Bridge Across the Ocean - Softcover

Boyd, Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966533356 ISBN 13: 9780966533354

Publisher: West Beach Books, 2000

Synopsis

Derek Mayfield, a 26 year-old black gay man, goes to Cancun, Mexico, to clock out of life for a while. Once there, he meets Rob, a nave, 16 year-old white boy who is just like the golden, all-American jocks of Dereks youth.

Derek strikes up a friendship with Rob and his younger brother Skeeter. The three become an inseparable trio for youthful summer adventure. But Derek also craves the touch of Robs smooth, innocent skin, even though Rob is straight-identified and underage.

Its a dilemma that threatens to ruin Dereks peaceful getaway. Its a week that will change the lives of Rob's family and Derek forever.

Inspired by a true story. From the author of the Lambda Literary Award nominated suspense thriller "Uprising".

About this title

From the Publisher:

West Beach Books is dedicated to quality gay entertainment. Our first two offerings are "Uprising" and "Bridge Across the Ocean" by Randy Boyd. Stay tuned for more great lit as we develop and nurture new gay writers!

From the Author:

An experience I had while vacationing in Mexico was the inspiration for "Bridge Across the Ocean." While certainly a work of fiction, the themes and the spirit of the novel are indeed based in reality.

For me, my first book "Uprising" was Hollywood's erotic thrillers with a very gay twist. This time, I see as Bridge as a sort of "Stand By Me" meets "Summer of '42" meets "A Separate Peace" meets the experiences of a black gay man with HIV.

All my life, I've gone to movies and read books about straight people having fun, falling in and out of love, caught up in suspense, and discovering adventure in far off exotic lands. All my life, I've imagined and hoped that someday those stories would be told from a point of view I could relate to, starting with boy meets boy. With "Uprising", I wrote the thriller I always wanted to see/read. With "Bridge Across the Ocean", I've written another tale I've always wanted to experience: a black boy going off to a magical summer place and finding sexual discovery and adventure along the way. Of course, to be relevant to me and my life as it is today, that black boy is older, wiser and very cognizant of this sexuality and the reality of HIV. What a mix, eh? Enjoy.

About this edition

• Publisher: West Beach Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0966533356
• ISBN 13: 9780966533354
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 305