Like I Needed

A single night together is not supposed to become anything more, yet that is how Jamie Stone's story begins. Wealthy, good-looking and restless, Jamie has spent years drifting from one party to the next, and the glamour of that lifestyle has faded for him. On a late-night impulse, he leaves London for Heather Bay, a small seaside town, and almost at once suspects he has made a poor choice.

Heather Bay lacks the nightlife of Ibiza, but it does have Will. Will is a farmer pulled in too many directions, with work filling every hour and little space left for anything else. He has no patience for the London party boy who keeps showing up in his bed. Even so, Will finds himself unable to stay away, while the demands of the farm press ever harder on him. Jamie's stay has a deadline, and the hectic lambing season is closing in fast. Both men must look past their own worries and loosen their grip on old fears, and in doing so they may discover something they didn't know they were missing.

Like I Needed is a contemporary gay romance that moves from casual hook-ups toward a deeper relationship, blending heat with tenderness. Its ingredients include a city man with a hedonistic reputation, a weary farmer who needs a break, snow that seems never to end, a circle of friends with no limits, a memorably bad batch of scrambled eggs, and the striking landscape of the Yorkshire moors.

This is the third book in the Heather Bay series. It can be read on its own, but it is best enjoyed alongside the earlier books.