Heart-Shaped Box

by Suki Fleet

Editions:ePub

Jack’s idea of hell is working as a stripper in a club on Halloween, where he’ll be taking his clothes off for a room full of people who want to hurt him. But as he’s on his way to rock bottom anyway, what has he got to lose? Nothing, he thinks, until he inadvertently riles the crowd and puts innocent Lark, another stripper, in danger.

Jack’s been pushing Lark away for months, not willing to admit his feelings, but as he embarks on a drunken mission to save him, Jack’s realises he’s finally ready to fight for what he wants.

Only to discover that Lark is not at all who he seems….

Published: December 30, 2023
Cover Artists:

Suki Fleet

Genres:

Action Adventure, Contemporary

Tags:

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay, Pansexual
Protagonist 1 Age: 18-25
Protagonist 2 Age: 18-25
Tropes: Rescue
Word Count: 23000
Setting: London
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

Jack is a messed up side character from my story, Foxes.

About the Author

Award Winning Author. Prolific Reader. Lover of angst, romance and unexpected love stories. Genderfluid. She/he/they.

Suki Fleet's first novel This is Not a Love Story won Best Gay Debut in the 2014 Rainbow Awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 Lambda Awards. Foxes won Best Gay Young Adult story in the 2016 Rainbow Awards,

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