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

He really liked the Communion service and had no trouble keeping up with his fellow choristers. When the service ended, they processed back up the aisle, singing the last verse of the recessional hymn. Somehow that had been timed such that they were all in the narthex when it ended and the priest gave his benediction. Tom began playing a spirited postlude, and Noah slipped into one of the rear pews to listen to it. When the last notes had died away, he pushed his way through the members of the congregation who were still standing around visiting, and went back up to where Tom was shutting down the organ and gathering his music.


“Well?” Tom said when he spotted Noah.


“I liked it,” he said. “There’s a lot I don’t understand, but I liked it. Lawrence said to ask you for a book or pamphlet that explained some of the things that were going on.”


“I can do that,” Tom said. “Right now, I need to go home and take a shower.”


Chapter 15