The only thing worse than having a hot neighbor you’re too intimidated to talk to is accidentally hitting his cat with your car. Felix Lane was perfectly content to spend the rest of his days with Sunny, his canary life companion, in their quiet little corner of the suburbs. But then Kirk Shoo with his unusual eyes moved in across the street, and Felix’s carefully constructed life is starting to unravel. When your every bad-boy fantasy lingers at the mailbox, stands too close and smells too damn good, what’s an under-appreciated administrative assistant to do? Besides sneak out the backdoor to go to work? But when Kirk’s cat runs out in front of Felix on his way home, he has no choice but to face the music and his dream man. Unless ... What starts as a tragic accident turns into something far more bizarre. And when Felix’s backyard begins to look like a pet cemetery, he has no choice but to come clean. That is, if he can manage to find his sexy neighbor at all.

Nine Stones

“You shouldn’t rely on what Mrs. Henderson says.”


“Worry not, love.” Kirk kissed him again, and Felix reached out to cup him. Kirk grabbed his hand before he could, though. “It’ll keep.” He winked. “We should check out what the noise was about.”


“You don’t want…” The uncertainty flooding Felix’s mind wasn’t pleasant.


“Oh, I want, I want all night long for the rest of my life, but I also don’t want to rush or be interrupted.”


Oh…Felix gave him a shy smile and buttoned his jeans. Kirk watched his every move. “You have no idea how much I want you, Felix, I’ve wanted you since the moment I first saw you. Every morning I stand by my mailbox hoping to get a glimpse of you. I tried being forward, I tried being flirty, I tried giving you space, I tried everything I could think of, but you always ran away from me.”


Kirk tilted his head to the side. “Don’t lie to me, babe.”


Felix rolled his eyes. “You make me nervous, okay.”


Chapter 23