Two men with nothing in common except friendship. One man is Darren Cameron, a cop who patrols the streets nightly. After his divorce -- because he revealed to his wife he was gay -- he gained full custody of his son, Jesse. Jesse is now twenty-one, living with his girlfriend, and trying to play matchmaker between his landlord, Malcom, and Darren. The other is Rob, a homeless war veteran living on the streets, who has adamantly resists all Darren's efforts to help him start his life over. When Rob is attacked, Darren finally has what he needs to help his friend get off the streets. Despite Rob's wariness, he moves into Darren’s home under the guise of protective custody ... much to Jesse's dismay. Can Darren and Rob handle what comes next, including their growing attraction for each other? Or will Rob ultimately reject Darren's help and return to his former life?

Lonesome Men

He didn’t hold out any hope that they would call, but it was worth trying. He was about to give up, because he was getting tired of all the ‘we’re not looking for anyone’ replies from the majority of the places he stopped at. He decided to go to the end of the block he was on, just for luck, then call it quits.


The shop on the corner had an array of pet items in the window. If nothing else, I can get Smokey something.He snickered.Not that he doesn’t have enough toys already.


Chapter 29