About
Melbourne is a city where tribal factions war every year until there is one victor.
The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more. Then his best friends drag him to a party, where he ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler—unaware that the athlete is present. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other's lives forever.
The hyper-masculine world of Australian Rules football may not be ready for its first out gay player. But as Declan and Simon fumble towards a relationship they have both always hoped for, nothing can stay hidden forever.
Declan may have to choose between the career he loves and the man he wants, and Simon has never been known to make things easy—for himself or for others...
***BONUS***
Contains two short in-universe stories: "Just Like Florence Nightingale" and "The First Supper"!
The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more. Then his best friends drag him to a party, where he ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler—unaware that the athlete is present. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other's lives forever.
The hyper-masculine world of Australian Rules football may not be ready for its first out gay player. But as Declan and Simon fumble towards a relationship they have both always hoped for, nothing can stay hidden forever.
Declan may have to choose between the career he loves and the man he wants, and Simon has never been known to make things easy—for himself or for others...
***BONUS***
Contains two short in-universe stories: "Just Like Florence Nightingale" and "The First Supper"!
Publication
Thyla Press (2019), Edition: 3, 378 pages