Power Players

Formerly homeless charity director Jeffrey and slick-talking wealth consultant Derek couldn't be more different ... or more alike in their convictions. But will a disastrous evening and a painful reminder of Jeffrey's past spoil the heat between them? Jeffrey knows the underbelly of Washington, DC, well. Once homeless, hes now the director of a massive coalition of shelters. The last person hes interested in meeting is wealth consultant Derek T. Hinsdale III, another slick-talking, privileged jerk. Jeffrey has had enough of those. But Dereks latest project could impact Jeffreys organizationwith a multimillion-dollar gift awarded at a special dinner and ceremony. Jeffrey and Derek seem so different, but in their convictions, they find common ground, and the heat they call up in each other cant be ignored. Can they salvage a disastrous evening and a painful reminder of Jeffreys past? States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States. Series States of Love | District of Columbia.