Living with former teen idol Finn Ransom isn’t like a movie. But it’s worth it.
Wes loves his boyfriend, and he knows all the stories about Finn’s celebrity past and old accidents and rebuilt career -- or he thinks he does. But Wes also loves his organized historian’s life, neat and tidy and efficient -- and moving in with Finn is the opposite.
Finn’s messy, colorful, exuberant ... and in love with autumn. Pumpkins. Black cats. Fall leaves. Rain. Wes wants to be patient, but one more cinnamon candle might be one too many.
But maybe Wes doesn’t know everything about Finn’s past. And autumn candlelight is good for sharing stories ... and opening up hearts.
Chapter 1“You bought what?” Wes, coming in, set down his keys and laptop bag and the mountain of student papers he’d have to grade later. The entire house smelled like nutmeg and brown sugar and spice; when he’d opened the door, he’d thought Finn must’ve been baking. He’d been looking forward to that, despite having consumed a decent amount of sugar at the university’s reception for the day’s guest speaker. Finn’s cinnamon-sugar pinwheels beat out mass-produced chocolate chip any day. Finn said again, apologetically, “They’re candles. Sorry.” Rain hummed in the background, a low musical counterpoint. October doing its best, even in Southern California. Cool steely skies and pumpkins appearing on porches. The leaves-and-wheat-and-berries wreath Finn had hung on the front door. The smooth