Recently divorced Zack inherits a tidy sum that enables him to move to the country. Still recovering, his interest is piqued when he meets his gorgeous neighbour, Richard, who is well-loved throughout town. Despite this, Richard doesn’t have a partner, as his medical problems discouraged potential lovers in the past from entering into something more permanent with him.<br><br>As Zack is a city boy, he’s completely unprepared for winter in a small town in the country. When a severe snowstorm takes out the power at his house, Richard invites him over to a warm, welcoming home. Cut off from the rest of the world, will the two men become more than friends and neighbours? What will happen once the roads are cleared and they’re free to go their separate ways again?

Snowed In: Zack and Richard

“What do you need right now?” Zack asks, leaning into Richard’s touch a little.


“I won’t die without it, so don’t feel obligated, but I’ve been wanting to kiss you since you knocked on my door,” Richard tells him in a slightly lust filled voice.


“I don’t feel like I have to. You haven’t been pushy or anything since I got here, and you’re just not that kind of guy. But I do want you to kiss me. I feel really connected to you, and I want to feel some kind of physical connection, too,” Zack rambles, feeling uncertain.


Chapter 7