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

Throughout dinner, he seduced me with his charm, smooth smile, and aquamarine eyes. I told myself I wouldn’t fall in bed with him again, under his sweet allure, but knew of my preexisting failure in that department. Falling into his good looks, I became unconditionally wooed by the man again: his soft voice, constant connection of his eyes locked to mine when he spoke, and upturned smile.


“Do you think I could sleep at your place tonight?” he asked, finished with his meal.


I nodded. Of course, he could. Didn’t I secretly want him to? “In the spare room. It’s always there for you when you need it.”


He grinned, winked at me, and bulls-eyed his point. “What are my chances of sleeping in your bed, next to you, Hatch?”


Drawn to him and having felt powerless in his company, I thought, Eleven to two. Maybe even higher, but replied with,“We’ll see what happens, Kevin.”


Chapter 19