"Throw a stone into a crowd of 16-year-olds, and I bet you'd hit 7 different boys that are exactly like Dan Adams.
Unassuming, harmless and quietly homosexual.

Dan's universe had never been anything worth writing a novel over until Charlie Hawthorne moved into orbit. Charlie's reputation is carefully constructed: untouchable, reckless, and defiantly straight. Turns out, what he feels for Dan doesn't fit that image.

Embarrassed by the truth and terrified of losing control, Charlie insists their relationship stay secret, even as it deepens into something impossible to ignore.

Caught between desire and denial, Dan must decide how long he can stay hidden for someone who is torn between love and the life he's built to protect himself.

The Hawthorne Effect is a sharp, emotional queer romance about secrecy, identity, and first love — and what it costs to want someone who isn't ready to be seen.

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