If You Want Me Close
Step 1: Fall for your best friend.
Step 2: Support him when tragedy strikes.
Step 3: Figure out how you screwed up Step 2.

Bisexual event coordinator Simon Novotny thrives on connection. He cherishes his large, queer-friendly family and his friends-especially his cute, brilliant work bestie, gay IT geek Ziah Holdaway.

It's taken forever for Simon to to coax Ziah out of his shell. Time and again people have let him down, especially those who should have loved him unconditionally. But Simon would do anything for Ziah: text him jokes when he's down, bring him homemade lunches, change his tire in the rain. Heck, if Ziah needs a kidney, Simon's got two.

Minor crush? Maybe, but Simon's not a make-the-first-move kind of guy. So when an unplanned hookup with Ziah proves their chemistry is off the charts, it also shakes Simon to his core. Because for Ziah, it's not casual, it's love.

Before Simon can fully process his feelings, a life-altering tragedy upends Ziah's world. Simon throws himself into helping and also rallies his family. But for Ziah, family means rejection, and Simon's uber-helpful clan sets off major alarm bells.

Can they find a middle path through the storm, or will this crisis cost them both their romance and their friendship?

IF YOU WANT ME CLOSE is a high-heat, hurt-comfort bisexual romance novel about two nerdy friends falling in love. It's high angst, dealing with topics such as family rejection, child custody conflicts, mental health struggles, and grief-but you can also expect silly text conversations, so much affection, supportive friends and family, plenty of video game references, and a guaranteed HEA.

Content warnings are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website.
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If You Want Me Close
Step 1: Fall for your best friend.
Step 2: Support him when tragedy strikes.
Step 3: Figure out how you screwed up Step 2.

Bisexual event coordinator Simon Novotny thrives on connection. He cherishes his large, queer-friendly family and his friends-especially his cute, brilliant work bestie, gay IT geek Ziah Holdaway.

It's taken forever for Simon to to coax Ziah out of his shell. Time and again people have let him down, especially those who should have loved him unconditionally. But Simon would do anything for Ziah: text him jokes when he's down, bring him homemade lunches, change his tire in the rain. Heck, if Ziah needs a kidney, Simon's got two.

Minor crush? Maybe, but Simon's not a make-the-first-move kind of guy. So when an unplanned hookup with Ziah proves their chemistry is off the charts, it also shakes Simon to his core. Because for Ziah, it's not casual, it's love.

Before Simon can fully process his feelings, a life-altering tragedy upends Ziah's world. Simon throws himself into helping and also rallies his family. But for Ziah, family means rejection, and Simon's uber-helpful clan sets off major alarm bells.

Can they find a middle path through the storm, or will this crisis cost them both their romance and their friendship?

IF YOU WANT ME CLOSE is a high-heat, hurt-comfort bisexual romance novel about two nerdy friends falling in love. It's high angst, dealing with topics such as family rejection, child custody conflicts, mental health struggles, and grief-but you can also expect silly text conversations, so much affection, supportive friends and family, plenty of video game references, and a guaranteed HEA.

Content warnings are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website.
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If You Want Me Close

If You Want Me Close

by Skye Kilaen
If You Want Me Close

If You Want Me Close

by Skye Kilaen

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Overview

Step 1: Fall for your best friend.
Step 2: Support him when tragedy strikes.
Step 3: Figure out how you screwed up Step 2.

Bisexual event coordinator Simon Novotny thrives on connection. He cherishes his large, queer-friendly family and his friends-especially his cute, brilliant work bestie, gay IT geek Ziah Holdaway.

It's taken forever for Simon to to coax Ziah out of his shell. Time and again people have let him down, especially those who should have loved him unconditionally. But Simon would do anything for Ziah: text him jokes when he's down, bring him homemade lunches, change his tire in the rain. Heck, if Ziah needs a kidney, Simon's got two.

Minor crush? Maybe, but Simon's not a make-the-first-move kind of guy. So when an unplanned hookup with Ziah proves their chemistry is off the charts, it also shakes Simon to his core. Because for Ziah, it's not casual, it's love.

Before Simon can fully process his feelings, a life-altering tragedy upends Ziah's world. Simon throws himself into helping and also rallies his family. But for Ziah, family means rejection, and Simon's uber-helpful clan sets off major alarm bells.

Can they find a middle path through the storm, or will this crisis cost them both their romance and their friendship?

IF YOU WANT ME CLOSE is a high-heat, hurt-comfort bisexual romance novel about two nerdy friends falling in love. It's high angst, dealing with topics such as family rejection, child custody conflicts, mental health struggles, and grief-but you can also expect silly text conversations, so much affection, supportive friends and family, plenty of video game references, and a guaranteed HEA.

Content warnings are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798331450229
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 08/07/2024
Pages: 274
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Skye Kilaen writes queer romance, both contemporary and science fiction, that is sometimes about polyamorous relationships. Even her contemporaries are usually at least a bit geeky. After all, she does some of her writing in her local comic book shop.

She is bi, and she currently lives in Austin, Texas because it has so many libraries and breakfast tacos.
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