Tall, intelligent and handsome, Hatch Lye is works for Ravenous, a company that tests cookbook recipes for publishing houses. At thirty-five, he’s pretty much settled in his ways.<br><br>Then unexpectedly, things change for him when he makes an afternoon coffee run. On the street corner, he meets a homeless man named Kevin Balk. They exchange smiles, a simple hello, and Hatch gives the man money. Without thinking through the consequences of his actions, Hatch invites Kevin back to his home for a meal, shower, and much-needed sleep.<br><br>What transpires between the two men over shared meals and the next few weeks of autumn? Can their different lives come together as a romance begins, and secrets of Kevin’s mysterious life are revealed?

Ravenous

Cordially, I told him, “Come back when you need to or want to. I’ll leave my door open for you.”


“Thanks for that, Hatch.” He winked and smiled, which caused saliva to form in the back of my mouth.


“You will. Channing’s not that big.” He opened the door behind him, kissed me, and squeezed me against his chest. “You’re a good man, Hatchford Lye. Don’t ever change.”


I didn’t respond to his statement. I couldn’t without crying. Instead, I watched him turn away from me and vanish outside, into the October rain, returning to his world. Gone.


Chapter 15