Stories

Tony always admired his older brother, Vince, but it turned into more as they grew older. Other than a brief experimentation when they were younger, nothing happened between them, until Vince came home from college. Then the sparks began to fly.

Bean and Ant meet online and become close. They even fall in love, but never expect to meet, until another friend makes it possible. Even though it isn't for long, they make every minute count.

Mike isn’t happy with who he is and sees no prospects on the horizon, until Drew approaches him one day. Drew wants Mike to spot for him as he lifts weights, but it leads to so much more.

Logan knows he’s gay and is attracted to the new kid in school, Seth, but he isn’t certain if Seth is gay. Since he is unsure how to proceed, Logan asks his father for advice. His dad responds by sharing his philosophy – you pass this way but once. What does this mean and will it help Logan solve his problem? The story follows them from 7th to 9th grades.

Frankie is unable to find a job in law enforcement, so he joins the Army as an M.P. After training, he is sent to a very dangerous prison. Jake is diagnosed with prostate cancer and Josh has to deal with a school board member who is raising a stink about the gay-straight alliance. Will he succeed?

Mr. Becker dies and Mrs. Becker suffers from Alzheimers. Little Ricky decides to use their farm as a group home for boys. When Nick returns from Brazil, Josh takes him to see the doctor, because Nick took some risks with his health while he was away. Did Nick make a fatal mistake doing this?

Josh’s biological children discover Jake and he are lovers, so they want nothing more to do with him. Inspired by Ricky, Nick ends up becoming an exchange student to Brazil. The family goes on a camping and canoeing adventure that gets a little scary and when they return home, some of the boys are arrested. Will they be able to prove their innocence?

Ricky is an exchange student in Australia for a year. The family the Curries met in England comes to visit them in the US. That fall, Josh learns one of the boys has been diagnosed with Leukemia and together they battle this disease. Will Josh’s help be enough?

As Josh recovers, some of the older boys pitch in to help out, so they won’t be split up. After 9/11, Josh comes to the rescue of a boy whose parents died that day. He also has to deal with a biological mother who is trying to regain custody by claiming Josh is unfit. Which way will the court rule?

Josh takes back a boy he’d previously had removed from his home, but is willing to give him a second chance. Josh also takes in another new boy, as well as discovering one of his other sons has a unique gift, which turns out to be a precursor to the family’s first major setback. Is it something that will destroy their current life?