A Little Sin - Sionnach Wintergreen
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Gay, LGBT, Adults
Sheriff Avery ORourke has tried to obey his strict Christian faith and lead a normal life. In 1923, in a rural East Texas town, normal means heterosexual. A cholera outbreak has made Avery a young widower, so he is married to his job. When a murder investigation forces him to confront his truth, will he finally be able to accept being gay?Veterinarian Garland Sands has returned from Europe to take over his fathers practice. Struggling with shell shock (PTSD) and heartbroken by the suicide of his French lover, he resigns himself to a quiet, solitary life as a country vet. But the murder of the town doctor brings the sheriff to Garlands doorstep looking for help with the investigation. Seeing Avery awakens dormant feelings. Can he love a man who hates who he is?This isnt the lavish 1920s of The Great Gatsby. This is the flip side of that coin - rural East Texas. No electricity. No indoor plumbing. No flappers. In 1923, the timber barons have left and racism, homophobia, and sexism thrive
