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

“That we are, what with the Bach Festival and everything else.”


“Wait a minute,” Noah said. “How long have you known about this?”


“And you didn’t tell me about it because?”


“Oh,” Noah said, incipient ire deflated.


“I’d love to hear Noah sing in person,” Noah’s aunt said.


“Come to church on Sunday,” Tom said. “Noah’s singing a duet with our lead soprano, and he has two or three solo passages in the Communion anthem.”


It was nearly midnight when they got home—and well past it before they were asleep.


THEY WORKED HARD every day. Tom put Noah through his paces for a couple of hours in the mornings, then went to the church and practiced for an hour or two while Noah studied. Noah had a late lunch ready for him when he got home, after which they spent most of the afternoon working on Noah’s performance. Some evenings, Tom returned to the church for more practice.


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