- Mike
- Monaghan
- is
- the
- bartender
- at
- the
- Engine
- Room,
- a
- meeting
- place
- for
- the
- small
- but
- thriving
- community
- of
- gay
- men
- in
- Cold
- Falls,
- New
- York.
- As
- Mike
- pours
- beer,
- wipes
- glasses
- and
- hears
- everything,
- he's
- also
- witness
- to
- the
- men
- who
- come
- here
- looking
- for
- what
- they
- need--sex,
- direction,
- friendship,
- spiritual
- fulfillment,
- and
- love.
- People
- like:Stephen
- Darby--As
- an
- accountant,
- he
- knows
- many
- secrets.
- But
- Stephen
- has
- his
- own
- secret,
- one
- he's
- never
- been
- able
- to
- share
- with
- anyone
- close
- to
- him.
- Being
- the
- perfect
- son
- costs
- him
- dearly,
- and
- now
- it
- may
- take
- from
- him
- the
- one
- man
- he
- longs
- for.Pete
- Thayer--Playing
- it
- straight,
- Pete
- takes
- out
- his
- frustrations
- on
- transmissions
- and
- engines
- during
- the
- day,
- then
- spends
- his
- nights
- trying
- to
- quench
- his
- needs
- through
- anonymous
- sex.
- But
- once
- the
- thrill
- of
- the
- forbidden
- begins
- to
- fade,
- what
- will
- he
- be
- left
- with?John
- and
- Russell--The
- golden
- couple
- in
- town
- has
- the
- ideal
- relationship
- everyone
- wants.
- But
- behind
- the
- scenes,
- their
- storybook
- marriage
- is
- on
- the
- verge
- of
- facing
- some
- explosive
- trials
- that
- will
- shake
- both
- men
- completely.Father
- Thomas
- Dunn--More
- and
- more
- the
- gentle
- priest
- is
- feeling
- a
- need
- to
- express
- the
- secret
- desires
- that
- conflict
- with
- his
- devotion
- to
- the
- church,
- sending
- his
- faith
- into
- a
- tailspin
- and
- making
- him
- question
- what
- he
- really
- wants
- from
- life.Simon
- Bird--He's
- a
- fixture
- in
- town,
- an
- old
- queen
- everyone
- finds
- amusing
- and
- entertaining.
- Still
- mourning
- the
- loss
- of
- his
- longtime
- lover,
- Simon
- yearns
- to
- find
- love
- and
- a
- place
- in
- a
- culture
- that
- worships
- youth
- and
- beauty.As
- Mike
- hands
- these
- men
- their
- drinks,
- he
- marvels
- at
- their
- determination,
- strength
- and
- foolishness.
- But
- most
- of
- all,
- he
- begins
- to
- question
- his
- own
- dissatisfaction,
- pondering
- what's
- missing
- from
- his
- own
- life,
- and
- what
- risks
- he
- may
- have
- to
- take
- to
- find
- fulfillment.
- Looking
- For
- It
- is
- an
- extraordinarily
- human
- tale
- of
- community,
- friendship,
- and
- the
- search
- for
- happiness.
- With
- unflinching
- honesty,
- keen
- insight,
- and
- his
- trademark
- humor,
- Michael
- Thomas
- Ford
- weaves
- together
- the
- unforgettable
- stories
- of
- these
- seven
- men,
- chronicling
- their
- dreams,
- hurts,
- heartbreaks,
- joys,
- and
- hopes,
- while
- taking
- readers
- on
- an
- emotional
- journey
- to
- find
- what
- it
- is
- we're
- all
- looking for.
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