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D.C. Files #4
True & False
Openly gay US senator and a man who has spent all his life in the closet… What can go wrong?
Senator Pascal Tirado’s last relationship ended years ago and he blames his busy schedule for the lack of dates ever since. His pull towards Jeremy is unmistakable, though, so when he discovers it’s mutual, Pascal wants to try to make it work. Whatever “it” is.
He thinks he knows what he’s getting himself into but his patience will be stretched to the limits.
Jeremy Callan is so deep in the closet that even people closest to him have no idea he’s gay. It has suited him all his life—in and out of the Corps—and he’s set in his ways even once he begins a new chapter in DC. But then he starts sleeping with Pascal, and things get…complicated.
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This book was previously published by MLR Press. The story was edited and polished.
Senator Pascal Tirado’s last relationship ended years ago and he blames his busy schedule for the lack of dates ever since. His pull towards Jeremy is unmistakable, though, so when he discovers it’s mutual, Pascal wants to try to make it work. Whatever “it” is.
He thinks he knows what he’s getting himself into but his patience will be stretched to the limits.
Jeremy Callan is so deep in the closet that even people closest to him have no idea he’s gay. It has suited him all his life—in and out of the Corps—and he’s set in his ways even once he begins a new chapter in DC. But then he starts sleeping with Pascal, and things get…complicated.
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This book was previously published by MLR Press. The story was edited and polished.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 24, 2016
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February 23, 2017
Nice, easy, feel-good, entertaining, no drama. Liked it a lot.
December 8, 2016
I have followed this series from the very beginning. For me, The D.C. Files is like a political gay utopia where we have gay Chief of Staff, gay senators, gay political blogger, as well as a female president. With the current U.S. political climate, I found it a comfort read. Especially since this series doesn’t have a heavy political ugliness attached to it.
True & False is the fourth book but can be read as stand-alone. Of course, if you follow the series like myself, it felt more like returning to group of friends. The couple in this book is Jeremy Callan, a former Recon Marine who is very deep in the closet, and Pascal Tirado, an out Democrat Senator.
Due to Jeremy’s closeted status, personally I thought this book was slightly ‘meatier’ than the previous books. Jeremy clearly struggles with this all his life. Aside from one-off hook-ups, Jeremy never tells any soul in his life. Not even his cousin, Stevie, who actually came out to Jeremy when Stevie was only sixteen.
When Jeremy begins to pursue sexual relationship with Pascal, his closeted status becomes eminently problematic. Because Pascal is one of the out gay senators in D.C., Jeremy knows sooner or later, Pascal will get tired of hiding and demand something more.
I found Jeremy’s struggle to be compelling. I know that closeted characters are not everyone’s cup of tea. I think as a reader, it would be easier for me to feel frustrated with Jeremy not wanting to come out. However, I also know that it’s not very easy. I’m an asexual – and I am only partially out to people in my real life. It’s easier to state my asexuality online, under the protection of anonymity. Due to that, Jeremy’s struggle spoke loudly to me.
I have never been a fan of relationships where the love interest demands the closeted character to come out. I always think that coming out is a personal choice. So I loved Pascal for understanding. Yes, in the end, Pascal does have expectations … but it’s not about Jeremy’s being closeted. It is more about the fact that Jeremy doesn’t really want to talk about things that bother him.
There was a quiet push-and-pull, but nonetheless tender, in Jeremy and Pascal’s romantic entanglement that kept me glued to the pages. I loved their conversations – the easy ones and the hard ones. Heck, I even liked the sex scenes – I usually skim them – since I thought it helped me understand Jeremy as a character. Just so you know, Jeremy doesn’t want to do anal sex; which is another personal fight within himself since Jeremy thinks that every gay man does.
I highly enjoyed Jeremy’s personal journey of finally being able to acknowledge his sexuality to his closest family and friends. I loved that Pascal was the guy on his side. Because of that, True & False was definitely my favorite of the series so far.
