IT'S THEIR WAY is the latest offering in Bruce K Beck's Tolerance Trilogy. The narrator, Chef Justin Alexander, is very good at running a kitchen, but less successful at love. When he meets Cole, the man of his dreams, he finally seems ready to shed the darkness of his childhood and move forward into the light. But a residual stain-the curse of American racism-rears its ugly head and derails his plans.

Even in the midst of his pain, Justin finds the heart to move forward with a project that has long inspired him and his friends and colleagues. When Justin finally proves himself worthy of Cole, his life begins to fall into place. But not without brushes with danger. Justin is a chef, after all, and he always carries his knife roll with him. Hmm . . . . IT'S THEIR WAY is about searching for meaning and purpose, and about honoring friendships. It is about loneliness, lust, redemption, and, of course, love.