In Penelope Ward's upcoming Gentleman Nine, Channing opens his friend Amber's computer to find she'd hesitantly contacted a male escort company. Afraid to date and get her heart broken again, she was looking for sex with no strings. Every emotion imaginable runs through him: protectiveness, jealousy, curiosity. Amber had chosen Gentleman Number Nine and sent him a message. She opened up to him, confessing, among other things, her physical attraction to Channing, whom she considered off-limits. Eventually, she sets up a date to meet Gentleman Nine at a hotel. When she shows up several nights later to meet him, she is stunned to see Channing standing there — with an offer he hopes she won't refuse.