Keeping Tyler Safe
Book Blurp:
Gabe looks young, but he’s been around far longer than anyone realizes. In all that time, one regret has haunted him: losing his first and only love from a lifetime ago.
Then Tyler shows up, and Gabe knows. Somehow, against all odds, fate has given him an impossible second chance. Gabe is convinced his soulmate has returned, and this time, he’ll do whatever it takes to win Tyler’s heart again, while hiding a secret that could tear them apart.
But in Gabe’s world, love is forbidden. Protecting Tyler means breaking the most sacred law of his kind. As secrets surface and tensions rise, Gabe must choose between obeying the rules or risking everything for the boy he never stopped loving.
How far will he go to protect the one person who matters most?
A queer supernatural coming-of-age story about love, rebellion, and choosing your own destiny. Perfect for fans of T.J. Klune and Adam Silvera.
This LGBTQ YA thriller is book two in the Westwood County Stories series. It can be read as a stand-alone.
Here’s a glimpse into the first chapter of Keeping Tyler Safe:
I find Émile leaning against the fake fireplace in the study, a cavernous room with whitewashed walls and a domed stone ceiling. Émile loves the medieval look of our home. “Fits me coming from a noble family,” he uses to say. In keeping Émile’s favored medieval castle theme, animal skin rugs, including a white tiger, a brown bear, and a lion each complete with its head populate the barren stone floor.
“Why did you summon me?” I ask Émile. As a fledgling, I need permission from my master to be away from him. Émile’s posture oozes confidence. He gestures for me to take a seat across from him, but I refuse with a shake of my head. I remain standing because I don’t want him to tower over me.
How I dislike him. For a moment, I try to imagine the way others must see him. Émile is tall, taller than me, but skinnier. With his long jet-black hair, tied back in a ponytail, pale skin, and green eyes he looks like a pirate from a romance novel. He has wickedly high cheekbones, full lips, and a tendency to annoy me with every word that falls from his mouth.
“You’ll have the privilege of witnessing my greatest triomphe,” Émile says, his French accent thick.
“What’s your greatest triumph?” I ask, trying my best to sound interested. Émile tends to throw a tantrum when someone doesn’t act like the world revolves around him.
“We have ascended to the inner circle at court!” he says, smug pride dripping from him.
Second Chance With Tony – My first book is a #1 Bestseller 😍
I published Second Chance With Tony in May 2024, and within three days, it jumped to #1 on Amazon USA! Category: New Release Kindle Teen & Young Adult LGBTQ+ Fiction.
It also did very well in other countries.
For me, this is a dream come true. Many readers have reached out to me to say they were touched by Tyler’s story of finding his true self. This book is not biographical, but I wrote it to show that IT DOES GET BETTER and everyone deserves to be loved for who they are.
It humbles me to know that my little story touches someone out there! Thank you so much for this!
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My Vision
I’m a gay author, booktuber, and bookstagrammer from Germany who loves reading and reviewing LGBTQ+ books. My favorite genres are Young Adult and New Adult. My guilty pleasure is MM Romance. There’s nothing better than diving deep into a great story. Publishing a young adult book has always been my dream.
My first book, Second Chance With Tony is the coming of age novel I always wanted to read.