The Carpenter's Apprentice

The Carpenter's Apprentice

<b><i>A summer job that changed his life.</i></b><br /> <br />Ethan was more <i>shy computer nerd</i> than <i>skilled & studly handyman</i> when Jake took him as his apprentice, but a few years under the manly carpenter has this late bloomer about to blossom and show his true colors.<br /> <br />Ethan's on-again, off-again girlfriend isn't crazy about his career, and she's made big plans to move half-way across the country. She wants Ethan to come with her ... but only if he agrees to leave carpentry behind and go back to school.<br /> <br />Ethan's head is reeling with questions and doubts. He <i>loves</i> spending time with Jake -- and the thought of giving that up makes him sick to his stomach. Can Ethan pry himself away from Jake for a relationship that's not built on a solid foundation? Will he discover <i>another</i> reason why he finds Jake so magnetic?<br /> <br /><b><i>Still waters run deep.</i></b><br /> <br />Jake found out too late that he was actually into guys. Tough luck for him -- between raising his daughter and running his own business, he's got his hands full. Love will just have to wait. Not that he has any idea where to find it in the first place ...<br /> <br />He knows his crush on his apprentice Ethan is totally inappropriate, not to mention hopeless and <i>stupid</i>. Sure, Ethan's a cutie -- but he's also <b>totally straight!</b> Hell, he's got a girlfriend that he's willing to move half-way across the country for!<br /> <br />But when Ethan and his girlfriend unexpectedly run into some problems and split up, Jake invites the younger apprentice out to his country home for some "guy time" ... and sparks fly. Did Jake just do something incredibly unprofessional -- or could Ethan actually be <b>curious</b> about getting with another guy?<br /> <br />***<br /> <br /><i>The Carpenter's Apprentice is a 65,000+ word stand-alone romance with a HEA! Narrated in dual first-person POV. No cliffhangers or cheating. Steamy MM scenes are depicted. Light MF elements depicted. </i>