What if sex wasn't just for the healthy, the wealthy, and the beautiful?
Nothing stops time like a camera. Photographer Darby Randolph has a knack for being in the right spot at the right time. He can catch a lie or a moment of truth because he understands the secrets humans hide and how to find them with his camera.Like the subjects of his photographs, Darby is suspended in a life-changing moment when a wrong number brings a beautiful stranger to his doorstep. There's never been a man like Carys Channing and Darby jumps at an invitation to tag along and witness love and sex through the eyes of a very high-end sex worker. Each client is a snapshot and glimpse into all the different ways a heart can love when we don't lie to ourselves and each other about sex. Every photograph and every touch draws Darby closer to the truth and he becomes seduced by the elegant escort and his unusual clients. But when the barely acknowledged shame and secrets from his past are haunting Darby, how can he let anyone in? Even someone as skilled and caring as Carys Channing? Rough Trade is a sex positive, poignant MM escort romance with themes of acceptance, voyeurism, being a survivor of trauma, and hurt/comfort. It is more emotional and handles deeper themes than many of K. Sterling's other romances. Please read the content warnings. **Formerly Beautiful Animal. Includes a new chapter and a bonus epilogue.**