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’ll be right where?” Noah said, more than a little sleepily.


“That was Carl,” Tom said. “We’ve got to get dressed now.”


“Go splash some water on your face and I’ll tell you.”


He followed Noah into the bathroom, grabbing his clothes as he passed through the closet. He ran the cold wet washcloth over his face as soon as Noah had finished using it.


“Carl said one of our renters just shot and killed an intruder, and he thinks it might be your dad. He wants us to come over there and identify him.”


“Oh, shit, this is because Bobby came out, isn’t it?”


“Probably. Just focus on one thing—it isn’t your fault—no guilt trip. Promise me.”


THEY GOT IN THE car and hurried over to the rental house. There were several police cruisers and an EMT van parked in front of the house. Carl spotted their car and walked up to it as they got out


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