Benny DeMarco is the nicest guy youāll ever meet. He works hard, takes care of his little sister, and pays the bills. Childhood bullies and an abusive stepfather invade his dreams, and at times he wishes life would grant him a do-over. Would he like a boyfriend? You bet. But Benny knows love isnāt for him. Heās been looked over, looked through, and looked past all his life. Even worse, the one guy heās been in love with for almost two years is the biggest flirt who will sleep with anyone. Anyone except Benny.
Gino Acosta smiles to keep from crying. Everyone he meets tells him heās beautiful and sexy, but Gino knows the truth. His outside may be perfect, but inside he feels dirty and unworthy. Bounced around as a child, he yearns for someone to love and a family to call his own. He hops from man to man, desperate to belong, believing the lies heās told, but all he finds is a body for an hour or two. Things would be so different if only he knewāthe man heās searching for is waiting for him, right under his nose.
Benny starts dating the āperfect guyāand itās okay if thereās no sparkāthatāll happen eventually. Wonāt it? Ginoās fast-paced modeling career has taken off, but once again, heās trading his body for a dream. When Ginoās world explodes, Benny must fight for what and who he really wants. Gino must learn to trust what people tell himāthat heās got so much more to offer than a pretty face and a moment of pleasure.
If all your life you believe youāre nothing, how do you move past heartbreak and hardship to reach for everything?