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

“And this couch ain’t so bad, neither. This really is Paradise, huh?”


Bartholomew fluffed his wings and brushed the mop of curls out of his eyes and behind one ear. He stood before Hubert in his near-naked glory with his hands on his hips and said, “If I do my job right, it’s gonna make Paradise look like a bad neighborhood.”


Chapter 7