A divorce lawyer with a romantic spirit. A cynical television executive who thinks commitment is for fools. They can’t fight their attraction, or their affection. Can they find a way to reconcile their vastly different needs, or will each walk away from the best thing they’ve ever had? Jordan might be a divorce lawyer, but he’s a hopeless romantic. He doesn’t see the two as incompatible, either. He’s never had a relationship last long enough to be with someone on Valentine’s Day, but he’s still hopeful he’ll find the one out there somewhere. Sam is an executive vice president at a major television network. He spends his days managing programming, much of it centered around romance, and he knows exactly how fake television romances are. His own background of rejection only cements his views on the fleeting nature of affection. They meet by chance, when Sam’s sister and best friend file for divorce. The divorce is messy, and Sam and Jordan are thrown together often enough to try to make a relationship work. When the winter holidays roll around, the difference in their expectations comes to the fore. Can Sam overcome his fear of commitment ... and rejection? Can Jordan get over his need to define their relationship? Or will they both lose the one thing in their lives that makes them happiest?

Paper Hearts

He’d love to know how Sam had been exposed to opera, and why he loved it as much as he did


Sam’s cynicism on the subject of marriage bothered him to some extent, but Jordan couldn’t exactly cast stones. He might prefer to see people end up happy, but he did make his bread and butter from the dissolution of marriage. Sam had so far been a kind and generous boyfriend. Jordan had no reason to think his issues with the institution extended so far as to involve a general distaste for commitment.


Sam kissed him when they parted ways at the subway, a deep, fiery kiss that made more than one passerby demand they get a room. He tasted incredible, and Jordan eagerly molded himself to fit Sam’s warm, muscular body. He wanted to invite Sam back to his place, but he held back. They hadn’t been together that long. This was their first real kiss, and Jordan wanted to go slow. Sam was someone special, and he deserved to be treated like someone special.


Chapter 8