Trouble Sits Down to Dinner

by Pat Henshaw

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Trouble Sits Down to Dinner - Patricia Henshaw

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ISBN: 9798896023548
Pages: 17

The social order of tiny Stoney Falls, Colorado, is in upheaval this holiday season. To celebrate the arrival of a new lesbian pastor and the forced resignation of the conservative minister, high school English teacher Quinn and his fellow instructor -- and lover -- Josh are hosting a gala Christmas Eve dinner.

Quinn’s mother is convinced the boys need her help to make the meal memorable. So, she’s compiling a guest list to celebrate brighter days ahead.

While Quinn’s mom plots to make her son’s and everyone else’s life better, so does the new minister who also has big plans for Quinn and Josh. As if that’s not enough, even Josh himself has ideas about what he and Quinn should be doing in the future.

Will all these plans add up to happiness or heartache for the hapless Quinn?

Published: August 29, 2026
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
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Genres:

Contemporary, Gaylit, Holiday

Tags:

author - american, format - novellette <15k, format - short story <15K, what - holiday - thanksgiving, what - topic - family, what - topic - friendship, what - topic - gay pride, what - topic - multicultural, when - season - fall, where - country - usa, where - general - small town, where - state - colorado

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 1
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Coming Home, Friends to Lovers, Geek and Jock, Small Town
Word Count: 4,354
Setting: Small mountain town Colorado
Languages Available: English

Excerpt:

About the Author

Pat Henshaw [pronouns she/her] was born and raised in Nebraska. She has lived on the U S’s three coasts, in Texas, Virginia, and now California. Before she retired, she held a number of jobs, including theatrical costumer, newspaper features reporter and movie reviewer, librarian, junior college English instructor, and publicist. She loves to travel and has visited Canada, Mexico, Europe, Egypt, Thailand, and Central America as well as almost all fifty US states.

Now retired, she enjoys reading and writing as well as visiting her older daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren on the East Coast and playing havoc with her younger daughter’s life in Washington State.

She thanks you for reading her books and wants you to remember that Every day is a good day for romance.

Visit her at pathenshaw.com

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