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

So Hubert was proud of himself. He’d made it as far as the part of Heaven where you get an angel and sandwiches on-demand, and shown The Lord—or Bartholomew, at least, which is who The Lord would presumably ask—he had the fortitude to withstand even the most exquisite enticement. This eternity thing was going to go just fine. As long as Bartholomew quit getting naked. But Hubert couldn’t see that becoming a problem; what kind of angel would work against him?


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