Glitterland (Spires Universe #1)
Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
4.16
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 85 ratings · 222 pages · Published: 15 May 2013
Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on love, hope, happiness, and—most of all—himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people’s expectations.
Then a chance encounter at a stag party throws him into the arms of Essex boy Darian Taylor, an aspiring model who lives in a world of hair gel, fake tans, and fashion shows. By his own admission, Darian isn’t the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he cooks a mean cottage pie and makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it’s like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety.
But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can’t see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesn’t trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesn’t believe in happiness ever fight for his own?
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- gay romance 28
- contemporary 19
- angst 19
- disabilities & scars 14
- grumpy & sunshine 14
- himbo 14
- funny 10
- class difference 9
- hurt/comfort 8
- first person pov 8
- grumpy/cold hero 7
- male pov 6
- queer romance 6
- sunny/happy hero 5
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- tortured hero 5
- anal sex 4
- working class hero 3
- age gap 2
- bdsm 1
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- mental illness 12
- suicide / ideation 12
- self harm 4
- fatphobia 3
- ableism 3
- mental trauma 2
- drug abuse 2
- substance abuse 2
- past child neglect 1
- abuse 1
- geography
- united kingdom 4
- europe 4
- england 4
- british isles 3
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The 'Spires Universe' series
4.22 · 351 ratings
queer · m-m · contemporary · hurt-comfort · england · humor · sweet-hero · angst · bdsm · erotica · age difference · grumpy sunshine · united-kingdom · working class hero
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