Dario Russo grew up on the road. The son of itinerant workers in California, he had no friends, no stability, and no concept of a normal life. Until the age of sixteen, when he meets Reverend Waters’ son, Billy Ray. The relationship is short lived, but it haunts Dario for the next thirty years. At the age of forty-six, he has the opportunity to return to Crows Landing, California, and the chance to track down the man who had meant so much to him.<br><br>But what he finds in Crows Landing is the last thing he expects. So wrapped up in his hopes for a second chance, he almost misses the very real interest from a local, Shawn Pederson. Shawn might not have the past working in his favor, but he’s willing to offer the future Dario always wanted.

Son of a Preacher Man

Shawn changed angles, deepening the kiss with the scrape of whiskers and the stab of his tongue. The heat engulfed Dario and threatened to consume him, just from the power of desire come to fruition. He leaned against the edge of the counter to borrow from its strength, but Shawn added to it by sliding his grip farther around his body, finding the taut flesh of his ass and cupping it instead.


Chapter 13