Deserving

Jay had it all planned out – finish high school and live happily-ever-after with Boyden, his best friend and the love of his life. The boy he met at the bus stop on the first day of kindergarten and has been by his side every moment since. The boy who’s parents are just as homophobic as his own.
All it takes is one slip-up for everything to come crashing down. Caught together, Jay and Boy are forced apart, with no way to reach out or find each other. Disowned by his family, all Jay wants now is a chance to heal his heart and forget his past. Four years at an art school in remote inland Maine seems like the perfect opportunity for a fresh start.
But it’s not going to be that easy. There’s drama with his new friends, the lure of almost constant partying to beat the middle-of-nowhere blues, trauma from his past – and his present – and the fact that he’s madly in love with his very sweet, very straight roommate, Jack. All Jay wants is to be happy again. He deserves that much, doesn’t he?