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

“Coming,” he groans, not loud enough for his caller to hear him. As he levels himself up on an elbow and heaves his body over the edge of the bed, he suddenly feels lightheaded. Black dots float in front of his face. It is as if a hand yanks him back down into the sheets, his head falls backwards into the mound of pillows.


He shuts his eyes and releases a frustrated sigh. Nausea churns his stomach.


The earnestness in the third rap sounds like fireworks going off in Josh’s head. “Coming,” he says louder, but it comes out as a croak. He rises cautiously out of his horizontal position and sits on the frame of the mattress, his head falling in front of him, eyes closed. Afraid he might fall, he stands up slowly, gripping the edge of the nightstand.


Chapter 7