What better way to spend a cold winter than under the covers with a hot florist?
Coming home to Rosedale, Connecticut, to work at my mother's veterinary practice while she's busy getting ready for my sister's winter wedding was supposed to be a simple favor. But I'm surprised to find how the sleepy small town has changed the last few years. New shops have sprung up on Main Street, the arts scene is thriving, and the dusty old flower shop next door to my mom's vet's office has been transformed into a lush, green plant shop, thanks to the manager, Shay Brierley.
Shay's only been in Rosedale for a year, but he's typical of the changes in the town?young and vibrant, not to mention out and proud. He's also sassy, a total plant nerd, and sexy, with his surfer-poet man bun. He makes a denim work apron look good. When a shared late-night drink between neighbors turns into a scorching night together, it doesn't take much to persuade me to make it a regular?if secret?thing.
But when Shay wants more than sex, I admit to him I'm not out to my family. With my sister's wedding looming, sharing that part of myself seems less possible than ever. Will I survive winter's chill if I'm not honest about who I just might be falling in love with?
Winter Under the Covers is a stand-alone, secret relationship, small-town gay romance with plenty of winter heat and small-town fun.
