Overview

Don’t be fooled by Colin Manning’s size. He’s a force to be reckoned with. He was born in the eye of a hurricane and weathered every storm life threw at him, armed only with his mother’s love. Despite growing up in a cruel storm of bias and hate, he persevered, wary of book bans and laws meant to suppress his identity.

To keep him safe, Colin’s mother takes him to Minnesota, where he can be free to live his truth. Minnesota is a welcome change from the dystopia that Florida was becoming, but it’s not perfect: bullies still lurk around every corner, none more fierce than Brad Wolf—a tall, handsome, broad-shouldered basketball star fighting an inner conflict nobody knows about. But Brad’s suppressed feelings start boiling to the surface when a school shooter has him at point-blank range… and Colin is the unlikely hero who saves his life!