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

“Then we’ll see you at the church,” Father DeVaney said.


The secretary led them to where George and Carl were waiting. Mike and Jim were with them.


George and Carl rode in the limo with them to the church, and Chad got in the car with Mike and Jim.


At the church, Noah and Bobby remained in the vestibule to wait for the arrival of the hearse, and Tom went to the organ and settled on the bench. George and Carl followed him down the aisle and took seats in the front row of choir pews. Tom was pleased to note that the organ was a fairly new three-manual Allen. He placed the music he’d brought with him on the music rack, turned on the organ, selected a few stops, and began to play. By the time people had begun to wander into the sanctuary and settle down in the pews, he’d developed a reasonably adequate feel for the organ and its capabilities.


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