Jack is an escort who lived with his best friend and fellow escort Felix, up until Felix fell in love with one of Jack’s clients and moved out.  Watching Felix find love left Jack a little lonely, but he’s not terribly unhappy with his life.  Then he goes to a holiday party thrown by Felix’s lover, Julian.  At the party, he meets limo driver Charlie and is instantly attracted.  Charlie seems to share Jack’s feelings, but will that change when Charlie finds out about Jack’s job?

Better than Money is the sequel to a story in the anthology Sindustry II.  Like the first story, it’s a sweet read, but Better than Money lacked the emotional impact I was hoping for.  Jack is okay with his profession, and his life, although he’s lonely.  He’s not actively looking for somebody when he meets Charlie, but is happy to meet someone he likes so much.  It’s all from Jack’s point of view, so I didn’t get to learn much about Charlie, except that he’s a nice guy who is a lot less bothered by Jack’s revelation than I would have expected.  Even when Jack brings his job up at what I thought was a very inappropriate time, Charlie’s basically cool with it.  When picking up a book about a prostitute who falls in love, I expected a bit more drama and angst.  Of course, that’s my own bias, and others might prefer the less dramatic route Taylor Lochland takes.  At any rate, Better than Money is a nice story and will appeal to those who have read Felix and Julian’s story in Sindustry II.