From the farms of Tennessee, Beau Watkins had it all in high school: the cute girl, the popular jock lifestyle, a loving family. As a rising freshman at an out-of-state college, he's determined to find out who he really is behind the fake it 'til you make it attitude. He joins Rainbow Connection, the gay student alliance, hoping to find himself. Instead, he meets Vin Reyes. Raised by his grandparents and the heir to a prosperous company, Vin has been out of the closet since he figured out what that meant. He has it all: fashionable clothing, fancy cars, huge houses, and a real party lifestyle, even a bodyguard. Most of all, he has a secret. Uncomfortable with Vin's generosity, Beau fights his growing attraction for the president of Rainbow Connection, instead chasing a series of shallow affairs. Vin's never been denied anything he wants, though, and now he wants Beau. But it isn’t until an old rival puts Beau in the hospital that Vin realizes Beau means more to him than a simple affair. Can the two of them bridge the gap between their worlds and roll with the all the punches life throws at them?

On a Roll

“Goddamn it, are you trying to send me to an early grave? Because I assure you, you’re not in my will.” Vin stuck his finger in his ear, shaking it around to recover his hearing.


“You have turned into such a wet blanket recently,” Ann-Marie said. She straightened the crown of laurel leaves on his head. “What’s eating you?”


“Nothing. No one. Why are you so nosy?” He glared at her, fully recognizing that he was acting like an ass—who’d pissed in his Wheaties?—and not being able to stop.


“Boy trouble,” Shan said, coming up on his other side. The two of them were dressed in matching costumes, some pop-culture reference that sailed completely over his head and he resented the temptation to ask them to explain. So he didn’t.


Ann-Marie leaned forward, nodded. “Definitely boy trouble. Question is, which boy?”


Chapter 26