Jericho Candelario's Gay Debut
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Publisher Description
Jerry Candelario, known as Potts to almost everyone, has spent his entire adult life focused on raising his siblings and his niece. But the home he fought hard to make feels empty since everyone has grown up and moved out, and his precious baby niece is now a teen with a life of her own. With fewer people at the dinner table every night, Jerry suddenly has all the time in the world to think about what he wants.
For years, Jerry has kept to himself, never going to college, never dating or doing anything with his evenings except getting lost in a book. But although he pushed aside his longing for community and romance, he never stopped imagining the freedom he might have in a distant someday.
Then kind, clever, and out Lincoln Lee opened a bakery in Jerry’s small town. Jerry told himself he was lucky when they became friends. He was too busy to try for a relationship, and someone like Lincoln would never want someone like him anyway. But now that Jerry’s nights are free, all he wants to do is spend them with Lincoln. Jerry knows nothing about gay culture, or dating, or being in love. With Lincoln, he wants to try, but is he making a fool of himself or is his someday finally here?
Customer Reviews
For Lincoln, five years is a long time to wait, but so very worth it.
Just another perfect, insightful, gentle, R Cooper story. Short but very sweet without being cloyingly so.
Jerry is just adorable. For as long as can remember he has never put himself first, has never asked for anything and has been willing to put his family and their needs before his own. Until he meets Lincoln.
Jerry’s slow awakening to beginning to admit his feelings for Lincoln, partly due to the comments from his niece, his 15 year old niece, a niece who is now seeing things through her own nearly adult eyes and her own awakenings and experience, is rewarded when he realises that Lincoln has feelings for him too.
Jerry’s growing boldness and having the courage to put into words the things that he wants from Lincoln, and Lincoln’s happiness are just beautiful. This story is very heartwarming.
5 glowing stars.