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

“Um, actually I had my eye on something else, but I have a question first. What is kumara?”


The waitress smiled. “Oh, it’s like what you Americans call a sweet potato. We love them here.”


“Ah! That smoked chicken breast with kumara sounds delicious, then. I’ll have that.” Rusty closed the menu and handed the menu back to her. “Thanks.”


“Would you gentlemen like to order a drink while you wait for your dinner?”


“I’ll have an orange juice,” Nate said. He wanted to keep a clear head for the rest of the evening, rather than a repeat of the fuzzy one he’d woken with that morning after the wine they’d drunk the night before.


“Water for me, please, with maybe a slice of lemon?” Rusty waited for the waitress to leave before continuing. “It’s really nice here. I love the view.”


Chapter 44