At thirty-six, Ian feels done with the world. When a night at a bar goes as poorly as expected, he wants only to return home to be miserable in peace. Instead, he encounters Jordan. Hot, young, and interested, Jordan is everything Ian's ever wanted and nothing he believes himself capable of actually obtaining.<br><br>Jordan has enough going on in his life trying to scrape together a living for himself and his autistic son. When he meets Ian, all he wants is a brief, erotic moment and nothing else.<br><br>But fate throws them together again and again, and Ian finds himself determined to do whatever it takes to give their story a happy ending -- no matter what secrets Jordan's past has waiting for him.

Sonata

It hurt that he was gone. It hurt that he wasn’t a part of Ian’s life. Almost as much as it hurt to be without—


“They’re about to start,” a gentle voice cut the thought off before it could go any further. “Can I help you find a seat?”


Ian turned towards the woman and began to dig in his jacket. “I have an invitation…”


She ignored the movement and stuck her hand out with a wide smile. “So glad you could join us. I’m Mrs. Kamada, the principal here at Lakeland.”


Ian fumbled his hand out and reached for hers instead. “Pleasure. I’m Ian James. I’m not…I mean, I don’t have…”


“You’re here for Cole,” she said warmly. “His mother asked me to watch for you. She said you’d be the well-dressed, good-looking gentleman that had no clue what to do or where to go.” She released his hand and tilted her head. “She was right.”


Chapter 46