A student of letters, Micah Yardley wants one thing: To meet Jefferson Dering, a poet hes long admired from afar. After hearing his idol speak at Harvard, Micah travels to Jeffersons home in Wroxham, entertaining visions of discussing poetry over dinner and drinks. What he experiences exceeds anything he ever anticipated. Jefferson finds Micah mesmerizing, passionate, everything he has ever wanted. But ten years earlier, caught in a compromising position with another young man, he exiled himself from Boston and proper society. Now Jefferson represses his desire out of respect for Micah, but his tumultuous emotions stir the restless ghost of Wroxham churchwith deadly consequences. Amid denial, desire, and the villagers rising panic, a single kiss is enough to change the course of their livesand ignite the flame that could fulfill a generations-old promise. Warning: Contains explicit male/male sex, men who love poetry, and unrestrained love letters.