As the years pass

old wounds. new chances. one last shot at the love that never stopped burning. after his mother's death, emmet needs a fresh start-but he isn't trading california sun for seattle rain just to begin again. he's going for adam, the only man he's ever loved.but when he gets there, adam isn't the same man who left him behind. best friends since they were boys, emmet and adam shared many unforgettable nights-before adam chose a white picket fence and a woman over the promise they made each other. now adam is separated, raising two kids, and living with the weight of everything he gave up.and emmet? he's opening a bar three blocks away, carrying heartbreak and hope in equal measure. can the two of them survive what's buried in the past or will loving each other again destroy them for good?