Clara W. Barrow

After the summer that changed their lives forever, they've spent an entire semester apart. Now they're finally home for the holidays. For two college guys who are still new to this whole "first romance" thing, spending Christmas with their small-town families brings an unexpected set of challenges. But support can sometimes come from the most surprising places. An escape to nearby Chicago proves to be the perfect way to spend their first New Year's Eve together. The Windy City's vibrant gay community introduces farm boys Sam and Will to a world they'd never even imagined. New experiences and new choices give them the most memorable experiences of their life together...so far.

But the biggest obstacle in the way of their happiness might just be Sam himself. Read the sequel to the book that reviewers called "passionate," "heartbreakingly vivid," "heartwarming," "uplifting," and "really (REALLY) hot," and experience what it's like to fall in love for the very first time.

They've shared everything in each other's lives--they’ve worked the farms and gone to school together, had countless weekend sleepovers at each other’s homes, and spent their summers swimming in the local quarry, driving the back lanes in Will’s pickup truck, and watching late night movies.

But everything Sam knew is turned on its head one day when Will shows up at school grown from a boy to a man. Sam can’t help but notice the differences in his best friend’s maturing body and realizes that he has more than platonic feelings for his childhood pal. He’s gone and fallen in love with his best friend. Afraid of giving himself away and facing the humiliation of rejection, Sam goes to college and puts as much distance as he can between the two of them. Now they’re both home for Thanksgiving break, and Will refuses to accept Sam’s continued brush-offs and excuses. Demanding answers for Sam’s silence, Will pushes against every one of Sam’s defenses until the situation comes to a heated head... The steamy debut novella from Clara W. Barrow and Carnation Books will make your Kindle screen fog up, leaving you breathless for the novel-length sequel Everywhere With You, available now!