Determinedly straight. Or so he keeps telling himself. His small conference business is doing okay and, even though he looks after his ailing father, he loves living in the countryside and life is good. Sort of. But the arrival of old college friend, David Fenchurch, who’s just come out on the distinctly camp side of camp, together with Lucy Reid, his father’s sexy new physiotherapist, sets Jamie on a path he’d never dreamed of taking.On top of all that, the unexpected return of long-lost family friend, Robert Trevelyan, himself openly gay, means that Jamie can no longer ignore the past he’s kept hidden for six years. When Robert and David get together, Jamie’s feelings begin to surface in surprising ways. Who, amongst the crowd of people set to blow his life apart, will make it onto his fantasy hit list? And in the midst of Jamie’s own emotional battlefield, how can he keep things together at all?

    With Dixie fed up and the ranch coming between her and Josh, he puts out the word among his rancher friends that he’s looking for a hand. Tucker Lee is all washed up. After a bull threw him and broke both his legs, depriving him of the last buckle he needed for his collection, he knew his rodeo days were over. Now he’s penniless, and a past conquest needs a ranch hand. Trouble is, Tucker has no idea if he’ll be welcome. Still, he has to try. Dixie could never turn away a friend in need. But her husband has no idea she and Tucker were lovers, which makes for a lot of tension. And Josh is acting weird too. The secrets all three are keeping might be hot enough to send the barn up in flames, but they might get burned too. Who will strike the first match?

    With instructions to choose healthier meals, and get some exercise, he makes efforts to change things for the better. Sam joins his local gym, and discovers exercise isn’t as bad as he’d feared—especially when he meets gorgeous gym trainer, Luke Walker. Luke’s not only good to look at, but he’s friendly and helpful with it. When Luke smiles at him, Sam knows it’s just his job to be nice, but in his dreams it means something more. Sam’s confidence is at an all-time low, with his ballooning weight, following a failed relationship, and he’s certain Luke would never look twice at him in reality. But when he discovers Luke has been hurt, too, by an uncaring ex, and has similar insecurities, Sam realizes there might be hope for him after all.