I've had a very bad day and could really use a hug. Male ISO male for platonic but affectionate sleepover. No nookie or commitments. I don't want to talk about it, just hold me all night and tell me it's going to be okay. When my grad school application to join the Raintree Arctic Expedition gets unexpectedly denied, I know exactly who to blame. Professor River Henry has always had it out for me. For some reason, he holds me to a higher standard than everyone else in the evolutionary biology department which means he probably failed to recommend me for the research expedition and he's most likely going to give my final exam a big, fat F.All I want to do is drown my sorrows in some platonic cuddles and pretend I haven't hit rock bottom before my scientific career has even had a chance to get off the ground. But when Professor Henry is the one standing on the other side of the hotel room door in response to my add for comfort, I suddenly realize...

It is utter madness for a valet to fall in love with one's boss. But when that boss is Ignatius Corbridge–my handsome, secretly-lonely, utterly-wonderful Iggy–one really can't help it. For decades, I've stood by his side, fulfilling my role as his right-hand man, his mentor, his friend. I've pressed his suits, arranged his travel, and witnessed a thousand walks of shame as he scratched itch after itch with elite playboys around the globe. Each day, it killed me just a little bit more. So I did what needed to be done for both of us: I quit. More than that, I took myself on a sightseeing adventure halfway around the globe to put some distance between us. But when I board the sleeper car on the luxury African safari train, the first sight that greets me is the man I left behind. Iggy wants me back... And from the heated look in his eyes, it's apparent he...