs a lot of help before it can pass inspection. Raised by his grandparents for part of his life, Jacob feels that the shelter is his chance to honor them, but someone is making things difficult. An anonymous extortionist seems determined to ruin Jacob’s late grandfather’s good name and keep the shelter from opening.<br><br>Luka Smith is struggling to find his place in the world after a traumatic event in his teen years pushed him to run. When Jacob hires him to help with repairs at the shelter, Luka falls for his new boss hard. Luka wants nothing more than to help Jacob realize his dream.<br><br>As they work together to ensure The Promise of Hope Shelter gets off the ground, their feelings for each other only grow. But will a calculating blackmailer close the shelter before it even has a chance?

The Promise of Hope Shelter

“Fuck!” Luka growled. “You have no idea what you do to me. I can barely keep my eyes on what I’m doing when I’m at the shelter. All I want to do is touch you. Kiss you. Look at you. You’re so goddamn sexy, Jacob. You drive me crazy.” He pulled him against his body.


Jacob trembled with desire as he felt Luka’s hard cock through his jeans. Jacob was just as hard and couldn’t remember wanting another man as much he wanted Luka. He wanted Luka inside him, taking him, making him his.


“I-I…feel the same,” he whispered against Luka’s chest. “I feel this…connection…with you that I have never felt before.”


Luka wrapped his arms around Jacob. “My mother told me something when I was younger and I’ve held her words close to my heart.” He tipped up Jacob’s chin with his fingers until they looked into each other’s eyes.


Jacob trembled, already knowing in his heart that what Luka was going to say would be important to both of them. “What did she say?”


Chapter 16