Tom Foster has his life planned out, and he's systematically pursuing his goals. At twenty-two, he's been organist and choirmaster at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd for three years, he's working on his doctoral thesis, and he's beginning a secondary career performing in concert. There is no room in his schedule for romance ... until Noah Webster, a gorgeous green-eyed blond, walks into the church one evening to audition for the choir.<br><br>What starts as an arrangement of convenience -- Tom's usual page turner is unavailable, and Noah agrees to do the job-soon turns into a fast friendship. Then Noah, who is saddled with an obnoxious roommate, rents the spare bedroom in Tom's house, and ultimately the two men become lovers and partners in life.<br><br>But before they can ride off into the sunset together, they must face one major obstacle: Noah's violent, homophobic Southern Baptist father.

Love Turns the Page

“Ah, here’s our librarian,” Tom said. “Marilyn, got a minute?”


“Sure,” she said, and sort of waddled over to the piano.


“Marilyn,” Tom said, “this is Noah Webster. He’ll be joining us as of this evening. See if you can find a folder for him now, and you can get him outfitted with robes when you have time.”


“Sure thing, Tom. Pleased to meet you, Noah.”


She went to the shelves, selected a folder, examined its contents, and wrote something on the label. “Okay, Noah,” she said, “this one appears to be up-to-date with the music we’re currently working on, so it’ll be yours. We try to keep the folders in alphabetical order on these shelves.”


“Follow me,” she said. “I’ll assign you a robe now, before everyone gets here.”


Chapter 3