Switch Pass

by Jay Hogan

I’ve been lying for years. Hiding behind the bigoted jerks I called friends so that people wouldn’t look too closely and see the real Liam behind the façade. Lying to hold on to my life and the family that I love. Hurting others to protect myself. Hating the man staring back at me in the mirror. Convincing myself there was no other way. Promising myself I’d never cross that line.

Until the day I did. And nearly ruined a man’s life.

I screwed up big time. It doesn’t matter that I’ve tried to make things right. I still played my part, and sorry doesn’t cut it. My teammates won’t speak to me, my game is tanking, and my rugby career is hanging by a thread. Most people can barely stand to even look at me.

Except Nolly Carter. Retired All Black captain and rugby legend. A man I’ve admired for years and not just for his ball skills. He’s hotter than hell, owns the bar where I’m currently spending far too much time and money, and is very definitely straight.

Or so I’d thought.
Until now.

But Nolly has no time for my self-pity. He challenges me to step up and fight for the sport I love. For a life and a love on my own terms. Maybe even find a way to live with what I’ve done and earn some kind of redemption. The more time I spend with Nolly, the more I question everything I thought I knew about who I am and what I want.

Could it really be that simple to take back my life?

Not a chance in hell.

But nothing worth having is ever easy, and a future with Nolly Carter might just be worth the fight.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication February 25, 2027

About the author

Heart, humour and keeping it real.

I am a two times Lambda Literary Award Finalist—2020 for DIGGING DEEP and 2024 for THE ART OF HUSBANDRY.
I have also received the The Romance Writers of New Zealand 2021 Romance Book of The Year Award for OFF BALANCE.
I am a New Zealand author writing mm romance and romantic suspense primarily set in my home country. I write character driven romances with lots of humour, a good dose of reality, and a splash of angst. I’ve travelled extensively, lived in many countries, and in a past life I worked as a critical care nurse and a counsellor. My family love and somehow put up with me, and my gorgeous Cocker Spaniel thinks I spend too much time at my desk but keeps my feet warm.

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