Length: 85,000 words approx.
Cover Design: Tiferet Design
Blurb
You’ll make it out of here, Brian. I swear.
I had everything—school quarterback, popular with girls, and my dad was proud of me. I told myself it didn’t matter no one knew the real me. And then I nearly died. Landon saved my life. He’s the bravest guy I know. He came out a few years ago, proud and fierce, and he ran into gunfire to help others. Me, I’m a mess. Can’t even stand to be in a room with the curtains open. But here’s the thing about losing it all: You get a chance to start over and be someone new. Only how can I move on when the two shooters who attacked our school were never caught? And why do I feel like I’m still in the crosshairs?
Landon
Will you kiss me?
When I came across Brian Marshall,the hottest guy in school, dying on the cafeteria floor, I did what anyone would do. I tried to save him. His request surprised me, but I figured he needed comfort, so I kissed him on the forehead. When he survived and came back to school, he was broken in body and mind. He still needed me, and soon we were unlikely besties. But what I saw at school that day woke me up. I want to demand action on gun control, lead protests, raise my fist. I’ll tear the world down if I have to. And if I can get the man of my dreams and save the world at the same time? I’ll take it. Only I didn’t understand that the horror at Jefferson Waller High wasn’t over.
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5*
(updated from 4.5)
I had originally deducted a half a star because of the second part of the horror.
Then I thought about it during the little sleep I had last night and remembered Vegas and realized, it COULD happen. It HAS happened. And isn't that just a scary fucking thought.
Thank you, Eli, for writing this book. Is it hard to read? Maybe. But this stuff HAPPENS, waaay more than it should (which should be never). Maybe it will inspire more people to do more about it, ESPECIALLY where children are involved. Reading this is completely eye opening. The part that really baffles me is Landon's hate mail (PMs). When it shouldn't have, because I know people are dicks. Watching that girl in Florida and the backlash she got was hard to swallow, and so was Landon's. How are you going to talk shit to a kid who is grieving and lost friends in an unthinkable violent act? The lack of compassion in this world is astounding.
Am I anti-gun? No, I am from a big hunting state. What I am absolutely for is better gun control: make it harder to obtain them, which styles can be obtained by the general public, and MORE (better) gun safety courses. I am also pro better mental health care, because, yes, I think they can be connected. That's a whole other conversation for another day and I don't really feel like debating right now :)
This book is absolutely art imitating life, even down to the rants by Brian's father, I have heard those arguments WAY too much (even by friends), and it can really boil people's blood. Getting into these kids heads really was an experience. So I say again, Thank you, Eli. I hope you did them justice...in my eyes you did.
Eli has loved romance since her teens and she particular admires writers who can combine literary merit, genuine humor, melting hotness, and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, bulldogs, cows, a cat, and lots of groundhogs.
In romance, Eli is best known for her Christmas stories because she’s a total Christmas sap. These include “Blame it on the Mistletoe”, “Unwrapping Hank” and “Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles”. Her “Howl at the Moon” series of paranormal romances featuring the town of Mad Creek and its dog shifters has been popular with readers. And her series of Amish-themed romances, Men of Lancaster County, has won genre awards.
In 2018 Eli hopes to do more of the same, assuming they reschedule the apocalypse.
Her website is www.elieaston.com
About Eli
Having been, at various times and under different names, a minister’s daughter, a computer programmer, a game designer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a fan fiction writer, and organic farmer, Eli has been a m/m romance author since 2013. She has over 30 books published.
Eli has loved romance since her teens and she particular admires writers who can combine literary merit, genuine humor, melting hotness, and eye-dabbing sweetness into one story. She promises to strive to achieve most of that most of the time. She currently lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, bulldogs, cows, a cat, and lots of groundhogs.
In romance, Eli is best known for her Christmas stories because she’s a total Christmas sap. These include “Blame it on the Mistletoe”, “Unwrapping Hank” and “Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles”. Her “Howl at the Moon” series of paranormal romances featuring the town of Mad Creek and its dog shifters has been popular with readers. And her series of Amish-themed romances, Men of Lancaster County, has won genre awards.
In 2018 Eli hopes to do more of the same, assuming they reschedule the apocalypse.
Her website is www.elieaston.com
You can email her at eli@elieaston.com
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