A steamy love affair grips the life of a man who has walked through the worst paths of the romantic jungle. Ari has seen it all: the toxic partners, the hidden secrets and the heavy weight of grief. But as a flicker of light hits his dim corner of the world, he realises there are perhaps less secrets worth keeping. Lotte Jeffs tells all about the fictional romance in her novel. To celebrate the release of her tantalising new read of friendship and queer love, here is an excerpt teasing an unfolding frisson at a school reunion between Ari and the classmate he admits to having always found attractive...
Ari was wearing his shortest shorts and a sleeveless silk shirt. On the dance floor, his eyes clashed with strangers, held there for a moment as a silent yes or no passed between them, and then moved on, scanning and assessing and occasionally acquiescing. Once you understood the rules, cruising for guys was deliciously transactional. It was dark and the lights spun from blue to red, while a disco ball cast white sequins onto the surrounding mirrors. Then, a flash of recognition.
