Student of letters, Micah Yardley wants one thing: to meet the poet Jefferson Dering. After hearing his idol speak at Harvard, Micah travels to Jefferson’s home in nearby Wroxham, entertaining visions of discussing poetry over dinner and drinks. What he experiences exceeds anything he ever anticipated.<br><br>Jefferson finds Micah mesmerizing and passionate, everything he has ever wanted. But after getting caught in a compromising position with another young man a decade earlier, he exiled himself from Boston and from affairs of the heart. Jefferson represses his longing for Micah, but his tumultuous emotions cannot be contained.<br><br>Micah denies the truth of his desire for Jefferson. Jefferson refuses to act on his passion for Micah. But all it takes is a single kiss in Wroxham's haunted church to change the course of their lives ... and ignite the flame that could fulfill a generations-old promise.

A Hidden Beauty

“If this is indication of the life we will share,” Micah said softly, “I must marvel at what I have done to deserve such bounty.”


“Don’t you know what you’ve done to deserve it?” Jefferson waited for a response, but Micah regarded him with perplexed eyes. “You had the courage to make it happen. I think you’re the bravest man I ever met.”


Slowly, Micah braced against him, pushing himself upright. With a small smile, he slid to the side, readying to take Jefferson into his mouth. As he negotiated the bed, however, he paused, and Jefferson caught the sly glint in his eye the moment before he swung his leg over Jefferson’s chest.


“I think this will be best,” Micah said, grasping the base of Jefferson’s prick. He lifted his own hips, which made the wet tip of his erection drag over Jefferson’s chest. “Until we get a larger bed, at least.”


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