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Darran Smith

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Gay and Lesbian, Fiction, Contemporary

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Douglas Adams, John Irving, John Grisham

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Darran Smith grew up in a family that could make even the most ordinary moments feel like stories worth telling. He set aside dreams of becoming a comic book artist to study Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University—but he never stopped writing.
Darran’s writing explores queer life in all its complexity—love and sex, friendship and family, identity and belonging. His stories focus on gay men striving to live authentically in a world that doesn’t always make space for them, often balancing emotionally charged themes with humor and wit.
He lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., where he spends his time taking photographs, building LEGO, and finally finishing a story or two.
His debut novel, The Alphabet Lovers was released in June ...more

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Darran Smith and 2 other people liked Carol (§CoverLoverGirl§)'s review of The Alphabet Lovers: "5 Stars 😭 😭 , I’m broken hearted because I’ve just finished reading ‘The Alphabet Lovers’ and I want to start reading it all over again IMMEDIATELY. That is no easy feat because, let me tell you, this book took a whole lot of typing by author Darren " Read more of this review »
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Darran Smith and 2 other people liked Any Length's review of The Alphabet Lovers: "What can I say, but give the highest praise for this beautiful book written by a "wordsmith" with incredible imagination and great knowledge of the world and the inner workings of our psyche. The book follows the life and the relationships of Marcos F" Read more of this review »
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Darran Smith and 1 other person liked Troy Ford's review of The Alphabet Lovers: "Chronicling decades of main character Marcos’s romantic life, this M4M spicy novel offers an unabashed celebration of queer desire and love, with passionate relationships and physical intimacy front and center. It’s an emotionally open portrait of a " Read more of this review »
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Darran Smith made a comment on Tamela’s review of The Alphabet Lovers " Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review The Alphabet Lovers Two lines from your review meant more to me than I can adequately express: ...more "
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Darran Smith rated a book liked it Show Respect (Moccachoo Book 1) by Felton Kingsley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Show Respect is a story of love, romance, bondage, domination, and humiliation. If these appeal to you, then this is your story. Many similar stories show love growing from a BDSM relationship or feature lovers discovering and exploring their need fo ...more
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Lamb was a hard read for me, but not in a bad way. I immediately connected with Lamb—his personality, his awkwardness, his sensitivity. I saw a bit of him in me and could relate to how he tried to navigate the world with all of his "otherness," not j ...more
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