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Now he’s always around, wearing shorts that leave nothing to the imagination and saying he wants to take care of me because I’m always doing it for others. But he’s too trusting and leaps before he thinks, so at least he won’t get taken advantage of if he’s with me. He’s a flirt who makes no secret about wanting in my bed…somewhere I’d like to have him if he wasn’t the employee of one of my closest friends. It’s why I have no business offering Kai Lewis a place to stay when he’s in need. ![]() ![]() If you asked The Vers guys, they’d tell you I’m a caretaker who’s always thinking of others, but they also give over-the-top hugs and don’t believe me when I say feelings are the worst. ![]() To listeners of The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, I’m known as The Realist-I accept life the way it is, believe in honesty over sugarcoating, and okay, I can maybe be a little bossy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Taking the pictures away has made the author think differently, in turn forcing the person who's reading to think differently. ![]() To me though, this is nothing but a good thing. I feel slightly obligated to say that this book might not be for you, it's raucous and slightly mad, and very, very different. You can imagine just how much fun kids will have listening to adults spurt out words like 'blork', or sentences like 'I am a monkey who taught myself to read', can't you? 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(Roan Parish, author of In the Middle of Somewhere) " Kiss Me Again is a deliciously tender and prickly romance about the intimacy that comes with acceptance. Aidan can kiss him as much as he likes, but if he can’t help Ludo when he needs him most, they don’t stand a chance. Aidan is on the road to recovery, but Ludo has been unwell his entire life, and that’s not going to change. He craves the color Ludo brought him, and when a chance meeting brings them back together, before long, they’re inseparable again.īut bliss comes with complications. Their unlikely friendship is addictive and, like most things in Ludo’s life, temporary.īack in the real world, Aidan’s monochrome existence is no longer enough. Then, late one night, a new face brings a welcome distraction. ![]() ![]() His mind plays tricks on him, keeping him awake. Ludo Giordano is trapped on the ward with a bunch of old men. ![]() Then, a glimpse of the beautiful boy in the opposite bed changes everything. He works alone and lives alone, and it doesn’t occur to him to want anything else, until a life-changing accident lands him in hospital. Tree surgeon Aidan Drummond is content with his own company. ![]() |