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    Whilst on secondment in London, Alex joins The Fox Den, a boxing gym that just so happens to be run by none other than Henry Fox. In between learning how to jab, uppercut and throw a right hook, his desire for Henry simmers beneath the surface until quite suddenly he finds himself on the receiving end of a one-on-one below the belt masterclass from the instructor himself. Enter: a friends-with-benefits agreement and defilement of every corner of the gym. Feelings are out of the question … until they’re not.

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    09 Dec 2025

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    “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were trying to sully my honor there, cowboy…” Henry reaches one hand up, letting his middle finger trace his cheekbone. “…Steal my virtue, even.” His tone is as teasing and as flirtatious as he thinks he can manage.

    He’s taking a page out of his romance novel, his confidence coming back to him in an unpredictable wave. That’s how it seems to operate, ebbing and flowing against Henry’s will. He tries to ride it as it crashes to shore.

    Alex smiles, eyes shimmering with playfulness. “Promise I’m a gentleman, darlin’.” His calloused hands creep underneath Henry’s shirt, fingertips pressing into perfectly soft skin. He’s closer now, lips inches from Henry’s ear, “Unless you’d rather I wasn’t.”


    Henry Mountchristen is left alone for the first time in his life.

    Alex Claremont-Diaz is a cowboy that shows up and points a gun at his head.

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    06 Jun 2025

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    It starts, like so many things in Alex’s life, with a list.

    A list, a prince, an NDA, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a night better than any of the fantasies that preceded it. No consequences. That was the whole point.

    Except, like so many things in Alex’s life, it isn’t that simple.

    Illicit rendezvous, heartfelt phone calls, transatlantic flights, nights that change them… and a morning that changes everything.

    And that’s just how it starts.

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    09 Feb 2024