Entwined - Paperback

by Michael Hartwig (Author)

This narrative is a tender, late-in-life coming out story of a gay man tormented by a troubling past. It is a sequel to the evocative and steamy gay romance novel, "Old Vines." This book picks up five years later. Patrick and Zeno live with their son, Massimo, on the family vineyard overlooking the Amalfi Coast. Pepe, the strikingly handsome foreman and cousin, lives next door. After a string of failed relationships with women, Patrick and Zeno invite Pepe to join them and Massimo for a winter vacation to Disney World and Ft. Lauderdale. Patrick and Zeno suspect that Pepe is more attracted to men than women, and while in Florida, Pepe finally embraces that side of himself. Their adventure becomes complicated as the three adults face tangling affections for one another and must come to grips with what it means to be family and how to honor each other's paths. This erotically charged story takes place in rich settings - the Italian coast, Florida, Boston, and Vermont and celebrates the way our desires nudge us towards authenticity.