From the moment he finds The Naked Remedy, Noah Booker is enthralled. Not only because the blog owner is gorgeous or that the nude photos are hot, but because Fisher uses his platform to face his fears about a crippling accident, as well as the aftermath of putting his life back together.<br><br>Noah isn’t brave. He copes with his shyness by staying in his comfort zone. At twenty-six, he still hasn't come out or left his conservative hometown. Finding the blog offers a beacon, but when he summons the nerve to comment, he never expects Fisher to respond.<br><br>The two men strike a friendship. Sparks fly, but dating isn't easy. Noah lives in California, and Fisher's in Florida. But making it work takes more than coordinating schedules. It means taking risks. For Fisher, though, Noah will try. Because if he's learned anything, it's that change only happens one step at a time.

The Naked Remedy

I’d seen him make the offer to other commenters along the way, as well as remind people in his posts that anyone who wanted to talk to him just had to use the form on the site, but having him extend the same offer to me felt bigger, more significant than those other insistences. I know it was because of the crush I was harboring. I wasn’t so blinded not to see that. But that didn’t change how it felt, or how close to tears I got at the thought of someone out there who I could say anything to.


It had been a very long day, and I was too tired not to have all my emotions so close to the surface.


Thanks. I’ll remember that the next time the road catches me out.


Though there was no reason for him to come back, I kept my laptop out just in case. Sleep didn’t seem so important anymore. Besides, my fantasies about how further contact might play out were more interesting than any dream could be.


Chapter 7