For years, Nolan Young has tried to deny he’s gay. With an abusive, homophobic father, who is also the mayor of Sutter’s Bay, Nolan has no choice but to ignore that part of himself. Until he meets Leo Winthrop on the beach one day. Leo is exactly the kind of guy Nolan would want ... if he could allow himself to act on his desires. Leo has been dealing with demons of his own. His older brother brought him to Sutter’s Bay hoping it’d help Leo put his past behind him. The quaint town hasn’t been much help ... until now. Meeting cute and innocent Nolan changes Leo’s outlook and brings hope to his life for the first time in years. But can he convince Nolan to stand up to his father and take a chance on forever with him?

Finding Forever

“Little shit.” And then he backhanded Nolan across the mouth and Nolan tasted blood as he bit his tongue. “Clean up the living room. I’ve got a city council meeting to go to tonight.”


His father finished his beer, slammed the bottle down on the counter so hard Nolan was surprised it didn’t break, and then left the kitchen. He heard the rumble of his father’s voice as he spoke to Sally, and then he waited until the front door closed behind them before he finally got to his feet. Nolan rinsed his mouth, then went to the living room, peering out the window to see that the SUV was gone.


Nolan turned to survey the mess his father and his latest girlfriend had made when they’d screwed on the couch. There were semen stains on the green material. He didn’t want to clean it. He wanted to go upstairs, change clothes, and go out for the night to a club in the next city where nobody knew him.


Chapter 6