He won’t take no for an answer and he’s fearless. Of course she will make you cry (for me it was at least twice) but most of the story is full of “aIn The Candy Man – that’s Finn. ** This is one of Amy’s relatively “low angst” stories. Adam, who fully believes he isn’t worthy of someone like Finn, does what he can to stave off the romance, but when he really needs help, Finn is there and it’s Finn who helps him see that he does have value and most importantly – hope. By pairing his cheery disposition with offerings of free food, he slowly breaks through the walls surrounding Adam’s heart.

He sees the darkness in Adam and knows he can bring in the light. Finn is young, idealistic, freshly single, and unstoppable. His boss also plays the role of his fairy godfather and matchmaker by hooking him up with Finn, the sandwich delivery guy. With what feels like divine intervention, Adam stumbles into Candy Heaven following the Help Wanted sign and is immediately set to work.

With his last gasp, he heads up to his cousin’s apartment for 6 months of free rent to try to get his life in order. He returned to the states to go back to school, but lost his grant when his car died and he could no longer attend classes. He fell in love with one of his fellow soldiers, only to be left high and dry when his lover didn’t want to come out of the closet. His mother and grandmother treated him like pond scum growing up, so he joined the military to prove he was “worthy”. And the world seldom cooperates with hope, faith, or the plans of cats and men.Īdam is having a rough life. Adam is going to have to ask himself which is harder - letting Finn in or living without him? With the holidays approaching, it seems like an easy question, but Adam knows from experience that life is seldom simple. Adam is wary of his attention from the very beginning - Finn is dangerous to every sort of peace Adam is forging, and Adam may just be too damaged to let him in at all.īut Finn is tenacious, and Adam's new boss, Darrin, doesn't take bullshit for an answer. Finn is bright and shiny - and has never been hurt. Friends, pets, lovers need not apply.įinn Stewart takes one look at Adam as he's applying to Candy Heaven and decides he's much too fascinating to leave alone. He has one goal, and that's to get his life back on track. One relative away from homelessness, he has taking the bus to Sacramento, where his cousin has offered a house-sitting job and a new start. Adam Macias has been thrown a few curve balls in his life, but losing his VA grant because his car broke down and missing a class was the one that struck him out.

Candy Man by Amy Lane