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

“If you say so.” Bill laughed. “Okay, we’ll have to figure out logistics. You’ll need a place to stay and…and I’m getting ahead of myself. First, we have to get back out there. People are going to wonder if I’ve killed you, considering how obvious it was that I was pissed off when we left the dining room.”


“It sort of showed,” Erik agreed. Stepping away from the door, because he hadn’t moved since he’d planted himself there, he started to open it. Then, on impulse, he hugged Bill.


Bill looked at him in surprise before slowly smiling. “That was nice.”


The first person they saw when they left the office was Bill’s mother, coming down the hallway.


“I wondered where you’d disappeared to,” Carol said. “Roger was worried.”


Bill cocked an eyebrow. “Hewas worried?”


Chapter 22