Bill Hawkins owns a bed-and-breakfast in the small mountain town of Middleton. He loves his life, his family, and his friends. The only thing missing is someone to call his own. A man he can love who will love him in return.<br><br>Erik King takes off when he catches his boyfriend in bed with another man. He's looking for somewhere away from that city. Perhaps a small town where life is less hectic and the people are friendly. What he is not looking for is a new man in his life.<br><br>When a winter snowstorm lands Erik at Bill's B&B, he finds the younger man too interesting, and goes on the run, again. The question becomes, will he realize he can't run from his feelings and return in time to celebrate Thanksgiving—and admit to Bill that he cares for him -- giving them both a reason to be thankful?

Bill and Erik

Bill nodded. “Then you’ll be clearing the roads, or towing stranded motorists out of snowdrifts.” Frank and his two sons owned the only gas station in Middleton, and were paid by the town to keep the roads as snow-free as possible during the winter months.


Frank chuckled. “My big season, while the rest of you pray the skiers will come into town on their way up the hill to the resort, to see what’s what.”


He had a point, as things definitely slowed down in the winter. Most of the shops stayed open, but only on the weekends. Business at the B&B, and the small guest house across the street from Studio 25, tapered off, but there were always a few guests—either regulars like the Greenes, who came up for special occasions, or motorists who wanted to get off the highway to avoid a pending storm.


Chapter 3