Love & Other Curses

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Im pretty sure Im the only guy in my school who can replace a faulty kick-down switch and also create the perfect smoky eye.

The Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generationsif a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies.

Sam doesnt plan to fall for anyone in the weeks before his birthday. Hell spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad; cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands); and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club.

But when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that.

As Sams birthday approaches and he still hasnt quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets.

A mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman hes only seen in a dream might have the answers hes been looking forbut time is running out to save the people he cares about.

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Michael Thomas Ford has created an intense, complex exploration of family, love, and gender & sexual identity. I learned, I laughed, I got inspired. Jeff Garvin, author of Symptoms of Being Human Funny, heartfelt, and magnifi cently unexpected, Michael Thomas Fords Love & Other Curses is a gritty, glittery triumph that broke my heart, put it back together again, and left me with a new, much needed sway in my sashay. Bennett Madison, author of September Girls A brilliant commentary on what it means to be a family, respect yourself and others, and become your best and most genuine self. Susan Vaught, author of My Big Fat Manifesto Intriguing. A solid exploration of the meanings of love. Booklist Love & Other Curses is a book with hearta big, generous, loving heart. Anyone looking for a deep, thoughtful story about love and life and coming of age will enjoy the relationships, the search, and the lovely magic that may or may not be a part of every persons life. New York Journal of Books

Author Bio

Michael Thomas Ford is the author of numerous works for both adults and young readers, including some of the earliest books about the HIV/AIDS crisis and several books about the LGBTQ community. His most recent novel, Lily, was a Tiptree Award long list title and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Shirley Jackson Award. He also authors a series of novellas starring some of the most popular contestants from RuPaul's Drag Race, including Sharon Needles, Manila Luzon, and Jinkx Monsoon. He has a lot of tattoos, dogs, and a beard.