Hot Response by Stacey, Shannon

Thanks to an abusive father and a string of bad relationships, Riley McCage

learned the hard way that people are not kind without a reason. Now, after landing a job

at popular gay bar Pot O Gold, Riley is on the right track—until the night Boxer finds

him drunk and drugged in the back room of an exclusive sex party. Donald “Boxer” Boxwood

wasn’t looking for anything beyond some casual kink until he peeled Riley off the floor

and gave him a safe place to stay. But there’s something compelling about the guy

crashing on his couch, and the two forge an instant friendship that eases into

unmistakable attraction. Despite Riley’s hesitancy, Boxer knows one thing to be true: he

needs Riley in his life. Riley risked everything to run away and build a new life for

himself, and his secrets aren’t something he’d ever wish upon his kind, gentle new

friend. But when the past comes to call, he’ll have no choice but to put his trust in

Boxer...and believe people can change enough to deserve a second

chance.