Author Name: Zane
Riley
Cover Artist: Colleen M Good
Cover Artist: Colleen M Good
Book Name: With or
Without You
Sequel to ‘Go Your
Own Way’
Should be read in
order to appreciate the books
Release
Date: July 21, 2016
Pages or Words: 348
pages
Categories: Contemporary,
Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, New Adult
Blurb:
In the much-anticipated sequel to Go Your Own Way, high school seniors Lennox McAvoy and Will Osborne pick up right where they left off—navigating the tumultuous waters of a new relationship and dealing with Will’s disapproving father.
When a violent incident forces Lennox to give up his independent ways, he must come to terms with his past just as Will is grappling with his future. As Will’s college plans become reality, will Lennox have the courage to go after the opportunities he doesn’t think he deserves?
Excerpt:
The band room was empty when he pushed the door open, but the piano
was set up like it was almost every afternoon these days. Only Mr. Robinette
and a music stand littered with sheet music was absent.
"Hello?"
The silence struck Lennox as
odd, but as he sat down he also realized how strange it was to announce
himself. So much had changed since the first time he'd snuck in here to play on
his own. Now he was auditioning for some college he still couldn't fathom.
To make Will happy. And
maybe a little bit for himself.
"Ah, I wondered if you
were going to show up."
Mr. Robinette was behind
him, the door to his office now wide open. He'd taken off his tie and undone a
few buttons on his shirt like he did most afternoons when they practiced.
"You just want to play
it through a few times or mess around with something else?"
Lennox took a seat at the
piano, but didn't both opening his bag. He'd memorized the piece he was playing
by Valentine's Day and now, almost two weeks later, he could write it out
measure for measure on blank sheet music. But playing it was becoming
repetitive. For two hours, three times a week, almost nonstop with the same
four pages and nothing else.
"I'd rather try
something new. That piece is getting a little old."
Mr. Robinette smiled and
pulled a chair up beside him. "I had a nightmare the other night and it
was the theme song while I ran around a haunted house Scooby Doo style."
"You didn't catch a
ride in the Mystery Machine, did you? I've always wanted that van."
"I've got a lunch box
version of it. It doesn't fit much though because it's too narrow. Anyway, play
what you want. I'll be here until about four-thirty, so it's all yours."
As Mr. Robinette returned to
his office, Lennox pulled what had become his music notebook out of his bag and
opened it to the latest page. He'd taken to composing during class when he
should have been taking notes, especially calculus where he had no reason to
pay attention anyway.
The latest page was a tune
he'd come up with while the other kids had been tapping their pencils and
erasing answers. Every moment of his life carried a rhythm, a melody, and an
emotion he could create with, and his notebook was becoming a testament to
that. He played through everything he'd jotted down over the past few days, but
after several rounds he kept coming back to one. It was a piano version he'd
tried—and mostly failed—to create of one of the songs Will had played on a loop
a few weeks ago.
"I'm getting ready to
lock up!"
Mr. Robinette's voice
carried out of the office and into the band room. A few minutes and several
jingles of Mr. Robinette's keys later, the office door was shut and Lennox was
closing the cover on the keys.
"That last piece you
were playing, was it a cover?"
Lennox shrugged as they
headed for the door.
"It was supposed to be.
Didn't sound much like the song."
"Well, the others did.
They were all really good, even the ones that weren't covers."
"Uh, thanks."
Lennox watched him at the
door to the parking lot for a moment. He'd been a great help over the last
month—all year if Lennox was honest. Mr. Robinette had believed in him in his
own way since school had begun, and thanks to him he had a decent shot at this
audition.
"Thanks for… all of this.
I actually feel like—just thanks."
Mr. Robinette gave him a
genuine smile and patted him on the shoulder.
"You're very welcome.
Let me know how it goes when you get back, okay? I'm rooting for you. Got all
of my fingers and limbs crossed. You deserve the chance. Don't doubt that or
yourself."
"I-I won't."
It was funny to have so many
people believing in him after so long. Happiness was a strange feeling as well.
Until he'd let Will into his life he couldn't remember how to capture such a
feeling in his chest and keep it there.
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Interlude Press
Barnes and Noble
Apple iBookstore
All Romance eBooks
Indiebound
Smashwords
Meet
the author:
Zane Riley is a
transgender writer who wrote his first work of fan fiction in the fourth grade.
He is a recent transplant to Vancouver, Washington where he spends his time
watching long distance baseball games, hiking, and exploring the musical depths
of the internet. His first novel, Go Your Own Way, was published by
Interlude Press in 2015.
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: facebook.com/ZaneNebula
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