Great Gay Romance Novel: The Curious Thing about the Apartment Vent by R.D. Noland

   R.D. Noland is a gay author who is a fantastic storyteller. I have read the books in his Tales Of A Gay Witch series and enjoyed them. His latest book, "The Curious Thing About the Apartment Vent" is truly one of the BEST gay novels I've ever read (I read a lot of books). 

   The characters are so realistic you really feel as if you get to know them. They come from two different backgrounds and the situation of their different lives brings them together - which is hinted at in the title. I loved these characters and want to read more about them in future books (hopefully he will write more about them). The supporting characters - the parents, female friends, male friends, and others really helped bring this to life, too. I really felt as if I were hearing these conversations between the characters and wanting good outcomes. This was truly a 5 out of 5-star book for me.

 

ABOUT THE BOOK: Lucas, the closeted son of a preacher who just graduated from Florida Atlantic University, returns home and is forced to make a life-changing decision--can he live a lie and marry his lifelong BFF, who his overbearing parents have been plotting to matchmake him with for years? Or, will he stay in Florida and start a new, more open life that he knows they will never approve of?

Tyler, a talented artist on the edge of seventeen, is about to finish high school, and is looking forward to becoming a proper adult and fully exploring his sexuality. However, he soon discovers there's a kink in his plans--his father has decided to rent out the studio apartment he's been living in, putting an end to the independence he's enjoyed until now.

>Lucas answers an advertisement for the apartment, and sparks fly from the very first moment the boys meet--though both are reluctant to explore things further, since it wasn't what either of them had planned for their futures. But sometimes life isn't that simple, and doesn't always go exactly as planned...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: R.D. Noland was born in the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio. During his last two years of high school, he attended M.C.J.S. studying art, photography, and printing. He took some classes at the Sinclair Community College to continue his education.

He was raised by his mother, grandmother and aunt, all of whom shaped the way he viewed the world.

Mr. Noland moved to Florida in1989 with his significant other and their two cats. They closed the chapter on that relationship after many years and sadly the cats went with his ex. Later he adopted two dogs that he fell in love with; they became his baby girls.

He was accepted by some major art schools but could not afford to attend, so enrolled in a local college to study art. He has worked as a custom picture framer and a freelance artist in some several galleries and frame shops.

Mr. Noland feels at his best when he is creating, so please join him on this new creative adventure and see where his imagination takes us.