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

He was full of nervous energy and had no idea what to do about it. He wasn’t due to go to work at Heloise’s until the afternoon. So, having nothing else to keep his mind off Nolan, Leo went by Vic’s where he knew he’d likely find his brother and Adam.


The new restaurant was scheduled to open in just over a month so Leo knew Adam was there all the time overseeing the construction. And where Adam could be found so could Galaxy. Ever since Galaxy’s hospitalization for an aneurysm the two were inseparable.


He parked his motorcycle in the parking lot Vic’s shared with St. Jude’s Florist shop and wandered over to the restaurant. Sure enough, Adam and Galaxy stood outside talking.


“Hey, Leo,” Adam greeted him with a smile.


“Hi.” Leo had been so glad when his brother found someone as good as Adam. And for an old guy, at least old to Leo, Adam was pretty good looking, too. “Everything on schedule?”


Chapter 9