After the Show

Cisco won’t do love. Franco does love only. When Franco gets his one shot with Cisco, he blows it. Literally. When Cisco agrees to train this semi-mute, illiterate, virgin bouncer how to be better in bed, he accepts that he is on a mission from God. A queen-glam rocker with anger management issues, Cisco has vowed never to be in a relationship—poisonous, pointless traps. Meanwhile, Franco dreams of his forever partner. And those dreams begin and end with Cisco. Over the course of a long, hot summer working the clubs and bars in Australia in the 1990s, Cisco does teach Franco, but what he doesn’t expect is how much Franco teaches him, and how this not-relationship changes the course of his life in profound and unexpected ways. After the Show riffs on fierce/shy, hurt/comfort, pining, family drama, and coming of age when you thought the dream was dead. Sweet, painful and funny—the best stuff happens After the Show… TW: mentions of a past sexual relationship that some readers might consider non-consensual. The MC does not view it this way, and the events occur “offscreen” in the past; however, if this is triggering for you, you might want to give this one a miss.