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

“I don’t know if the doorbell woke him up or not. Let’s go upstairs and see.”


They went upstairs and found Noah sitting up in bed, rubbing his eyes.


“Bobby,” Noah said, “what are you doing here?”


“Before you answer that, Bobby,” Tom said, “have you had breakfast?”


“Okay. Stay here and talk to Noah. I’ll go down and put some coffee on.” He went downstairs and busied himself in the kitchen. When he had things ready to his satisfaction, he carried a tray up to the sleeping porch and set it on the coffee table near where Noah and Bobby were sitting. Both of the brothers looked more than a bit lost.


“Here you go,” Tom said. “Coffee, juice, and bagels. Are you guys okay?”


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