Hubert knows he brings shame on himself and on the Lord by being a queer -- his grandad and the pastor of his evangelical church tell him as much all the time. So when he dies in a freak accident, he's as delighted as he is surprised to waltz right through the Pearly Gates, no questions asked. He even gets a beautiful angel named Bartholomew as his very own guide to the Afterlife.<br><br>But when the angel makes brazen overtures, Hubert realizes his soul may have taken a wrong turn. Hubert beseeches Bartholomew to keep his hands to himself and help him find his rightful place in the Heaven he's always heard about. As they set out to explore his options, Bartholomew hopes Hubert will learn a thing or two along the way about the deeply personal definitions of Paradise.

Sin to Get Saved

“You really are an angel,” Hubert all but gushed when the golden boy set him gently down on a rolling sea-front lawn.


The golden boy nodded with a grin. “We find that the news is easier for you all to take if we show before we tell. Fun, right?”


“Super fun! But, where are we? I mean, how did you know…?”


“It’s our job to know. This is kind of what we do.”


Chapter 6