Those Summer Nights by D.T. Brandt

Brandon, a fast food worker with a lead in Victoria, BC's Pride production of Hello, Dolly!, has had nothing but swings and misses in the city's dating scene. He's settled for chatting with his former high school crush when he comes around for his breakfast and coffee every morning. Xander is now a history teacher up Vancouver Island in Duncan and assistant coach for a successful local Under-18 baseball program, the Malahat Mashers. His chats with Brandon brighten his mornings, but memories of failing to get signed to a major league team (and his old independent league summer flings) always haunt him on his hour-long commute from Victoria. Living in Duncan might work out if the rent, the roommates, and the accommodations are right. When Xander and Brandon finally meet somewhere other than the drive-thru, they knock the chemistry out of the park and the whole summer lays ahead for them… once Pride and baseball season wind down. Even then, real life has a pesky way of always lurking around the corner. As the next school year waits on-deck, is a little summer lovin' enough for Brandon and Xander to become hopelessly devoted?

Adult • Romance/Contemporary • Romance • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+ • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices

Content Warning: Explicit sexual acts, privacy invasion (accidental), denigration of a fast-food worker's career (once, challenged), baseball hazard (no resulting injury), recreational/casual alcohol consumption, minor sports injury to a minor.