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

“Yes, Sir,” Tom said. “There’s a two-car garage with a two-bedroom apartment over it. In this neighborhood, it commands a premium rent.”


“Is the man that William shot doing all right?” Mrs. Walker said.


“We went to see him today,” Noah said, “and he’ll be home in a day or so. It was just a flesh wound.”


“You went to see him?” Mrs. Walker said. “Did you know him?”


“We only met him when he signed the lease on the house,” Noah said, “but I wanted to apologize to him for what happened. It never occurred to us to warn the tenants about Dad.”


“Is your friend George really ‘high on the totem pole’, as you said?” Mrs. Walker said.


“George reports to one of three chiefs, and the chiefs report directly to the sheriff,” Noah said. “It doesn’t get much higher than that. He doesn’t talk about his accomplishments, but Mike told us that George is the youngest captain they’ve ever had, and before that, he was the youngest lieutenant.


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