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

“He must have done something pretty serious.” Lucas said it like a statement, not as though he was fishing for information. But weirdly enough, I felt like I should tell him something.


I didn’t know him well enough to know how he’d react to the truth. Considering how close he was with Dan, who was in a relationship with Vincent, I figured he wouldn’t have too big a problem with the homosexual aspect. But I hadn’t said it out loud to anyone except my sister, and to do so now made me wary. Since in the end he wasn’t really asking, all I said was “Yeah.”


A beat of silence and then he blew out a breath. “That sucks.”


His matter-of-fact delivery surprised a small laugh out of me. I shook my head in amusement. “Yeah, it does.”


“Keep doing the best you can.” Lucas gave me a smile and stood. He brushed off his jeans, then clapped me on the shoulder good-naturedly, turned, and headed off back down the beach toward the house.


Chapter 15