Country

Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay, Romance, Contemporary
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Author: Jeff Mann ISBN: 9781370163618
Publisher: Lethe Press Publication: August 26, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Jeff Mann
ISBN: 9781370163618
Publisher: Lethe Press
Publication: August 26, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Brice Brown sings about loyalty and broken hearts, the earnestness of being a proud Southerner, yet his popular country music lyrics are misdirection because Brice has kept hidden his attraction to men for all his life. But when a former lover--and band member--goes to the press with the truth, Brice finds himself sick of all the lies and returning to the sanctuary of his West Virginian hometown. The neighbors who used to be proud of the "local boy made good" turn on him. His record label cancels contracts, his wife files for divorce, and he finds himself disgraced and despondent.

But then Brice learns from a fan that there is a compound in central West Virginia run by a man who has helped troubled gay youth overcome their self-loathing. Brice takes a chance at redemption and finds the retreat in the woods. The owner, only a few years older than Brice is a kind hearted soul and does not turn him away and offers a friendly ear and comforting words. Conway Twitty once said, "Listen to advice, but follow your heart." And the man's nephew, Lucas, who serves as the handyman at the compound is a tempting young man, simmering with resentment at his past, angry at how he sees his future will be. And Brice thinks that Lucas is attracted to him but both men are hurting. Can they rise above the condemnations the world has given them and find something meaningful...together? 

"As warm as fresh skillet cornbread and as bracing as a shot of Kentucky bourbon, Jeff Mann’s book is like a great country song: It’s got heartbreak and betrayal, drunken fights and raging lusts, and a down-and-out anti-hero desperately searching for one last shot at redemption. And like any great country song, it’s got a memorable story that keeps replaying in your head long after it’s over." - Wayne Hoffman, author of An Older Man and Hard

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Brice Brown sings about loyalty and broken hearts, the earnestness of being a proud Southerner, yet his popular country music lyrics are misdirection because Brice has kept hidden his attraction to men for all his life. But when a former lover--and band member--goes to the press with the truth, Brice finds himself sick of all the lies and returning to the sanctuary of his West Virginian hometown. The neighbors who used to be proud of the "local boy made good" turn on him. His record label cancels contracts, his wife files for divorce, and he finds himself disgraced and despondent.

But then Brice learns from a fan that there is a compound in central West Virginia run by a man who has helped troubled gay youth overcome their self-loathing. Brice takes a chance at redemption and finds the retreat in the woods. The owner, only a few years older than Brice is a kind hearted soul and does not turn him away and offers a friendly ear and comforting words. Conway Twitty once said, "Listen to advice, but follow your heart." And the man's nephew, Lucas, who serves as the handyman at the compound is a tempting young man, simmering with resentment at his past, angry at how he sees his future will be. And Brice thinks that Lucas is attracted to him but both men are hurting. Can they rise above the condemnations the world has given them and find something meaningful...together? 

"As warm as fresh skillet cornbread and as bracing as a shot of Kentucky bourbon, Jeff Mann’s book is like a great country song: It’s got heartbreak and betrayal, drunken fights and raging lusts, and a down-and-out anti-hero desperately searching for one last shot at redemption. And like any great country song, it’s got a memorable story that keeps replaying in your head long after it’s over." - Wayne Hoffman, author of An Older Man and Hard

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