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Book Blurb

When Greg Aubuchon brings home an inebriated man one night, he’s merely playing Good Samaritan. What’s the point of a twenty-five-year-old gay virgin having designs on a twenty-two-year-old straight player who just broke up with his girlfriend?

But… assumptions often prove erroneous. Faron Weaver’s girlfriend was actually a boyfriend, and he’s every bit as screwed up about being a promiscuous gay Amish man as Greg is about being a celibate gay ex-monk.

A bond forms between them, as bizarre as it is fitting, when Greg’s current housemate moves out and Faron moves in. Although mutual attraction charges the air, their friendship remains chaste.

Other men disappoint and even hurt them, making real love seem like an impossible dream. Estrangement from faith and family fills them with guilt. They confide and commiserate and consider solutions, but nothing seems to be enough. Greg and Faron have a longing to belong that could send them back to the places they came from…unless they accept the blessing that’s right under their noses.

Book Review

As Greg Aubuchon, in 'A Hole in Gods Pocket' by K.Z. Snow, is told by Dom Frederick: “Don’t come if you’re desperately running away from something. Only come if you’re deliberately moving toward something.” It's probably one of the best pieces of advice ever given not just for Greg, but for any of us. In order to change anything, we need to be running toward not away from something. It's much easier to stay in our familiar shell, but if we want something badly enough, we will find the courage to run toward what we want and not let our fears or the attitudes of others stop us.

Greg and Faron are very much alike in their approach to life and how they deal with people. They have a great sense of honor, decency, humility, and compassion. Both men are devout Christians, raised by strict, religious families. They're both gay and struggle with church views concerning their homosexuality. After much deliberation and prayer, they decide to reject what the church says about it being a sin. Greg and Faron believe that their God doesn't make mistakes and since he created them as they are, they can't be evil.

The biggest difference between the two men is their sexual expression. Faron embraces being gay wholeheartedly from the beginning. Greg, on the other hand, decides to repress his needs and remain celibate. When they meet, they've both reached a point in their lives where they feel lonely and empty and desire a committed, loving relationship.

This story is wonderfully complex and well thought out; the lyrical prose and vivid descriptions make the book shine with a glow which is so typical of K.Z.'s writing. Greg and Faron are two of the most appealing characters I've ever encountered which makes it easy to fall in love and want only the best for these two charming men. Understandably, telling this story involved somewhat detailed explanations of certain religious views and this is done without proselytizing. Without them, the reader would not feel the full impact of the dilemma in which Greg and Faron find themselves. I highly recommend this story for anyone who wants a deeper reading experience that reminds us that God doesn't make mistakes. Thanks, K.Z., for the inspiration.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 186 pages/45754 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	04-April-2012
Price	$5.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/a-hole-in-gods-pocket-by-kz-snow-5303-b