Spotlight on an upcoming breakthrough New Adult novel
from debut author, Liz Jacobs:
ABROAD: Book One
Publisher: Brain Mill Press
Release Date (Print & Ebook): June 27th wide release; early access June
17th
About the book:
Nick, a Russian-Jewish immigrant living in America, doesn't know
where he belongs. Socially anxious, intensely private, and closeted, he
feels like a collection of disparate parts. When he goes to study abroad in the
UK, he is forced to be honest with himself for the first time. If
only he can speak to other people without wanting to throw up.
Dex knows exactly who he is: a black queer guy who doesn't give a
toss what anybody thinks of him. He's got his friends, his family, a glittering
future. All right, he also has a bit of a broken heart that he's been nursing
for a while, but he is absolutely, one hundred percent, totally fine. Apart,
maybe, from his family's abrupt move to an affluent, largely white town. Or his
younger brother feeling increasingly isolated as a result. Or that persistent
broken heart.
When Nick and Dex meet, both find themselves intrigued--and
afraid. The last thing Nick wants is to face his deepest secret. The last
thing Dex needs is another heartache. But through endless late night
talks, both find it harder and harder to resist the terrifying pull of
attraction.
But Dex has had to fight too hard for his right to be where he
is; Nick isn’t even sure where he’s from. So how can either of them tell where
this is going?
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About the author:
Liz Jacobs came over with her family from Russia at the age of
11, as a Jewish refugee. All in all, her life has gotten steadily
better since that moment. They settled in an ultra-liberal haven in the middle
of New York State, which sort of helped her with the whole “grappling with her
sexuality” business.
She has spent a lot of her
time flitting from passion project to passion project, but writing remains her
constant. She has flown planes, drawn, made jewelry, had an improbable internet
encounter before it was cool, and successfully wooed the love of her life in a
military-style campaign. She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for
her essay on her family’s experience with immigration.
She currently lives with
her wife in Massachusetts, splitting her time between her day job, writing, and
watching a veritable boatload of British murder mysteries.
Connect with Liz:
Facebook: liz.jacobs.9843
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