There’s only one problem with his plan… how to ignore his growing attraction for the devishly handsome Everett Shaw.Īnd Everett’s perpetual shadow, Agent Nash. president, Gage realizes he has the chance to give both father and son so much more. But when he discovers that the young man is actually the estranged son of a former U.S. When Reese, the young man he’s partnered with in the underground vigilante group they both work for, is injured on the job, he sees an opportunity to build on the friendship with the bitter former soldier while giving him a place to recover. But wanting two men at the same time? That’s new, even for me.Īt forty-five years old, former Navy SEAL Gage Fortier has experienced success and loss in equal measure, and while his life has taken a direction he never planned, he wouldn’t have it any other way. I learned a long time ago to live life on my terms and that sometimes you have to take that leap of faith to get what you want. Let someone else deal with the broken man. No, he’s better off following protocol and doing his job. Nor would he want him to, considering the ugly past Nash left behind to pursue his dream. And it’s not like a guy like Everett Shaw would really see him anyway. Even if something about the lonely older man draws him in, he’s not about to risk what’s left of his career for anything. Special Agent Jonathan Nash’s job is to keep the former president safe, not be his friend. Even if there weren’t, I wouldn’t risk letting anyone close… not again. My job is to protect and there are rules that have to be followed. But when his estranged son is horribly injured while saving the life of another, Everett leaves everything behind in the hopes of mending the broken relationship and helping his son heal in more ways than one. Haunted by his loss, he finds solace in his roses and evenings sitting in front of the television.

But one brutal act of violence stole that bright future away, leaving Everett struggling just to get through each day.Ī decade later finds Everett nearing the age of sixty and living a shell of a life. With plans to leave public life behind after finishing his term in office, Everett was looking forward to a quiet life with the man of his dreams at his side. Right?įormer president Everett Shaw had his whole life laid out for him from the time he was a child and he lived out every expectation to complete and utter perfection… until he met the one man who changed everything. But he’s gone and chances like that don’t come along twice in one lifetime. I finally had the chance at a perfect life when I met the man I was supposed to be with.

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