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Kensington Books
In this evocative and mesmerizing debut novel, Lee Houck depicts a contemporary Manhattan thrumming with sex and violence as seen through the eyes of Simon--a twenty-something part-time hustler with a cadre of loyal, sometimes floundering friends.
As Simon grows increasingly involved with a gorgeous, guileless client, he tries to navigate a path to fulfillment in a city where love and honesty are as dangerous as they are rare. Witty, spare and rapier-sharp, this is an exceptional story of the friendships that sustain us, the families we create, and the pain and joy that are always within reach.
Kensington Books
In this evocative and mesmerizing debut novel, Lee Houck depicts a contemporary Manhattan thrumming with sex and violence as seen through the eyes of Simon--a twenty-something part-time hustler with a cadre of loyal, sometimes floundering friends.
As Simon grows increasingly involved with a gorgeous, guileless client, he tries to navigate a path to fulfillment in a city where love and honesty are as dangerous as they are rare. Witty, spare and rapier-sharp, this is an exceptional story of the friendships that sustain us, the families we create, and the pain and joy that are always within reach.
Advance Praise for Yield:
"A moving debut....Solid, unsentimental storytelling distinguish Houck's first time out."
-- Publisher's Weekly
"Daring, graphic details, related in the first person, are brutal in rendering the emotional consequences of a gay-bashing, while Houck’s novel is shaped by candor, sweetness, and his protagonist’s genuine caring for his friends as he navigates the waters toward self-knowledge in this risky and affecting story.
-- Booklist
"Witty and wrenching, Yield is required reading for anyone who wants to know what it means to be young, gay and without a roadmap in today's world."
-- Vestal McIntyre, author of Lake Overturn
"Lee Houck has crafted an exuberant, often witty, always smart story about 20-something queers scrambling to make their way in contemporary Manhattan...Brisk and buoyant, Yield is an engaging debut that captures big city hustle with small-town heart."
-- Richard Labonte; series editor, Best Gay Erotica
"Yield is a bold and shocking story concerned with humanism. It's a dazzling and sometimes dangerous foray into post-queer realism."
-- Charlie Vazquez, author of Contraband
"Yield is a subtle novel that creeps into your soul...a story of unexpectedly finding your place in the world."
-- Emanuel Xavier, author of If Jesus Were Gay
"A moving debut....Solid, unsentimental storytelling distinguish Houck's first time out."
-- Publisher's Weekly
"Daring, graphic details, related in the first person, are brutal in rendering the emotional consequences of a gay-bashing, while Houck’s novel is shaped by candor, sweetness, and his protagonist’s genuine caring for his friends as he navigates the waters toward self-knowledge in this risky and affecting story.
-- Booklist
"Witty and wrenching, Yield is required reading for anyone who wants to know what it means to be young, gay and without a roadmap in today's world."
-- Vestal McIntyre, author of Lake Overturn
"Lee Houck has crafted an exuberant, often witty, always smart story about 20-something queers scrambling to make their way in contemporary Manhattan...Brisk and buoyant, Yield is an engaging debut that captures big city hustle with small-town heart."
-- Richard Labonte; series editor, Best Gay Erotica
"Yield is a bold and shocking story concerned with humanism. It's a dazzling and sometimes dangerous foray into post-queer realism."
-- Charlie Vazquez, author of Contraband
"Yield is a subtle novel that creeps into your soul...a story of unexpectedly finding your place in the world."
-- Emanuel Xavier, author of If Jesus Were Gay
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