Cool Cats

"I need to live a life where I can express myself authentically."

Dylan Marvey's last hope is to make it big as an artist. After dropping out of the prestigious Beasley University, he's hung around as a townie, gradually drifting away from the student life he once knew. When he's roped into helping a PR firm promote the gallery's show, he comes face to face with the last person he expected to see: his old friend Grant Kennedy.

"I never had the courage to be like you."

Grant always envied Dylan for his effortless "coolness." Always following in his best friend's footsteps, whether it was playing in a band or aspiring to artistic greatness, he never could keep up. When he rekindles his friendship with Dylan, he sees an opportunity to become the person he never thought he could be—if only he can get over his fear of standing out.

"It's never too late to discover who you really are."

As the two men navigate their friendship, they rediscover what pushed them apart and what brought them together. When Dylan's cat breaks his leg, throwing him further into debt, and Grant finds himself straying from the path his parents set out for him, the two men find they need to lean on each other like they used to... And see what more can blossom from their connection.

Cool Cats is a 30,000-word standalone contemporary gay romance, complete with lots of heat and a happily ever after ending.