Forty-year-old Zachariah Taylor owns a successful bar, Zach's Bar and Grill, in the quiet town of Riverside Falls and loves the life he's built for himself. But as his siblings move on and find their forever partners in life, he's starting to feel less and less needed—not to mention old. Suddenly, he's finding it even harder to ignore the younger man who has pursued him for years, but the twelve years separating them is something Zach can't seem to overlook.



Twenty-eight-year-old Drew Belford has been in love with the stubborn Zach Taylor for seven years. Drew, however, is just as strong-minded and refuses to let Zach use their age difference as an excuse to disregard the attraction burning between them.



When Drew begins to get unsettling messages from an unknown person, Zach feels helpless in a way he's never felt before. The thought of anyone hurting Drew unleashes years' worth of pent-up desire Zach has had for the younger man. Is his thirst for Drew enough to protect him from the danger lurking in the shadows, or will the threat of the unknown be enough to douse the spark of love between them—and silence Drew forever?



Contains mature themes.