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The Phoenix
Oliver and Finn met almost by accident. But their love grew quickly as they found a way to be together and build a life of their own.
Keith and Brandon were brought together by circumstance, but it was soon clear they would be soul mates, despite adversities sent their way.
Two couples, madly in love, torn apart by tragedy. Will the survivors be able to find happiness again? Perhaps “divine intervention” can make a difference.
Keith and Brandon were brought together by circumstance, but it was soon clear they would be soul mates, despite adversities sent their way.
Two couples, madly in love, torn apart by tragedy. Will the survivors be able to find happiness again? Perhaps “divine intervention” can make a difference.
337 pages, Paperback
Published April 5, 2021
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About the author
K.G. Follett
15 books4 followersK G (Ken) Follett has lived in Rockford, Illinois for over thirty years. Born in the Chicago area, he moved to Rockford after growing up in the suburbs and exurbs. He graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1980, with a BS degree in business/marketing, and worked in the banking and marketing fields for over fifteen years. After his move to “the Forest City”, he obtained his ADN from Rock Valley College in 1997, and began working as a Registered Nurse. He now lives with and is happily married to his partner of nearly twenty years, Brent.
Follett started writing the short story about a gay man named Brad Kelly the mid-1990s as an “escape” during a difficult time in his life. Follett felt compelled to write something positive about being LGBTQ in modern “middle” America, and his original short story began to grow. Hence the concept of A Different Kind of Family as a novel was born.
However, as the new millennium dawned, Follett put the story aside due to positive changes in his life. The story lay forgotten for nearly two decades, until he rediscovered the unfinished manuscript in a file cabinet in his basement in early 2017. Inspired by gay romance novels, and gay feature and short films on the internet, Follett decided to revisit Brad Kelly’s life in earnest. He revamped his original concept and completed the book, publishing it that September.
Shortly thereafter, he realized he had grown attached to a number of peripheral characters in the novel, and he launched The Bears’ Den series of books devoted to them. After publishing the third The Bear’s Den book in the spring of 2018, Follett revisited his original story. He found that his characters still had more to tell about themselves. Hence, A Different Kind of Family: The Trilogy was born, delving more deeply into the lives of Brad and his “family”. He split the original novel in to three free-standing books, each covering a different “era” of Brad Kelly’s life.
More recently, Follett has been spreading his literary wings, with an historical fiction novel reviewing the early AIDS crisis of the 1980s and its effects on those who lived through it and those who are long-term survivors (Never Too Late). His next publication was his first exploration of the Science Fiction genre with a gay twist. It explores artificial intelligence and human emotions as well as time travel (Ganymede: Time for Love). His most recent publication, Hello Again, is a gay romance novel with a bit of a paranormal twist.
In his books the author’s attempts to reclaim the terms “family” and “love” to be used legitimately for any kind of family structure in today’s society. He also hopes to shed light on how LGBTQ life has improved over the past five decades, what challenges the LGBTQ community still faces, and what could be lost if we do not remain vigilant in these tumultuous times.
Follett started writing the short story about a gay man named Brad Kelly the mid-1990s as an “escape” during a difficult time in his life. Follett felt compelled to write something positive about being LGBTQ in modern “middle” America, and his original short story began to grow. Hence the concept of A Different Kind of Family as a novel was born.
However, as the new millennium dawned, Follett put the story aside due to positive changes in his life. The story lay forgotten for nearly two decades, until he rediscovered the unfinished manuscript in a file cabinet in his basement in early 2017. Inspired by gay romance novels, and gay feature and short films on the internet, Follett decided to revisit Brad Kelly’s life in earnest. He revamped his original concept and completed the book, publishing it that September.
Shortly thereafter, he realized he had grown attached to a number of peripheral characters in the novel, and he launched The Bears’ Den series of books devoted to them. After publishing the third The Bear’s Den book in the spring of 2018, Follett revisited his original story. He found that his characters still had more to tell about themselves. Hence, A Different Kind of Family: The Trilogy was born, delving more deeply into the lives of Brad and his “family”. He split the original novel in to three free-standing books, each covering a different “era” of Brad Kelly’s life.
More recently, Follett has been spreading his literary wings, with an historical fiction novel reviewing the early AIDS crisis of the 1980s and its effects on those who lived through it and those who are long-term survivors (Never Too Late). His next publication was his first exploration of the Science Fiction genre with a gay twist. It explores artificial intelligence and human emotions as well as time travel (Ganymede: Time for Love). His most recent publication, Hello Again, is a gay romance novel with a bit of a paranormal twist.
In his books the author’s attempts to reclaim the terms “family” and “love” to be used legitimately for any kind of family structure in today’s society. He also hopes to shed light on how LGBTQ life has improved over the past five decades, what challenges the LGBTQ community still faces, and what could be lost if we do not remain vigilant in these tumultuous times.
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June 20, 2023
There was a lot of character growth and development. A lot of emotional turmoil and tugging at the heart strings, that made me think about my own relationships. It was interesting to see that the two stories collided and how much introspection they contained. There was happiness, sadness, touches of Envey and humor in the telling of the story. I would recommend to anyone who has lost a loved one, as this might help them reevaluate that loss.
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