A rumbling awoke me; the rain shower had turned into a thunderstorm. Without opening my eyes I could tell that Tyler was on his back and I had rolled over; my left side was on his left side, and his left leg was between my legs. Opening my eyes, I could see his strong chin; he was breathing slowly, regularly.
Ben is a young guy who is in love with his troubled best friend Liam, but as Liam's past comes back to haunt him, Ben finds himself in a difficult place wanting to help Liam but also falling for a new rugged man in his life.
On a partly cloudy day, on a boat in the middle of the lake, I sat next to Tyler Higgins on our first date. He was in a sleeveless t-shirt and linen-colored shorts. He’d tossed his shirt onto the seat and kicked his sandals from his feet. His left arm held me close. He looked like the kind of man who could walk up to a guy he wanted and with one look, will the man into submission.
As we conclude the story of Efrem and Isaac, we also conclude the stories of Jay and Michael and all four move forward out of the old broken world into a new one.
A midlife single university teacher in feels deeply unhappy with his life so far and starts pondering what made it that way. But although he is able to find part of the answers, he doesn’t have the courage to change it. When he is sent on a field research job in Alaska, the total change in environment brings him this courage. He enjoys the freedom with the help of an extraordinary guide
while the kids at Loretto have their wild night, Brian Babcock has a wild night of his own that restores his sense of pleasure. Meanwhile Tom realizes what's missing in his life and Paul makes a stab at being a good Christian.
Braydon grows up straight, so he thinks. He meets Grant when he hires him. They become best friends and then more. Is it just sex or is it love. The distinction drives Braydon to a very dark place.
This is the conclusion to the stories of Isaac and Efrem begun in Real Good and continued in Baptism. If those stories were not to your taste, then for the love of God don't start reading this one and giving it low ratings. Just have the sense and the good taste to move on.
Craig is starting to make friends at the academy but finds it doesn't take much to make enemies either, especially when he is in the wrong. And with him being the only British cadet at Allegheny Alcatraz, the system is stacked against him too... He could do with a hero to follow. Will one step up?
Joseph responds to his grief by hiring someone to remodel his home while he takes a job out of the country. William unhappily goes to wash his clothes but ends up hopeful.
As the first day of school continues and Fenn confronts Noah about past behaviors, Fenn also turns his mind to the past and the beginnings of his love with Todd.
He rarely drove, and his car was used to catch dust in the parking lot, but he had to do it for this particular quest. Adrian stood, his mind a haze, his hands resting still on the wheel, a few yards away from Edward’s house. He had rehearsed everything he wanted to say over and over, but his words became a mess the more he repeated them.
In a year in the darkest times of the Middle Ages two boys are born, hundreds of kilometers apart, and they grow up in the hardships, so typical for their social circumstances. The Devil’s machinations make their paths cross and they fall in love, travelling around the country, singing ballads and songs and being happy with each other. But then the hounds of the Church pick up their trail.