Shining in the Sun — Alex Beecroft

Damn it, a man shouldn't always have to be afraid…

Alec Goodchilde has everything a man could want -- except the freedom to be himself. Once a year, he motors down to an exclusive yacht club on the Cornish coast and takes the summer off from the trap that is his life.

When his car breaks down, leaving him stranded on the beach, he's transfixed by the sight of a surfer dancing on the waves. The man is summer made flesh. Freedom wrapped up in one lithe package, dripping wet from the sea.

Once a year, Darren Stokes takes a break from his life of grinding overwork and appalling relatives, financing his holiday by picking up the first rich man to show an interest. This year, though, he's cautious -- last summer's meal ticket turned out to be more pain than pleasure.

Even though Alec is so deep in the closet he doesn't even admit he's gay, Darren finds himself falling hard -- until their idyllic night together is shattered by the blinding light of reality.

Warning: One explicit m/m sex scene and a great deal of swearing.