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

“We decided not to do that,” Mike said, “because our cabin was the first thing we acquired as a couple and because we planned to be there fairly regularly.”


“Yeah,” George said. “We spend one weekend a month there, as well as two weeks in June, a week in October, and long weekends during Thanksgiving and Christmas.”


“If we rented the cabin when we’re not there,” Mike said, “we’d have to keep our clothes and personal stuff locked up all the time. Not to mention the non-perishable grocery items in the kitchen.”


“By the way, Tom,” George said, “you’re probably going to hear from the prosecutor Monday or Tuesday. I heard through the grapevine today that a trial date has been set for Noah’s father.”


“Good,” Tom said. “I’m ready to testify against the bastard.”


“Don’t hold your breath,” George said. “He could very easily cop a plea and get a suspended sentence or something like that, particularly if he has no prior criminal record.”


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