Hollywood, the mid-1960s. President Kennedy has been assassinated, the countrys civil rights movement is in full swing, and teenager Nate Berrigan is a television sitcom star. But Nates onscreen life looks nothing like the real thing, which stars abusive, addicted parents instead of swooning teenage girls. On top of that, Nates questioning his sexuality, and his boss is a demanding monster. The pressure would get to anyone. Fortunately Nate has Tai Atua, his costar... and maybe the love of his life. As the boys slowly fall for each other, Nate tries to believe in the possibility of his own happiness. Tai could be his savior, pulling Nate away from the precarious knife-edge hes balancing on. Of course, he could also be his undoing. Because if anyone finds out about their relationship, Nates whole life will come crashing down around him. If that happened, Nate couldnt live with himself....

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 298 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by Dreamspinner Press .