Made of Stars
When eighteen-year-old Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad’s for the fir
Action/Adventure, Arts/Music, Young Adult Steven A. Coulter 72 23rd Apr, 2024
When Abel Torres' family is torn apart, the college freshman must use his charm and looks to infiltrate the world of the rich and powerful, risking his life for a greater cause.
As the child of immigrants, Abel's family knew hardship, but with his high-octane singing voice the young man dreams of a bright future with a scholarship to San Francisco State. Desperate for money to save his family, a mentor at college makes an unusual introduction. And soon Abel finds himself singing at a swank party, charming California's political and social elites, as he enters a world of wealthy and influential gay men. But this isn't a simple singing gig. Abel now has a choice: sell himself as a high priced male escort or see his mother without a home, his father already deported. He battles his conscience and pride, determined to do it on his own terms. And, when a sassy waiter enters Abel's life, he sees a chance for happiness, but will his lover be able to accept the lengths that he's gone to for family?When he captivates a crooked Congressman, he's offered a chance to turn his night job into something noble-to work as an FBI informant and help bring down a terrorist plot on U.S. soil. Knowing the risks, this mixed-race young man infiltrates a white supremacist underground. With Abel facing ever greater dangers, can he juggle his various identities as a student, singer, lover, and spy? Or will he lose everyone he loves if they discover just how far he's gone to save them?