Publication Archives - H. Les Brown, Author

Kirkus Reviews

Byhlesbrown February 14, 2023November 28, 2025

In this religious fiction sequel, a gay teen tries to navigate faith, tumultuous family secrets, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Randy Carter lives in Las Vegas and loves skateboarding barefoot, spending time with his best friend, Keisha, and being an acolyte to his caring priest and mentor, Father Sean. In many ways, Randy would seem to be the typical, self-proclaimed “skater boy,” but two things set him apart: He hopes to one day become a priest, and he is gay. Just as Father Sean is helping Randy to understand how his religion and his sexuality do not have to be contradictions,…

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Kirkus Reviews

Byhlesbrown February 3, 2022November 28, 2025

“A fun, deliciously scandalous … depiction of queers in the clergy.” Brown’s prose straddles the vigorous, the poignant, and the sordid in equal measure, particularly during moments when Jared embraces his wild side and when Paul’s faith is tested against his deeply felt attraction to Jared … Though the characters lose some of their early allure, a surprise twist revives things. Brown channels his former vocation as a minister and spiritual director into creating a narrative that is authentically pious but riddled with sex and shocking secrets. For readers of queer romance yarns, this novel will satisfy on several levels…

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New on Social Media

Byhlesbrown June 16, 2021February 3, 2022

With the huge number of books published in the US every year, one of the things that contemporary authors must do in order to find readers for their work is to create a robust social media presence. This past few weeks, I’ve been all over it.