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

Nate drove the car to where the station’s asphalt met the road and stopped, even though traffic was clear. “The wild Orongorongos,” he asked, “or the airport?”


Rusty laughed, and when he spoke, he let himself slip into his rarely heard New Orleans drawl, which had been heavily influenced by his Cajun grandfather. “Well, yeah, from time to time, I like to venture over to the wild side. I’ll vote for those Orongorongos.”


Once again Nate’s eyes sparkled with his smile. “That makes it unanimous.” He took a CD from a cover with a sunburst on it—Evermore again, Follow the Sun—and slid it into the player. He switched through the tracks until he found, apparently, the song he wanted.


Chapter 19