Body Heat

With ingenuity and luck, a wilderness mishap turns into a romantic adventure where love has room to bloom Though he lives as an openly gay man in DC, Nick decides to revert to his closeted alter ego when he returns home to Colorado. Someday he'd come out to his family - in six months, maybe. Or six years. Now he steels himself to survive a back-country camping and hunting trip with his brother and friends. But Nick forgets he isn't out East anymore when he kisses his hot skiing instructor just as his brother arrives If the awkward silence on the drive up is bad, the constant stream of gay jokes by his brother's friends is even worse. Clay likes his skiing student a lot - enough to exchange phone numbers despite his sulking brother and the pile of hunting gear in the back of their truck. Nick is smart and funny and incredibly cute. Clay texts to invite him to dinner, only to find Nick is still out on the mountain and at the mercy of the elements. When a winter storm threatens, Clay resolves to rescue Nick personally. He thinks Nick is "the one" - but only if their new relationship survives the close quarters of a cozy snow cave. BODY HEAT is a contemporary gay romance with a happy ending.