Kinley Island Novel: Break Free

Caleb:

Alone is where I excel. I have mastered the art of isolation: clock in at Luna’s Diner, clock out, and avoid dates at all costs.

Then Beck strolled into my diner, the epitome of a hot, single dad -- tall, bearded, and with the kindest eyes this side of the Rockies. My guard came down for the first time in years.

He is straight, but soon he wants to be close to me. I had forgotten how good it could feel. But I don’t have space in my life for a crush, let alone a relationship. My past shattered me, and I am just starting to piece myself back together.

I won’t let myself fall for him. Even though he’s the only person I’ve been comfortable with in years. Even though he wants me on those lonely nights. Even though his touch makes me ache.

Beck:

Since moving to Kinley Island, I’ve been living in obscurity. Divorced and single for the first time in fifteen years, my days have been as dull and routine as the rainy weather outside.

Then one late night at my regular diner, everything changed. The mysterious, tattooed man behind the counter opened up to me, flirted with me, and I flirted back. I’ve never been into men, but I can’t keep my eyes off Caleb -- he’s beautiful, intense, and broken, and now I feel a desperate urge to fix him.

But then I received an unexpected phone call: my sixteen-year-old daughter is coming to stay with me for the summer. After living like a bachelor all year, I have no clue how to be a single parent. Caleb offers to help me, and of course I say yes.

But now I’m starting to feel addicted to him. His body. His lips. His touch. Is it possible to like a friend too much?

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