A Flight In Ice — Vivien Dean

Previously published (2014) Amber Quill Press. Life hasn't turned out like Connor McClure hoped. His marriage is over, he lost his friends in the divorce, and his smile has been nowhere to be found for months. All he wants is to hide from the world, but the only place available to him is his parents' home in the rural Michigan community he abandoned thirteen years ago. Since they're in Florida for the winter, he'll have the whole house to himself. Except he doesn't. In their absence, the McClures asked a young neighbor to look after the property. Jerry is young, energetic, and oh yeah, gay. From everything he's learned about Connor, he might be harboring a little crush, but Connor is in no place for dating. Right now, he needs a friend, someone to help him remember that second chances are always possible