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

Garrett tucked the papers into the drawer beneath the counter so no one else could see them. He picked up the tray again and carried it through the hall to the front office. As he walked through, he looked around to make sure everything was tucked in for the night. The sign on the front door facing inside said, “Open, Come on in,” with directions for getting hold of them in the middle of the night, should anyone need a room, facing out. His Chippendale desk was immaculate, ledgers and guest registers put away in their respective drawers. His pride and joy, the desk was both a find and steal at one of the many auctions Garrett and Eron attended during the winter months. With Garrett’s knowledge of furniture and style and Eron’s negotiating skills, they’d furnished their entire bed and breakfast inn with second-hand and antique furniture.


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