Hallie Burton was born Hannalore Eva Burton in 1986 in Seattle, Washington, and spent her summers with relatives in Vancouver, B.C., a city that holds a special place in her heart. After home-schooling to the age of fourteen, she attended a public high school where she fell in love with theater. Encouraged by a teacher who oversaw the production of the class plays, Hallie learned everything from costume design to lighting the stage to writing scripts. The writing bug bit deep, and she was infected for life. Hallie still enjoys dressing up in costumes and regularly attends sci-fi conventions and Renaissance fairs with her partner. Most of her time is dedicated to making up stories, but she saves some for her family, which consists of one medium-sized woman named Marilyn and an extra-large dog named Horse. They live very happily together in Suquamish, WA, where they enjoy going for long walks that usually end somewhere good coffee is being brewed.
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At seventeen, Charles “Trey” Maddox Taft III has had better years. His father ran off with a younger woman, and with no alimony or child support, his family has to move from affluent Coconut Grove to a rough neighborhood near Miami’s Little Havana. It’s a completely different world, but Trey is determined to make the best of a bad situation, if only no one finds out he's gay.
On Trey's first day in his new territory, he's saved from being run over by local bad boy Bobby Cruz. Bobby is an unabashedly gay, sexually active high school senior who's tired of one-night stands. After meeting preppie Trey, Bobby decides to try something new. Things go well at first, but being in a relationship is tricky and might take more work than either wants to do.
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In Ollas, anything that stirs the emotions is forbidden by the governors—especially music. So when Tallie Tarmelin, a farm boy from a lower-tier guild, is offered a scholarship for his talent in design, he keeps his head down and follows the rules. He's terrified of breaking one of his society’s many laws and ruining his future. But feeling lost and alone in an unfamiliar city takes its toll, and Tallie accepts sympathy from a guildless social outcast even though he knows it could destroy his reputation.
Despite the rules against casual touching and fraternizing in public, Jonis Sinter offers Tallie comfort instead of denouncing him for an excessive emotional display, and they fast become friends. Secret friends, though, because Worran, the respectable son of a governor, has asked Tallie to be his partner.
When Worran’s mother learns of Tallie’s association with an outcast, she dispatches the militia. Worran sends Tallie a warning, and Tallie flees the city and civilization with Jonis. Surviving the wilds will take every ounce of perseverance they can muster, and the rediscovery of music might be their only solace— unless they recognize the love that's growing between them.
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