We follow in this first book the adventures of Ben, architect. He is seriously searching a new spiritual balance after the loss of his partner. The Circle adopting him, has a rather physical interpretation of mental healing.
Noah is frustrated, horny and gay. He misses his best friend, Jonathan, and Jonathan's father, who secretly got oral from Noah and nearly took his virginity. But they moved at the beginning of summer, and now Noah's alone. Until he calls his cousin in Chicago and gets permission to fly up. He gets more than he hoped for, including the loss of his virginity.