Years have gone by since the death of Noah his special needs son, and Wiley Cantrell realizes it’s time to move on. He and his husband Jackson try to adopt little Tony Gorzola, a deaf boy with HIV who is emotionally traumatized.<br><br>Difficulties quickly set in. Tony is a sweet boy but very damaged by abuse and neglect. And Tony’s mother, in prison, is unwilling to relinquish her parental rights. No sooner do they get the go ahead to foster Tony when another child they had considered becomes available -- the daughter Jackson always wanted.<br><br>With two children on their hands, life is complicated -- wonderfully so. But just as things begin to settle down, Tony, his immune system compromised, falls ill with pneumonia ... and Wiley and Jackson find their little family faced with crisis once again.

Go Tell It on the Mountains

“As long as it doesn’t have a face, I’m good. But no broccoli. I’m not ready to die just yet. Besides, it gives me gas.”


“I thought girls didn’t get gas.”


“That’s right. You get ‘the vapor.’”


“That’s what a Southern lady would say. I’ve had a vapor. A Southern lady would never be so crass as to admit she farted. Anyway. I’m not sure what we’re going to do for dinner. Mr. Jack’s been over to his mama’s house all day. They have to make arrangements.”


She fell silent as a frown creased her face.


“We’ll just try to stay out of their way,” I said softly, putting my hand on her shoulder.


“I’m sure Mr. Jack would appreciate it very much if you did.”


Chapter 78