Description
"The [ Something Like... ] series pushes all the right buttons for me. Every. Single. One. I can't get enough of this world and the characters that live in it. It really is my ideal type of story." ~Breann, Boy Meets Boy Reviews on Something Like Spring "Jay Bell is an auto-buy author for me.xa0 It started with Something like Summer , and from that point on, I have read every word of the Something Like... series and have listened to just about all of them. Jay Bell is such a great writer that you become invested in his characters." ~Kathie, The Novel Approach on Something Like Lightning "The true beauty of this series is how Bell draws us in, makes us feel for the characters, and maintains a strong sense of continuity in terms of places and characters, thus making us feel like we are a part of their lives." ~Jason, Joyfully Jay on Something Like Spring "Jay's grasp of creating emotional atmospheres in his stories is phenomenal. His words reach inside of me, invoking emotions, almost before I know I feel them." ~Lena Grey, Rainbow Books Reviews on Something Like Lightning "The dialogue is witty and real, the emotion raw and deep. I'm in love with every character in these stories -- they feel like family. I've learned so much from these books and, trite as it may sound, I now have a deeper appreciation for love and life. Excellent." - Sara, Amazon customer on Something Like Rain "With Something Like Summer , Jay Bell has created a space where love and romance; grief, understanding and change all resonate with the reader,whether gay or straight, much in the same way Annie Proulx did in Brokeback Mountain." ~ Raant Magazine on Something Like Summer "It had been a long time since a book's characters made me almost forget they were fictional and inspired in me a desire to be a part of their world." ~Nicholas Kralev, Huffington Post on Something Like Summer "Author Jay Bell wows us once again with his consummate storytelling, his impeccable characterization, and his superior ability to weave a remarkably sweet and lyrical love story." ~ Sammy, Joyfully Jay on Kamikaze Boys Jay Bell led a quiet life in Kansas until the day he met a handsome foreign exchange student named Andreas who swept him off his feet and carried him all the way to Germany. Much to their delight, marriage awaited them when they got there. While living so distant from friends and family, Jay began writing in an effort to reconcile the mixture of devotion and alienation he felt. This resulted in a Lambda Literary Award and a film option for his best-selling novel Something Like Summer. Jay and Andreas have since relocated to Chicago where their adventures continue, as do those of the characters in their emotionally driven Something Like... series. Jay pens the stories and Andreas provides the cover art, making them books about love, forged by love.
Features & Highlights
- Sometimes it’s up to us to make our own luck—and to give ourselves a second chance.
- Noah Westwood is tired of living on the streets, so he turns to Marcello Maltese, a man who owns a small empire that includes an escort service. Noah volunteers for this, but he’s playing a dangerous game. A secret from his past could turn his new friends into enemies, and he isn’t sure he can perform the duties he signed up for, especially when he’s more interested in falling in love than hopping into the beds of clients. His situation is complicated further when hunky co-worker, Harold Franklin, seems to be interested in him. Noah is off the streets, but he’ll have to travel down many more roads on his quest to find his happily-ever-after.
- Something Like Hail
- introduces a new character to the
- Something Like…
- series, one whose life is intertwined with the previous books in an unexpected way.
- Each
- Something Like...
- book follows a different LGBTQ character on their quest for love. Central to the plot is the troubled relationship between Ben and Tim, high school sweethearts who continue to meet at different stages of their lives, their chemistry changing with each encounter. Surrounding them are a wealth of friends and enemies, each with their own story, resulting in an immersive universe filled with optimism and hope, heartbreak and healing. While the series doesn't shy away from sexual content, it also focuses deeply on emotion, promising an experience that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.
- The Something Like... series:
- 01:
- Something Like Summer
- 02:
- Something Like Autumn
- 03:
- Something Like Winter
- 04:
- Something Like Spring
- 05:
- Something Like Lightning
- 06:
- Something Like Thunder
- 07:
- Something Like Stories - Volume One
- 08:
- Something Like Hail
- 09:
- Something Like Rain
- 10:
- Something Like Stories - Volume Two
- 11:
- Something Like Forever
- 12:
- Something Like Stories - Volume Three
