Funeral home owner and undertaker Dual Hood knows a good thing when he sees it, so when Charlie Soder applies for the job of embalmer, he snatches up the young man in a heartbeat. Charlie, fresh-faced and just out of college, also knows a good thing when he sees it, and immediately sets his sights on his new sexy boss.<br><br>It doesn’t take long for sparks to fly and romance to blossom. But Dual worries what folks in his small Mississippi town will say, and whether his family-owned business will suffer if word goes round about his new love interest. He isn’t at all certain he has the courage to do the right thing and grab love before it slips through his fingers.

The Undertaker's Secret

“I love you,” I said. “I love you more than anything, more than anyone—my head is crazy inside. I’m either going to have to love you or just go mad. There doesn’t seem to be any in-between.”


“I love you, too. Why don’t we go shopping?”


“I need to do something first,” I said.


He did not protest when I pushed my lips against his. There were windows in my office and anyone standing outside could have seen us—but I did not care. He put his arms around me, pulled me to himself, rubbed his hardness against my own.


“Do we have time to run upstairs to your bedroom for a minute?” he asked, pulling away.


Chapter 31