Dante Ted says my band doesn't make real music. I say his cat looks like a ham. We’re enemies from the start. When my girlfriend runs off with my drummer, I need a place to hide from the paparazzi. What don’t I need? An arrogant small-town landlord who sneers at my songs. I didn’t think I was gay. But the more time I spend with Ted, the more I look forward to seeing him. I wish he cooed at me the way he coos at that cat. It wasn’t supposed to happen. My most heated argument with Ted brought us to a searing-hot kiss. That kiss didn’t change how I scowled at him or how he sneered at me. But sometimes you can’t stop the music. Ted I despise Dante. His limo parks on my lawn, his guitar scratches my hardwood floors, and he fat-shames my cat. I have standards. I happen to run the only real music store in town. The stuff Dante peddles isn’t even music. And Duchess is just a little big-boned. I never get friendly with my tenants. I never get friendly with anybody. Dante might just be everything I stand against. But waking up with him in my arms brings a song to my lips. Cherish Him is a 42,000-word enemies-to-lovers small-town gay romance. Two sweet, silly guys share tapas, talk Muddy Waters, and research male anatomy on their way to a feel-good HEA.