Clint's new life was supposed to be simple: lay low, stay out of trouble, and forget his past that put him in witness protection. But when Joey, the charming neighbor with a heartwarming smile, helps him settle in...well, things get complicated REALLY fast. Clint hadn't planned on falling for anyone that fast, much less someone as kind and easygoing as Joey.
And then there's Dominic, the brooding owner of El Pueblito, with secrets buried under years of family loyalty. When Clint begins to uncover the truth behind Dominic's family business, old memories of the past come rushing back-- Memories that could destroy the new life he has barely begun to build.
But just as Clint's heart starts softening for both his roommate and his boss, a confession from Joey's roommate, Eric, throws him off balance. Now David finds himself trapped between following his heart and protecting his new friends. Suddenly, what was supposed to be a fresh start feels like a web with no easy way out.
With his heart torn between Joey and Dominic and his peace hanging by a thread, Clint is forced to confront the truth about loyalty, love, and the price of secrets that refuse to say buried.
Don't blush. It will just make you look sweeter...
Whack! Smack! Slap!
Xavier
That sound has always made my heart flutter.
Especially after a fateful game of truth or dare in college.
Awkward freshman, meet dreamboat senior.
Humiliating.
Except I'm not in college anymore. I'm twenty-five, and inheriting my father's candy store.
And that dreamboat is suddenly back in Denver.
He's brought his dashing smile with him from Manhattan.
Not to mention those strong hands.
For one year, he's in Denver to manage a prestigious city redevelopment project.
The kind of big budget thing they throw galas for.
The kind of project that just might steamroll a little candy shop like mine.
But when it comes to Dominick, it's not only my shop that's in trouble.
If there is one man who can make me confess my desires, it's him.
Desires I never thought I could speak, let alone feel...
Desires that beat in my heart for him, whether I'm prepared to admit it or not.
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