Wyatt Abbot is 19. On the outside, he lives the perfect life. He has a loving family, he’s wealthy, and he has just been given the opportunity to travel to Paris and train under one of the world’s best pastry chefs. But underneath all that, Wyatt is struggling. He’s battling anxiety, he’s scared of the future, and he’s struggling to come to terms with the fact that he’s genderfluid.<br><br>Izzy Kostas is 28, and on parole. When he gets a job at Abbot Organic Produce, it’s a chance for a new start. Izzy has his own demons he’s trying to overcome, but meeting Wyatt throws even more complications his way. Izzy has always thought of himself as straight, and certainly didn’t expect to fall for his boss’s little brother.<br><br>When Izzy is blamed for putting the Abbots at risk, it jeopardizes everything he and Wyatt have begun to build together. Izzy knows how important family is to Wyatt, and he doesn’t want him to have to take sides. But when it comes to found families, nobody is perfect, and there’s always room for another seat at the table.

Recipe for Two

“Justin Abbot. You’re not afraid of dogs, are you?” he asked as they shook hands, looking over Izzy’s shoulder.


“Not in the least, I love dogs.” Izzy turned to see what had caught Justin’s attention.


There was a slim teenaged girl with long braids and denim overalls walking toward the house from across the yard. She had several dogs walking around her as a pack. None of the dogs ran ahead, they were clearly obedient, because they could also clearly tell that Izzy was a stranger and the car wasn’t familiar, either.


“Oh wow,” Izzy said spontaneously, because frankly he’d never seen such a thing. Well, of course on TV on those dog training reality shows, but not in real life.


“That’s my baby sister Lettie and her pack. She rehabilitates and trains shelter dogs. Adopts them out.” Justin waved at the girl. “You can let them go, Izzy likes dogs.”


“Okay!” she called back cheerily, said something to the dogs who all ran forward as if literally let out of a gate.


Chapter 7