Running a world-class optics lab doesn't leave Connor Morrison much time for a personal life, but he's happy with his nose buried in his research until brilliant young student Wes Martin catches his attention. What begins as a simple one-night stand becomes more complicated as feelings enter the mix and Connor discovers that Wes has been selling himself to pay for school. And that's not even the worst secret Wes has been keeping.
When Connor rescues Wes from an abusive john, their feelings for each other become too strong to deny. Fast-forward eighteen months, and wedding bells are on the horizon…until an ethics complaint threatens Connor's job and Wes's graduate studies. Worse, Connor's still haunted by memories of Wes's brutal assault, and he can't let go of the need to protect Wes from anything life might throw at him.
But Wes has had enough. Between the ethics complaint and Connor's overprotectiveness, he's already beginning to question their plans. Add in a family ashamed of and angered by his choices, and Wes might just leave Connor standing at the altar.
