title: Boy Town
author: Clendening, Derek
description: From the heartwarming and hilarious to the heartbreaking, these six gay young adult romance stories chronicle the fictional lives of gay teen boys. Coming Out Party Sean doesn’t want to just come out of the closet—he wants to do it in style. So, he throws a ‘Coming Out’ party and invites all his friends and family for his big announcement. But really, he wants to let Dusten Michaels, the boy of his dreams, know he’s available. But for all his effort, Dusten doesn’t seem to take his hints. Sean nearly goes mad going back to the drawing board repeatedly. Will Dusten ever fall in love with him? First Kiss For band mates Kris and Dane, everything changes when they finally kiss. Their feelings are out now and they have to deal with them. But Dane just can’t deal with his. Just before they’re set to compete in a Battle of the Bands, Dane runs scared. Kris knows he has to win Dane back now or lose him forever. Slam Dunk! Cooper has the hots for Ian. And he knows he can get him. After all, he’s the six-foot-five, hunky basketball player and Ian is totally bookish. It’s supposed to be a ‘slam dunk’ for Cooper—but not so fast. As nerdy as Ian is, he won’t just give in to Cooper’s charms. If Cooper wants even one date with this nerd, he’ll have to earn it. Secret Romeo Connor is sure his dorky glasses are why ultra-stud Will Petrie didn’t notice his love poem. Jock-hunk Ty Grom wishes he could write like Connor to romance Will. After being promised his ‘leftovers’, he agrees to write poems for Ty to anonymously give to Will, knowing he’s writing his love away. Hilarity ensues as Will demands to finally see the boy behind the poems . . . . Gay for Jay Ben has been making out with his best friend Jay for weeks . . . but he’s straight. How’s that supposed to work? At the same time, he’s totally into a girl named Natasha. When both Jay and Natasha push him to turn their relationship into something more, Ben must decide to either be gay for Jay or lose his best friend forever. Slap Shot! When Patrick finds out he wasn’t invited to Joshua’s birthday party, he’s devastated. After all, they’ve been boyfriends for six months. The championship game looms, their relationship takes a sharp turn and Patrick worries he can’t deal with it all. When Patrick must come to Joshua’s defense on the ice, he finds the courage to put their love back on track.