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

My heart sunk to my knees, and thick ribbons of confusion circled my head. “This can’t be,” escaped my mouth. “None of this is true.”


Michael slid his phone away and rubbed my back with one palm. “It’s the truth, Hatch. The homeless guy you’re sleeping with is playing a game of science with you. Before you know it, you’ll be Case Study Number Seven in his newly written paper or article. He’s not the guy you think he is. Kevin has lied to you since the first time you picked him off the…met him.”


“It can’t be,” I said, shaking my head. “You’re mistaken. You’re confusing him with someone else.”


“But it is. I wouldn’t lie to you, Hatch. You’re my best friend. Kevin isn’t who you think he is. Honestly, you really don’t know the man you’ve been sleeping with at all.”


Chapter 22