As Josh Tully returns home from running errands, he stumbles across a handsome man leaving his apartment complex. Distracted by the charming new stranger, Josh spills his groceries across the front stoop. As the new neighbor helps Josh pick up his belongings, a sudden surge of electricity sparks between the two young men. When Eddie returns to Josh’s apartment with a fresh gallon of milk, a chance meeting turns into mutual attraction. But a severe case of pneumonia lands Josh in the hospital and Eddie stays at his side, and their budding friendship deepens. Eddie is not the nesting type, and he does not stay in one place for long. But as days turn to weeks, something in Josh’s laid-back persona draws Eddie to the small Minnesota town of Gordonville and through the door of Josh’s heart. Will Eddie decide to stay this time ... and for how long?

A Door to the Heart

“Just tired. Been working a lot. I’ve got a cold coming on.”


As they step onto the sidewalk, a gust of December air whips at them, and Eddie slips a casual arm over Josh’s shoulder. They walk down the street, brushing up next to each other.


Josh feels a growing urgency swelling inside him. His skin prickles with heat against the chilly night.


Ten minutes later, a half-mile from Red Maple Apartments, Josh asks Eddie, “Shouldn’t we be walking on the other side of the street?”


“Cars tend to speed down this road at night.”


“Your Casper the Ghost pullover will warn them.” Eddie turns away from Josh and Josh hears him snickering.


Josh says, “This was a high school graduation gift from my grandmother. It keeps me warm.”


Eddie nudges Josh in the side with an elbow. “I’m teasing you, man.”


Chapter 4