When forty-year-old Chicago podiatrist Matthew Pepper is approached in a bar by college student Ryan Meade, he figures hooking up with the handsome twenty-one-year-old might be just what he needs to help him get over his recent breakup.<br><br>But the hookup doesn’t go as planned and Matthew writes the evening off as a failed one-night-stand. Ryan, however, views things differently. To him, a failed hookup is nothing more than an opportunity to try again.<br><br>Ryan pursues Matthew, not just because he wants to be with the man, but because he wants something ... and he’s determined to get it. Will Matthew find out Ryan isn’t as transparent as he claims to be? Does Lyin’ Ryan live up to his nickname?

Lyin' Ryan

“And then what?” I asked quietly, trying to regain control of the situation and of myself. “You get drunk and call me in the middle of the night crying? No, thanks. Your ass isn’t worth the stress.”


“There won’t be any crying this time if you let me spend the night.”


“Forget it. You’re delusional if you think you’re coming home with me again, and you’re truly insane if you think I’d let you stay the night.”


“You talk a good game, Dr. P., but I know you want what I’m offering, so unless you want an ugly scene out here on the street or in the lobby of your building, I suggest we continue this conversation behind closed doors.”


“No.” He pressed against me and I could feel his erection against my own. Ryan’s mouth was so close to my ear that I could also feel his lips brush against my skin as he spoke. “I just want you to take me seriously.”


Chapter 13