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

Away from the chance I might be hurt again. Bill wouldn’t do what the bastard did. He chuckled, shaking his head. How could he? There’s no one else in town he could play around with, I don’t think. If there were, and he’d already made a connection with them, he’d have told me. I know he would have. “Sorry, you’re a good man, I think, but I’ve got someone already.” He’s too honest to have kept it a secret.


“So what’s the problem? Why can’t I go back and see what might happen? I like him. More than like if I’m going to be honest, which is stupid. We barely know each other. You can’t fall for someone you’ve only known for a couple of days. Am I rebounding? Maybe that’s it. If so, it wouldn’t have been fair to him to explore…possibilities. In the end, I’d still have left. Better that I did it now.”


Chapter 18