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

Mike, who was carrying the briefcase, said, “This thing is heavy.”


“That’s because it’s jammed full of music for Sunday’s performance,” Tom said, “and some of the pieces are in inch-thick bound collections of music.”


With everything stowed away, they accepted glasses of wine, went out on the deck with their hosts, and settled in lounge chairs.


“It sure is,” Tom said. “I love the sound of the stream, it’s so soothing.”


“I think that’s what we like most about this place,” George said.


“We’ll be out the door around four thirty tomorrow morning,” Mike said, “and we’ll be as quiet as we can.”


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