With Thoughts of Jason - Softcover

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Renewed, Revised, and Refreshed!

• "Top Pick" - Author Shout Reader Ready Book Awards 2026
• Indie Author Project contributor

He never wanted to be a secret, but in this town, secrets keep you alive.

With Thoughts of Jason is a haunting portrait of youth and desire, of friendship and betrayal, and of the brutal silence that society demands of those who don’t fit the mold. It has the fragility of hope like Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski and the raw emotional realness of We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson.

Jason has fantasized about being struck by lightning more than once. This time, after being outed by his now former best friend.

He's close to graduating high school but Seth, Jason’s own personal bully, has one more trick to humiliate him. A happy accident that lands Seth in the nurse’s office and Jason suspended halts the torment and opens a path toward new friendships and the chance to see the ocean for the first time.

Laughter in smoky rooms, nights stitched together by music and magic, and the fleeting thrill of love makes Jason feel safe with his newly found family. Among them is Tameera with her fierce honesty, Abby who revels in her protective loyalty and the magnetic but reckless Danny whose eyes glint with the dangerous possibility of love. Yet secrets linger in every corner of this town threatening Jason’s newfound peace. When he discovers the truth his high school tormentor would kill to keep hidden, will his chosen family be enough to protect him—or will the truth cost him his life?

A heart-wrenching and devastating story of identity, betrayal, and the violent cost of visibility in a world that wasn’t ready.

Perfect for readers of LGBTQ+ literary fiction, queer coming-of-age stories, and emotionally charged novels like Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson, and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

A standalone novel for readers who believe that even in heartbreak, there’s power in being true to yourself.

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