Actor Alex Lockhart’s career is in a good place. The roles are coming in, the work is steady, and everything is falling into place. Even his sex life, since Alex finally hooked up with another hot actor, Spencer Johns, and Spencer pushes every one of Alex’s buttons. Then, just when Alex is on the verge of landing an exciting role, he learns the part went to Spencer. And Spencer didn’t even bother to mention he was up for the part. Feeling furious and betrayed, with one punch Alex takes their sudden feud public. Hollywood is abuzz with their rivalry. When a chance at a great independent movie comes up, Alex can’t turn down the role, even if Spencer is also slated to be in it. Beneath his outward hate and loathing for Spencer simmers hurt and a desperate want Alex can’t seem to quell. But as he tries to hold onto the hurt and anger, Alex learns Spencer isn’t quite what he thought. Can burning desire and want be enough to put out the flames of Alex’s rage?

Something Like Want

However, I didn’t know much about Lena Marcus, but I’d actually worked with Melora Young about five years ago on a romcom that had been a huge box-office success. She’d played the leading lady; I had been her love interest’s best friend.


And of course there was Spencer. But I wasn’t going to dwell on him.


I pushed him from my mind and started making plans. I’d have to get on a plane in less than three weeks. I did a little research, just because I was interested, and found it was better and closer to fly into Bellingham, Washington and then drive the hour to Oak Harbor.


Chapter 5