"I'm not the same after the crash."

James crash-landed his 747 in a park just short of the runway at Chicago O'Hare. There were no injuries, other than James's interest in flying, and in love. Piloting doesn't bring him joy anymore, and neither do men. He goes on indefinite break in Miami -- where he meets Alissa, a matchmaker set on fixing him up.

"I learned the hard way not to get involved with my students."

Claude was a brilliant professor, but what he really wanted was love and acceptance. He'd grown up as the fat kid with acne, and he thought a fling with the gorgeous college senior was finally his break -- but instead of acceptance, he walked into an extortion scam. After it destroyed his career, he stopped wanting to get involved with anybody, much less a handsome airline pilot taking his summer class.

Against the backdrop of a sticky Miami summer and a modern philosophy course, James and Claude make each other whole again.

The Pilot and the Professor is a standalone gay romance with a HEA, hot sun, and hotter explicit scenes.