Winter Masquerade

By Kevin Klehr

Ferris wakes on the Sea Queen, an enchanted cruise ship sailing on a chocolate sea. He has no idea how he got here, but he desperately wants to go home to his boyfriend.

The alchemist is the only person who can help Ferris, but he's been kidnapped. The ransom is high tea with scones and jam.

Meanwhile, the passengers are gearing up for the Winter Masquerade, a ball where love and magic reign.

With a murderous musician, an absent boyfriend, and a mystical party, Ferris soon learns that Wednesday is not the day to fall in love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
• Release date: Jan 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781951880262

Kevin Klehr

Kevin is the author of a number of books including the Actors and Angels series and the Nate and Cameron Collection.The Actors and Angels series are three comedies that take place in the theatre district of the Afterlife. In this continuing story, two friends explore their love for each other through several lifetimes with the help of a gay angel. The third in the series scored a Rainbow Award for Best Gay Alternative Universe/Reality novel.The Nate and Cameron Collection are two novellas that delve into a relationship between a dreamer and a realist, where the latter is coming to terms with loving second best. The two stories, Nate and the New Yorker and Nate’s Last Tango, are also available in one paperback edition.His dystopian novel, Social Media Central, explores a future where everyone is addicted to their screens and where murder is just a keystroke away. And his new novella, Winter Masquerade, whimsically explains why Wednesday is not the day to fall in love.Kevin lives with his long-term partner, Warren, in their humble apartment (affectionately named Sabrina), in Australia’s own “Emerald City,” Sydney.

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