Message of
Love, the sequel to the Lambda
Literary award-winning novel Every Time I Think of You, is finally published, in paperback and Kindle
editions.
“Instantly
compelling and richly textured, Message of Love is more than a sequel; it’s a
highly readable novel of two young men trying to learn to love amid the
manifold distractions of college, family, and even an epidemic.” – Felice
Picano, author of Like
People in History and many
other bestsellers
“With lively,
electric prose, Provenzano conjures an epic love story. He reminds the reader
that there’s always something after the murkiest of fates and will make the
doubtful believe in romance again. Message of Love makes a significant
contribution to disability and queer literature while touching the heart of the
general reader.”
– Belo Miguel Cipriani, author of Blind: A Memoir
“Having
overcome the early obstacles that threatened to separate them in the affecting
Every Time I Think of You, Reid and Everett are learning to negotiate the
physical and emotional compromises of living with a disability as the
encroaching epidemic casts its shadow over their Philadelphia college years. A
vivid and accurate depiction of a moment in time and history, Message of Love
is an honest and unsentimental portrayal of the difficulties of sustaining even
the strongest relationship and is, ultimately, an inspiring validation of the
power of commitment.” – Tom Mendicino, author of Probation
and KC, at Bat
“Sexy and
uninhibitedly queer. As a bisexual person with a disability and especially as a
wheelchair user, I found the story to be written in a refreshing and honest
tone without falling prey to the pity approach as it relates to loving somebody
with a disability. Jim Provenzano’s Message of Love successfully represents
positive crip and queer sexuality. Bravo! – Maria R. Palacios, author of The Female King
and Criptionary-Disability Humor and Satire
ABOUT MESSAGE
OF LOVE:
In Jim
Provenzano’s sequel to the 2012 Lambda Literary Award-winning Gay Romance Every
Time I Think of You, the love
between two young men is put to a test.
Reid Conniff
and Everett Forrester have moved to Philadelphia, where college life brings
them closer together, perhaps a bit too close. Everett, pressured by his
mother, transfers to the University of Pennsylvania, while Reid stays at Temple
University. Their once long-distance love becomes a cross-town romance.
A twist of
floral fate later finds them an apartment more like a home. Between the student
protests, impulsive road trips and despite a few affairs, their bond
grows. But as the early 1980s continue, a spreading crisis approaches,
coming into their lives with a strange intimacy, via that one mysterious
Polaroid of Everett, the one that Reid never dared to ask about.
Buy Jim
Provenzano's books at amazon.com/author/jimprovenzano
Watch the book
trailer, which features a performance of Dudley Saunders singing “Message of
Love,” the title song (by The Pretenders) at http://youtu.be/SlmIiWxvjig
For more
information on Jim Provenzano's books, visit www.myrmidude.org and www.jimprovenzano.blogspot.com
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For more of
Dudley Saunders’ music, visit www.DudleySaunders.com
Jim
Provenzano's books are available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com,
in paperback, Kindle and Nook editions, and from select independent
booksellers. amazon.com/author/jimprovenzano
Enjoy the
companion playlists for Message of Love, Every Time I Think of You and PINS on Jim Provenzano's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/Cyclizen
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