In June 1966, ACLU attorney Eron Lassiter attends his uncle’s wedding and makes an unsettling discovery. Though Eron had bowed to family pressure and planned a potential marriage, his long-ignored attraction to other men roars to life when Garrett Emerson, the bride’s nephew, captures his attention.<br><br>After serving in the Korean War and going to college later than his peers, upwardly mobile Garrett now works as a loan officer at a local bank. For his girlfriend -- fiancée in her mind -- Garrett can’t climb fast enough. But none of that matters to Eron, and maybe that’s why Garrett’s so drawn to him.<br><br>Together, can Eron and Garrett find happiness amidst the pervasive culture of propriety, honor, and expectation of the 1960s?

Need Your Love

“Mrs. Buchanan, this is my father, Allen Emerson,” Garrett said after Johnette walked away.


Mrs. Buchanan did a double take. The fake smile melted away into a beam of genuine interest as she held out her hand. “Very nice to meet you, Mr. Emerson.”


Allen took her hand and lifted it to his lips. “The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Buchanan.”


She blushed as she patted the broach at her neck.


“Please, call me Elsie. Everyone does.” Elsie’s eyes grew wide. “Oh, forgive me. The men are in the den watching some ball game on TV.”


Garrett went down the hall, and behind the stairs. Allen followed. Just as Elsie said, an NBA game played on the console television. The room was filled with many of the same men Garrett had seen at other family functions. Including Eron.


Eron continued to glare to the TV screen until Garrett stood before him. His face lit up and he pushed himself off the sofa.


Chapter 26