When He Plays — J. Hali Steele

I painted with love until she died. I never expected to meet him.Weston Tucker overhears a young man lament finding adequate living space or having to return to his father's home. Perfectly manicured fingers pulled out a credit card few can name on sight alone. Young, far too handsome, Wes thinks to knock the spoiled brat, whose family name he recognizes, down a peg or two. With paint stained fingers, he proffers his card offering a room in return for having the inside of his home painted.He's crotchety, mean, disdainful. He smells damn good, he's delicate, gentle, and oh so very nasty!Hunter Gold's job as an escort for Brief Knights has to end or his father threatens to cut him off. At the same time, his roommate leaves Hunt in a fix for housing. A few more escort assignments are booked but he takes on a job painting for a recluse to have a place to live and a small salary until he can straighten things out. Hunt never dreamed of becoming enamored of the enigmatic loner he worked for.A young escort, a painter with a secret, and sex in the pantry. Paint gets everywhere!A standalone MM/May-December Romance, with an HEA, and no cliffhanger. Includes lingerie fetish, angry sex, and explicit sexual language with cursing!