Overview

Don’t hold the front page. Hold the guy who wrote it.

Sunny Miller’s dream job on London’s Fleet Street has become a nightmare.

His boss at the Bulletin hates him, the sub-editors keep putting comedy headlines on his attempts at serious journalism, and he’s just been scooped by that posh bellend from the Sentinel , Ludo Boche.

Worst of all for this working-class boy from Leicester, the lads in London aren’t willing to date a guy who writes for Britain’s trashiest tabloid. Apparently, they have standards.

Up the respectable end of Fleet Street, Ludo Boche is literally making headlines.

He’s the son of the editor and the heir to an establishment media dynasty, so his success is assured—if he can stop singing showtunes long enough to get any work done, that is.

There’s just one problem: everyone seems more interested in using his connections to get a job at the Sentinel than they are in dating him.

Sunny and Ludo come from different worlds. They are talented, ambitious, and in fierce competition for the same big story.

The last thing they should do is fall in love.

The Paper Boys is a gay romantic comedy ideal for fans of Red, White and Royal Blue and Boyfriend Material.

"What a gleeful romp! The Paper Boys has it all: tabloid scoundrels, secret plots, a villain or two, a steamy rivalry and a swoony romance. D.P. Clarence dishes the dirt on Fleet Street as only a former insider can, with a sharp tongue and a knowing wink. Can true love blossom in a world of fabricated scandals and weaponised gossip? It's a joy to find out."

Beejay Silcox, writer and critic

"Sunny and Ludo live rent free in my head, like Alex and Henry from Red, White and Royal Blue , Neil and Andrew from Fox Hole Court , Orion and Valentino from The First To Die at the End."

Mitch, @born_this_way2 on Instagram

DP Clarence was a journalist for a long, long time before finally deciding to bite the bullet and do the thing he always wanted to do - write books about boys kissing other boys. His debut novel, gay rom-com The Paper Boys, will be released on 1 February 2024. He is an avid reader of everything from rom-coms to literary fiction-but especially loves LGBTQ+ fiction. You can see what he's been reading lately on Instagram and Goodreads (@danskireads on both platforms).