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

As he turned to go into the parking lot, his headlight shone over the side wall of St. Jude’s, spotlighting a guy in jeans and a navy hoodie spray painting in big red letters, Sutter’s Bay Is No Place For Fags.


“Son of a bitch.” Leo parked and flung off his helmet. He headed straight for the tagger, but the guy took off running. “Fuck!”


Leo bolted after him, but the guy was fast and was halfway down the street already. But Leo had been on the track team in high school so he started to gain on the punk. They’d past several houses when Leo was close enough to knock the guy to the ground. He threw himself at the dude and they crashed to the asphalted street.


The guy struggled underneath him and Leo pinned his arms back. “Fucker. Stop fighting.” And then he turned the guy over, the hood falling from his head to reveal the guy.


Chapter 10