Chase never had many friends, but at college, he meets and forms close ties with straight jock Tyler Davidson-a connection he fears he'll lose if he tells Tyler he's gay. Keeping his sexuality secret becomes harder for Chase as he joins Tyler and his family at their idyllic lake house for the summer. It grows more and more difficult for Chase to avoid Tyler's attempts to set him up with girls, and he's tired of making excuses. Chase is ready to embrace the man he is, but he's afraid of what it will cost him.
The Davidsons seem like the perfect family, but Chase soon realizes there's trouble in paradise. Tyler's dad, Nathan, has done everything to make a good life for his wife and children-including suppressing his sexuality and denying his needs for years. But like Chase, Nathan is growing weary of living a lie. What begins as an offer of support from Chase grows into an unexpected attraction that will have profound effects on everyone. Chase and the Davidsons are about to learn that there's no such thing as a perfect family and that perfection is overrated.
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About the Author :
Charlie David is the author of the novels Mulligans, Boy Midflight, Fatal FX, Bless This Hot Mess and Shadowlands-works that blend heartfelt storytelling with wit, honesty, and emotional resonance.Mulligans was adapted into a feature film distributed by Warner Bros., HBO Canada, Sundance Channel, Hollywood Suite, and MTV/LOGO, while Shadowlands became a TV miniseries on Amazon Prime in 14 languages worldwide. Through these adaptations, Charlie's fiction has reached a broad international audience, establishing him as a distinctive voice in 2SLGBTQ+ literature and screen storytelling.Whether on the page, screen, or digital platforms, Charlie's work consistently champions stories of identity, love, and resilience with both humour and heart. Visit https: //www.border2border.ca Instagram: @mrcharliedavid
Review :
"In golf, a mulligan is a chance to take a shot over again. InMulligans, no second shot is needed. It gets it right the first time."
Metro Weekly
"The writing is sumptuous and I highly commend Charlie David on his clear gift for weaving a tale and providing his readers with fantastic imagery. Five stars. ♥"
Dog Eared Daydream
"Mulligans is a delightful, thought-provoking and truthful look atcoming out, being who you are and ultimately, acceptance."
Gay Vancouver
"The author handles this delicate subject in such a way that allowed me to empathize with Nathan and his family and the lie he'd been living, as well as with Chase for getting caught up in the headiness of his own coming out and desire to be a shoulder for Nathan to lean on. Nor does the author attempt to fabricate a tidy romantic ending, which I appreciated for its adhering to a more realistic outcome.
If a story can be both simple and complex at the same time, Mulligans is that. David's effortless delivery of this complicated drama eases the reader along through every scene. The pace of the story is never bogged down by extraneous detail or dialogue, and the buildup to the climax doesn't come at the expense of the characters' integrity.
Mulligans isn't a romance. It's a young man's coming out story-looking for and finding acceptance, hurting and being hurt in the process-set against the backdrop of an unraveling family's drama. The shocking element of the storyline isn't that Nathan is gay-there are more than enough clues to allow the reader to come to that conclusion. The shocking element of this story is the twenty years Nathan spent repressing that side of himself, which allows the reader to admire the integrity of his character all the more for his selfless devotion to his family. It's a story that I can only imagine any man who has waited until later in life to come out will relate to, and has further established Charlie David as a talented and multi-faceted storyteller."
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