Sean Stirling isn’t having a good day. Hearing snide comments on a photoshoot, he storms off, not caring that he looks every inch a celebrity throwing a tantrum. Things get worse when he falls on the ice-covered street. As a car comes barreling toward him, there’s nothing he can do to prevent his fate. Luckily, Emerson Willis is there to save the day. Emerson pushes the man from the street, then gets bamboozled into accompanying the stranger to the hospital. After Emerson sees himself on television, he realizes the man he saved is a pop star. Now, Sean is smitten and eager to thank his rescuer. Emerson, whose mind is still spinning, can’t tell what to think about the sudden attention. Can the musician convince Emerson they’re made for each other? Or will Emerson dismiss it all as the passing fancy of a rich and famous man?

Double Act

“Yeah, I guess that works. There’s a coffee shop in my building on the ground floor. We can meet there, if you want.”


“I’d love to. What’s the crossroads?”


“I’m in the 461 Fifth Avenue building. It’s at—”


“Yeah, I just got off work. You’re lucky the elevator was full and I had to wait for the second one.”


Emerson almost snorted again. He wasn’t one who believed in grandiose ideas like that. Work hard and life was rewarding. Fate didn’t play into it.


“What were you even doing out in that outfit? You looked dressed for a runway.”


“I actually was ditching a photoshoot. Some stagehand was being a fucking idiot and talking about my ex-boyfriend.”


Sean made a soft gasp. “So you do know who I am?”


Heat touched Emerson’s cheeks and he was glad Sean couldn’t see him. “Actually, I googled you.”


“Just don’t believe everything you read.”


Chapter 9