A Guest Review for The Blogger Girls
True & False is the fourth book but can be read as stand-alone. Of course, if you follow the series like myself, it felt more like returning to group of friends. The couple in this book is Jeremy Callan, a former Recon Marine who is very deep in the closet, and Pascal Tirado, an out Democrat Senator.
Due to Jeremy’s closeted status, personally I thought this book was slightly ‘meatier’ than the previous books. Jeremy clearly struggles with this all his life. Aside from one-off hook-ups, Jeremy never tells any soul in his life. Not even his cousin, Stevie, who actually came out to Jeremy when Stevie was only sixteen.
When Jeremy begins to pursue sexual relationship with Pascal, his closeted status becomes eminently problematic. Because Pascal is one of the out gay senators in D.C., Jeremy knows sooner or later, Pascal will get tired of hiding and demand something more.
I found Jeremy’s struggle to be compelling. I know that closeted characters are not everyone’s cup of tea. I think as a reader, it would be easier for me to feel frustrated with Jeremy not wanting to come out. However, I also know that it’s not very easy. I’m an asexual – and I am only partially out to people in my real life. It’s easier to state my asexuality online, under the protection of anonymity. Due to that, Jeremy’s struggle spoke loudly to me.
I have never been a fan of relationships where the love interest demands the closeted character to come out. I always think that coming out is a personal choice. So I loved Pascal for understanding. Yes, in the end, Pascal does have expectations … but it’s not about Jeremy’s being closeted. It is more about the fact that Jeremy doesn’t really want to talk about things that bother him.
There was a quiet push-and-pull, but nonetheless tender, in Jeremy and Pascal’s romantic entanglement that kept me glued to the pages. I loved their conversations – the easy ones and the hard ones. Heck, I even liked the sex scenes – I usually skim them – since I thought it helped me understand Jeremy as a character. Just so you know, Jeremy doesn’t want to do anal sex; which is another personal fight within himself since Jeremy thinks that every gay man does.
I highly enjoyed Jeremy’s personal journey of finally being able to acknowledge his sexuality to his closest family and friends. I loved that Pascal was the guy on his side. Because of that, True & False was definitely my favorite of the series so far.
A Guest Review for The Blogger Girls
November 28, 2016
Another installment in the DC series, but one that finally showcases a little more of Megan Linden's skills at writing angstier, meatier stories (I hope to see more of that in the future). Not that I have anything against fluff - in fact, fluffiness of the initial volumes was a definite draw - but this time we get to follow a couple with a much more realistic and essential conflict. Pascal is a politician, but he's out, and the spotlight means that his dating life is severely cramped (and that his choices need serious consideration). Jeremy, a former soldier, is in the closet (and arguably somewhat homophobic), to the point where he hides his gayness from his gay-and-out cousin, his gay co-workers, and basically everyone else who isn't Pascal. Major drama fodder.
I think there are some really good scenes and character explorations in this volume. I also think that my personal feelings on the subject of staying in the closet may have made this a little less enjoyable for me. I also had some doubts about certain highly spoiler-y plot twists (or character choices), but at the end of the day, I rooted for the characters and wanted them to get over the real, recognizable obstacles standing in the way of their HEA or even HFN.
(On the bright side, it was nice to see a character in the series who is not in love with Sam ;))
I think there are some really good scenes and character explorations in this volume. I also think that my personal feelings on the subject of staying in the closet may have made this a little less enjoyable for me. I also had some doubts about certain highly spoiler-y plot twists (or character choices), but at the end of the day, I rooted for the characters and wanted them to get over the real, recognizable obstacles standing in the way of their HEA or even HFN.
(On the bright side, it was nice to see a character in the series who is not in love with Sam ;))
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July 27, 2019Closet Jeremy starts something with out Senator Pascal and figure out how to come out to his family and friends in order to save multiple relationships. While Pascal has to figure out what he's willing to risk. An intriguing look into some aspects of the coming out story that isn't necessarily considered all the time in romance.
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