Luke Lafontaine survived the past year by not thinking about the father he lost, the dairy farm he couldnโt save from bankruptcy, or his way of life that vanished with the rap of an auctioneerโs hammer. Cleaning up city folksโ trash at the Minnesota State Fair is just another dead-end job. But at the Fair, surrounded by a celebration of farm life, ambitions heโd given up on and buried deep to start to revive. And seeing Mason Bell in the paradeโgorgeous, gay, out-of-his-league Masonโstirs other buried dreams.
Mason left his hometown for college in Minneapolis without looking back. Student life is fun, classes are great, gay guys are easy to find, but itโs all a bit superficial. Heโs at the State Fair parade route with his band when he realizes a scruffy maintenance worker is Luke, his secret high school crush. Luke should be safely home working on his dadโs farm, not picking up litter. Mason wishes he hadnโt fallen out of touch. Heโs an optimist, though, and itโs never too late for second chances. Now he just has to convince Luke.
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