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Midnight in the Maze
Joey misses the dreaded “Sweet Sixteen And Never Been Kissed” stigma by minutes. The night before his birthday, a mysterious boy kisses him in the Halloween corn maze. Thanks to the darkness and shadows, he has no idea who the anonymous kisser is. He whittles the list down to two possibilities. Is it Blake, the maze attendant Joey’s had a crush on for absolutely forever? Or is it Jared, the hot artist who leads the school’s GSA chapter?
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 4, 2014
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J. Leigh Bailey
24 books93 followersj. leigh bailey is an office drone by day and the author of Young Adult and New Adult LGBT Romance by night. She can usually be found with her nose in a book or pressed up against her computer monitor. A book-a-day reading habit sometimes gets in the way of... well, everything...but some habits aren't worth breaking. She's been reading romance novels since she was ten years old. The last twenty years or so have not changed her voracious appetite for stories of romance, relationships and achieving that vitally important Happy Ever After. She's a firm believer that everyone, no matter their gender, age, sexual orientation or paranormal affiliation deserves a happy ending.
She wrote her first story at seven, which was, unbeknownst to her at the time, a charming piece of fan-fiction in which Superman battled (and defeated, of course) the nefarious X Luther. She was quite put out to be told, years later, that the character's name was actually Lex. Her second masterpiece should have been a best-seller, but the action-packed tale of rescuing her little brother from an alligator attack in the marshes of Florida collected dust for years under the bed instead of gaining critical acclaim.
Now she writes Young Adult LGBT Romance novels about boys traversing the crazy world of love, relationships and acceptance.
Sign up for my newsletter--https://t.co/FfL9gFVJLQ --for sneak peeks, news, and upcoming appearances.
She wrote her first story at seven, which was, unbeknownst to her at the time, a charming piece of fan-fiction in which Superman battled (and defeated, of course) the nefarious X Luther. She was quite put out to be told, years later, that the character's name was actually Lex. Her second masterpiece should have been a best-seller, but the action-packed tale of rescuing her little brother from an alligator attack in the marshes of Florida collected dust for years under the bed instead of gaining critical acclaim.
Now she writes Young Adult LGBT Romance novels about boys traversing the crazy world of love, relationships and acceptance.
Sign up for my newsletter--https://t.co/FfL9gFVJLQ --for sneak peeks, news, and upcoming appearances.
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
March 12, 2024
A cute short story with lovely characters. I liked the premise and I was very interested to find out who the mystery boy was. I think it's pretty obvious right from the start, but I was still happy with who he turned out to be. I wish the story was longer with a bit more development.
December 12, 2021
Midnight In The Maze
By J. Leigh Bailey
Joey is at a Halloween haunted house and corn maze to celebrate his 16th birthday with some friends. When his friend Carter teases him that he's 16 and never been kissed he realizes he said it right in front of his 2 crushes Blake and Jared.
When he gets trapped in the dark another boy kisses him, but leaves before Joey can see who it is. When both Blake and Jared speak to him unexpectedly he's still confused, but hopeful.
It was a very short story. Cute and sweet. No angst.
By J. Leigh Bailey
Joey is at a Halloween haunted house and corn maze to celebrate his 16th birthday with some friends. When his friend Carter teases him that he's 16 and never been kissed he realizes he said it right in front of his 2 crushes Blake and Jared.
When he gets trapped in the dark another boy kisses him, but leaves before Joey can see who it is. When both Blake and Jared speak to him unexpectedly he's still confused, but hopeful.
It was a very short story. Cute and sweet. No angst.
September 24, 2019
3.5 Stars.
It was a nice, sweet novella. Lovely characters. I did like who the mystery kisser turned out to be.
Just the perfect read for a lazy afternoon.
It was a nice, sweet novella. Lovely characters. I did like who the mystery kisser turned out to be.
Just the perfect read for a lazy afternoon.
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February 23, 2023
This was cute. Kind of reminds me of a wattpad story, but who doesn't love that from time to time.
July 25, 2025
Really I'm disappointed with the somewhat ending
December 31, 2025
3.5 Stars.
It was a nice, sweet novella. Lovely characters. I did like who the mystery kisser turned out to be.
Just the perfect read for a lazy afternoon.
It was a nice, sweet novella. Lovely characters. I did like who the mystery kisser turned out to be.
Just the perfect read for a lazy afternoon.
April 6, 2022
(actual rating: 5/5)
love this novella. very cute and hilarious: exactly the qualities that make for a great palette cleanser to a rather heavy book I just read, torture porn even. and definitely looking forward to reading more from him since he's wielding a writing style that's right up my alley. also laughed several times at some descriptions and that's been my kind of jam lately
love this novella. very cute and hilarious: exactly the qualities that make for a great palette cleanser to a rather heavy book I just read, torture porn even. and definitely looking forward to reading more from him since he's wielding a writing style that's right up my alley. also laughed several times at some descriptions and that's been my kind of jam lately
March 19, 2023
3.5 rating Short story of coming of age and a secret kiss!
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