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

Dario might have remained motionless, breathing hard, staring like he was trying to burn a hole into the top of Shawn’s head, but the need to touch him back finally spurred him to move. He ran his fingers through Shawn’s hair, stroking him lightly, testing his reaction. Shawn glanced up once, but his attention remained on Dario’s shaft. He cupped the side of his face, caressing the whisker covered cheek, delighted by the rough texture against his thumb.


His exploration came to a sudden stop when Shawn closed his lips around Dario’s crown, sucking it into his mouth. Dario’s knees nearly buckled, his muscles turning weak, and he might have fallen except for Shawn’s hands, still spanning Dario’s hips, holding him against the counter


Chapter 14