Chester Larsen had vowed to marry his high school sweetheart when his Army tour was complete, but six months have passed and he has yet to set a date. When the mysterious and alluring Jarvis Mclintock arrives in town, Chester fights his true desires, fearful that the secret he's kept hidden for so long will finally be exposed. As the two men become entwined in a forbidden affair, Chester must choose between commitment and passion in this torrid and illicit romance set during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s.