Praise for ‘Who Are We Fooling?’
“What an emotional roller coaster! This is a wonderful, engrossing story about two men who are slowly growing into themselves and each other. David and Andrew are puzzle pieces that break and come together and their journey is supremely satisfying to witness. I fell in love with them individually, but it was nothing compared to how they are together. These are complex, real characters that will hold your heart and never let go. Their story is clearly very close to the author’s heart, and it shows in the love and detail she has put in bringing it to life. Her words drip with sincerity and authenticity. Funny and heartbreaking and so very beautiful. A shining example of the fact that love is love.”
-Willow Erdem, author of ‘Wilde & Twisted’
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“Who Are We Fooling was the BEST Gay Romance/ Gay Fiction debut I’ve read this year. The way Wendi B. Dennison told David and Andrew’s love story was breathtaking and I couldn’t help but get lost in her beautiful narrative and crisp prose.
The feeling this novel evoked in me was unexpected, but very much welcome. David’s journey was filled with pain, sorrow and happiness and I was rooting for him from the moment the scene opened with him back in his old high school. This is going to sound like a cliche, but Andrew completed him.
I can’t recommend this debut novel highly enough. I urge you to add this to you list.”
-Garry Michael, Author of ‘All the Cuts and Scars We Hide’
'Who Are We Fooling?’
Book 1: of the Seeing Stars series
David Vernon’s life is out of control. College was a bust, dating only feels like a chore, and he can’t seem to find a way to feel settled. He devotes his time to his workouts, his body to his tattoos, and control to the fact that he can’t remember his last haircut. He has never particularly considered himself strong, simply a shard leftover from a broken home. David waited years to finally get out of his miserable little hometown, to finally graduate, move away, start a new life, but fate wasn't kind to his plans. When his younger sister Amy, just months away from her High School graduation, finally reaches her breaking point with their abusive father, David finds himself back in the small town he worked so hard to get out of. He would make up for leaving her behind, for not being there when she needed him; he would take her away. What should have been simple is proven to be anything but, as David's heart finds its counterpoint in an unexpected confidant.
Andrew Braiden just wants to avoid ass-kickings from bullies long enough to create art. A soft-spoken young man with a timid heart and a hopeful spark, he is purely driven toward his dreams of being a painter. That same drive pushes him to flee from that same hometown, to make something of himself on his own terms and be himself without ridicule.
Through a single act of kindness, Andrew and David’s lives come together, and it sets both their worlds off-kilter. Years, miles, and fears will separate them, but could Andrew be the compass through David’s journey of self-discovery?
