Built for the Heat
By @Gavin Haston
Joshua is an absolute fortress of a man. At thirty-eight years old, he stands as a towering, god-like giant carrying 380 pounds of hyper-dense, rock-solid muscle. For decades, he lived a completely isolated, old-school existence in the freezing northern shipyards, working brutal industrial electrical contracts and living without modern technology. He knows everything about high-voltage grids, but absolutely nothing about smartphones, social media, or modern dating. Despite his world-ending physical strength, rugged beard, and breathtakingly handsome looks, Joshua is a profound, old-school gentleman—completely innocent, humble, and fiercely respectful of women. Driven by a lifelong curiosity to finally see the ocean, he packs his heavy canvas duffels, pockets a fortune of fifteen million dollars in hard cash earned from a lifetime of relentless labor, and drives his truck straight into the scorching, high-stakes world of Los Angeles.
When his path crosses with Vanessa—a stunningly bea
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