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

“Don’t play word games. How did it go?”


Tom pulled a small cassette recorder out of his pocket and said, “You tell me, babe.”


They went into the kitchen and sat at the table, enjoying a glass of wine and listening to the rehearsal from beginning to end. Tom had grabbed a pen and yellow pad and made notes from time to time while they listened.


“I repeat,” Tom said, “you tell me.”


“Damn straight. All you have to do Saturday afternoon is an instant replay of what you did this evening, and it will be wonderful.”


“Babe, you know very well that I never ‘just say’ anything.”


Noah had to admit that the recording sounded pretty good, despite the poor sound quality coming from the small recorder. They went to bed and celebrated the successful rehearsal.


Chapter 34