Second Chance With Tony
Book Blurp:
Meeting everybody’s expectations is hard, especially if you are a closeted high school football player in a small town in Indiana. Seventeen-year-old Tyler DeLuca, a high school junior, tries to stay out of everybody’s way so nobody finds out his hidden secret. He’s gay. This has worked fine his entire life until he meets a mysterious boy he can’t stop thinking about. Things become even more complicated when he starts receiving strange handwritten notes. Then a song that feels like he’s heard in another lifetime seems to follow him everywhere. And what does all of this have to do with the bizarre dreams he’s been having? Might some of the dreams come true?
A thrilling LGBTQ+ Coming-out novel for the fans of Becky Albertalli and Bill Konigsberg. Empowering themes covering anti-bullying, finding your confidence, and discovering your self-esteem from #ownvoices author Felix Kurt.
My 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!
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.
Here are the first lines from Second Chance With Tony:
Something about him is strange. Why is he standing there all alone beside the bleachers? Is it me he’s looking at?
I’m in the middle of the varsity football game against one of our worst rivals, Barnesville High School. When I play, I don’t get distracted. I lose myself in the game. My mind slows down, I go into combat mode. My thoughts stop chattering and I feel completely calm. I’m not Tyler anymore, I become part of the team. We are one creature, one breathing, living soul. Our goal is to win.
Tonight is different. It’s hard to concentrate. I can’t stop looking at this guy. Something makes me focus on him. Who is he, and why is he here? His eyes are tracking me. Noah shouts something at me, but it doesn’t compute.
The strange dude’s wearing a varsity jacket in the school colors red and white, but the colors seem faded. Why is he staring at me like that?