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

Eddie taps Josh’s hand with his and raises his red-rimmed eyes, holding Josh’s stare. “I’m fine.”


In a no-thank-you wave, Eddie asks, “So, what’s your story?”


Josh shrugs and places his dinner plate on the old wooden wine crate he uses for a coffee table. “What do you want to know?”


“Gordonville, born and raised. My parents moved to Minneapolis three years ago for work. I wanted a slower, quieter life so I stayed here.” He paused. “I don’t drive either.”


Eddie smiles. “Do you like working at the movie theater?” He lays the guitar on the floor beside him and pulls his legs into his chest, rocking back and forth, eyeing Josh impishly.


Eddie asks, “Do you get along with your co-workers?”


Chapter 6