Wounded

Training horses is dangerous - a head-to-head confrontation with 1,000 pounds of muscle takes courage. It is these same qualities that allow John and his uncle Gus to live in the beautiful high desert of Wyoming. A black horse trainer is a curiosity, at the very least, but the brutal murder of a young gay man pushes this small community to the teetering edge of intolerance. Highly praised for his storytelling and ability to address the toughest issues of our time with a touching originality, Everett offers a brilliant novel that explores a divided America.

Training horses is dangerous - a head-to-head confrontation with 1,000 pounds of muscle takes courage. It is these same qualities that allow John and his uncle Gus to live in the beautiful high desert of Wyoming. A black horse trainer is a curiosity, at the very least, but the brutal murder of a young gay man pushes this small community to the teetering edge of intolerance. Highly praised for his storytelling and ability to address the toughest issues of our time with a touching originality, Everett offers a brilliant novel that explores a divided America.

Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa... Where the rich and famous go to disappear. Some to relax, some to get sober. For me... It's my last shot, my final chance at redemption. I'm hotheaded. Reckless. Self-Destructive. I don't want to be here, but not doing so means losing everything I've worked my whole life for. It means losing my band. The only family and the only constant I've ever known. They say I have a problem. That I need help. I say it's just part of fame. The drugs help numb the pain. Keep the demons away. I'm doing my best to keep my head down and bide my time until I can go home. Then he comes and makes himself at home at my breakfast table... Rowan Davies. Son of Hollywood's most famous movie producer and my new pain in the ass. He's nauseatingly cheerful. Buoyant. A presence refusing to be ignored. And he's set his sights on me. He wants to fix me. Make me feel. He wants me to let him in. Love him. But he's here against his will too. We're both broken. Wounded where no one else can see. Is a bond derived from lies and vices really a bond at all, or only a setup for yet another epic failure?

Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa... Where the rich and famous go to disappear. Some to relax, some to get sober. For me... It's my last shot, my final chance at redemption. I'm hotheaded. Reckless. Self-Destructive. I don't want to be here, but not doing so means losing everything I've worked my whole life for. It means losing my band. The only family and the only constant I've ever known. They say I have a problem. That I need help. I say it's just part of fame. The drugs help numb the pain. Keep the demons away. I'm doing my best to keep my head down and bide my time until I can go home. Then he comes and makes himself at home at my breakfast table... Rowan Davies. Son of Hollywood's most famous movie producer and my new pain in the ass. He's nauseatingly cheerful. Buoyant. A presence refusing to be ignored. And he's set his sights on me. He wants to fix me. Make mefeel. He wants me to let him in. Love him. But he's here against his will too. We're both broken. Wounded where no one else can see. Is a bond derived from lies and vices really a bond at all, or only a setup for yet another epic failure?