Meeting Blake and feeling their mutual attraction throws Dante into a predicament. Dante sits down with Rick and Bake to formulate a business plan to present to the bank to obtain a loan. Yet, he is willing to help Rick with the financing that it is going to take to improve things at the Haven. He is so disillusioned about what happened to his job in the past that he is not eager to get more involved than that even when a coworker offers to put in a good word for him. Dante works part-time jobs, ones that are obviously below his knowledge level. In gratitude, they do what they can to help with repairs and renovations, Dante included.

Rick surprises everyone by not throwing them all out but actually thanking them for keeping the place running, albeit it minimally. The sudden but clear attraction takes both men by surprise, causing Dante to question the bleakness of his future. Not only does he accept the guys there, but he also brings his best friend with him. When the owner dies, Rick, her nephew, takes over.

After trusting someone he should not have believed in, he has ended up at what seems like a dead end in his future. As they explore the physical fascination between them, they can’t help developing the emotional bond too.īut if Dante confesses his past to Blake, will that be the end of everything? Or will their time at the Haven provide the comfort and understanding that both men have been seeking?ĭante, of ‘Dante: Love at the Haven’ by Stella Shaw, has lost his faith in humanity. And, apparently, just as determined in having a relationship with Dante. Neither of them can ignore the sudden, fierce spark of attraction between them.īlake is successful, rich, and totally committed to honesty. But while negotiations are in progress to renovate the Haven, Dante meets Rick’s friend Blake.

When they meet the hotel’s new owner, Rick, they don’t expect him to accept the rent boys who’ve been using the hotel’s hospitality, however respectful they’ve been. Will he and his new friends lose the shelter they’ve come to rely on? But on a particularly cold winter’s evening, a disaster in Room Four nearly finishes him off for good. In between part-time jobs, he’s been tricking at the Haven, a run-down London hotel, and rebuilding his independence. Everyone deserves a second chance – both in life and love.ĭante's been fooled in love before, and his career is dead in the water – he’s determined he won’t be betrayed again.

Dante by Stella Shaw