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

“I’ve always wanted a dog. Growing up my mom was allergic so I couldn’t have pets. Then when I got older, I didn’t have a steady place to live for a while and then eventually I went to prison. At that point I thought it was best that I didn’t have a dog, you know.”


“Oh yeah, I actually worked with and rehomed this dog last year whose owner went to prison. The guy had taken this puppy way too young and kept it in a kennel most of the time.” Lettie’s distaste was clear in her tone.


Izzy frowned. He couldn’t understand why people would do that sort of stuff to helpless animals.


“Hey, there you are,” a new voice said, and Izzy saw a tall man embrace Justin and then kiss him with the kind of familiarity that only came from a long relationship. Not that Izzy knew anything about that personally, but…still.


Chapter 20