Kiwi Nathaniel Dunn is in a fighting mood, but how does a man fight Wellington’s famous fog? In the last year, Nate’s lost his longtime lover to boredom and his ten-year job to the economy. Now he’s found a golden opportunity for employment where he can even use his artistic talent, but to get the job, he has to get to Christchurch today. Heavy fog means no flight, and the ticket agent is ignoring him to fawn over a beautiful but annoying, overly polite American man.<br><br>Rusty Beaumont can deal with a canceled flight, but the pushy Kiwi at the ticket counter is making it difficult for him to stay cool. The guy rubs him all the wrong ways despite his sexy working-man look, which Rusty notices even though he’s not looking for a man to replace the fiancé who died two years ago. Yet when they’re forced to share a table at the crowded airport café, Nate reveals the kind heart behind his grumpy fa?ade. An earthquake, sex in the bush, and visits from Nate’s belligerent ex turn a day of sightseeing into a slippery slope that just might land them in love.

Sunset at Pencarrow

As he put the CD cover back on the console, Rusty glanced at Nate and asked, “New Zealand group?” He’d had to speak up a little to be heard over the music, but Nate jumped. Rusty hadn’t thought he’d been thatloud.


When Nate responded, he looked and sounded like Mr. Grumpy again. “Yeah.”


Guess conversation is not on the agenda, Rusty thought. He was beginning to wish he had turned down Nate’s offer to put him up for the night. But before the sorrowful song ended, Nate reached over and clicked it off. Rusty could have sworn he saw the man roll his eyes, but he decided it would be best if he didn’t even try to interpret that.


“What kind of food for dinner?” Nate asked, speaking barely loud enough to be heard over road noise.


Chapter 8