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Crossing Borders
The ski slopes of the Swiss Alps are the backdrop for this steamy gay love story. Bernard travels from Boston to Grindelwald to put the pieces of his life back together after a painful divorce and career change. He meets a local couple who inspire him to cross borders he had never anticipated. Bernard discovers that his past wasn't what it seemed, and this liberates him to embrace a new identity and set of relationships. This unconventional coming-out story challenges traditional gender and marriage categories with unexpected twists and turns including a little Swiss spy intrigue. You'll fall in love with the winter Alpine setting, exhilarating runs down the slopes, enchanting après-ski activities, and the mystery of two mature lives that cross, stirring passion and love.
210 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2021
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About the author
Michael Hartwig
16 books10 followersMichael Hartwig is a Boston and Provincetown-based author of LGBTQ fiction. Hartwig is an accomplished professor of religion and ethics as well as an established artist.
Hartwig grew up in Dallas but spread his wings early on – living in Rome for five years, moving to New England on his return, and then working in the area of educational travel to the Middle East and Europe.
His fiction weaves together his interest in LGBTQ+ studies, ethics, religion, art, languages, and travel. The books are set in international settings. They include rich local descriptions and are peppered with the local language. Characters grapple not only with their own gender and sexuality but with prevailing paradigms of sexuality and family in the world around them. Hartwig has a facility for fast-paced plots that transport readers to other worlds. They are romantic and steamy as well as thoughtful and engaging. Hartwig imagines rich characters who are at crossroads in their lives. In many instances, these crossroads mirror cultural ones. There’s plenty of sexual tension to keep readers on the edge of their seats, but the stories are enriched by broader considerations – historical, cultural, and philosophical.
Hartwig grew up in Dallas but spread his wings early on – living in Rome for five years, moving to New England on his return, and then working in the area of educational travel to the Middle East and Europe.
His fiction weaves together his interest in LGBTQ+ studies, ethics, religion, art, languages, and travel. The books are set in international settings. They include rich local descriptions and are peppered with the local language. Characters grapple not only with their own gender and sexuality but with prevailing paradigms of sexuality and family in the world around them. Hartwig has a facility for fast-paced plots that transport readers to other worlds. They are romantic and steamy as well as thoughtful and engaging. Hartwig imagines rich characters who are at crossroads in their lives. In many instances, these crossroads mirror cultural ones. There’s plenty of sexual tension to keep readers on the edge of their seats, but the stories are enriched by broader considerations – historical, cultural, and philosophical.
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September 8, 2025
It's a wonderful love story. Great character development.
It's very easy to fall in love with the characters . Becoming engaged with their development and challenges.
The details that Michael Hartwig uses to create the story locations are
excellent.
It's very easy to fall in love with the characters . Becoming engaged with their development and challenges.
The details that Michael Hartwig uses to create the story locations are
excellent.
Displaying 1 of 1 review