Description

A queer retelling of Romeo amp Juliet except no one has to bury their gays
A decadesold family rivalry is reaching a boiling point as the patriarchs vie for a seat in Congress Democrat vs Republican Muslim vs Christian Hashmi vs Swain the Midwestern town of Arbor Hills is one spark away from an explosion of violence So when two men find themselves irresistibly drawn together at a party only to discover they were born on opposite sides of a bloody battle line Matthew Swain and Rabi Hashmi know they should leave well enough alone
The pull between them is magnetic though and its too strong to ignore Unable to resist they meet again in secret Generations of hatred cant temper the passionate love growing between them but two men falling for each other in the middle of a war zone cant hold back the inevitable clash
And when decades of political religious and personal strife finally come to a head there will be blood
This 60000 word novel was previously published