num_pages: 330
description: Growing up in foster care has left Kerry Grey with little self-esteem or hope for his future. A college dropout Kerry scrapes by on a part-time job at a garden nursery. His friendship with his boss and working with the plants are the only high points in Kerrys life. Hes been dating the man who bullied him at school but when his boyfriend abandons him at a party Kerry wanders down the beach to drown his sorrows in a bottle of scotch. Malcolm Holmes and Charlie Stone have been together for fifteen years. Despite Charlie's willingness to accept Malcolm's unspoken domination in bedsomething is missing from their relationship. Early one morning they rescue a passed out Kerry from being washed away by the tide and Charlie immediately senses a kindred spirit in the lost younger man. When Kerrys roommate kicks him out Malcolm and Charlie invite him into their home. As Charlie and Kerry bond over Charlies garden Malcolm sees Kerry may be just who they have been looking for to complete their lives. All they have to do is show Kerry and each other that Kerry's submissive tendencies will fit their dynamic. But someone is sabotaging Kerry at every turn. As he struggles to discover the culprit he fears for the safety of his new friends. If Malcolm and Charlie cannot help their lifelong search for their perfect third may not end with the happily ever after they imagined.
language: English
title: The Foster Family
publisher: Dreamspinner  Press