BY DEGREES

BY DEGREES
J. B. McDonald

Orphaned at eleven and bounced around the foster system, Tim learned young that the only thing he could control in life was himself. Tim keeps his world well-ordered, something his friend Conner can’t understand. But he doesn’t need to. He loves everything about his control-freak friend. Conner has loved all Tim’s little quirks for years, and now he’s learned that it’s a short step from loving to falling in love. With Con’s arrival, everything starts unravelling in Tim’s life. He finds himself questioning his sexual orientation, wrangling with emotions dragged up from his past, and fending off questions from Con's well-meaning family. Drowning in a world out of his control, his one hope is to let go and trust that love will save him. But after so many years of burying his feelings, he's not sure it's possible.
322 pages, paperback