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

Damn it. Why did he feel as though he was exorcising memories of the guy all the time? It wasn’t as though Rusty was the first guy he’d dated since Glenn. Actually, he would have been, but they weren’t dating, so he wasn’t.


He heard the sounds of a violin being tuned and turned to see an older woman tucking her instrument under her arm while talking to the manager.


“They have live music here?” Rusty asked. “Kind of romantic.” He sounded impressed.


“Must be a new thing,” Nate said. “I didn’t know about it.” The last thing he wanted was for Rusty to think Nate had arranged to serenade him or some such. Memories of some chick flick Amy had made him watch a few weeks ago replayed in his mind, and he groaned aloud.


“You don’t like music with dinner?” Rusty frowned. “Given how you have your car stereo on all the time, that surprises me. Maybe it’s strings you don’t like.”


Chapter 45