About the Book
Title: Violence Begets
Author: PT Denys
Genre: YA LGBT Fiction
After a tragic
accident devastates his family, 16-year-old Rick St. James starts his junior
year of high school without any friends in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah.
When he meets Kevin Vincent, he’s too distracted by the promise of new friends to
see that Kevin has secrets of his own.
Having created an environment where he's feared and admired by his classmates, Kevin finds pleasure in using his good looks and violence to control and manipulate those around him. Secretly, he cruises the gay club scene, turning tricks to earn money so he can party and get high.
As Rick’s dad becomes increasingly violent and abusive at home, the two form a surprising and volatile trust. In this battle of wills, their precarious friendship will either keep their lives from blowing up around them or possibly light the fuse that will cause the explosion.
Having created an environment where he's feared and admired by his classmates, Kevin finds pleasure in using his good looks and violence to control and manipulate those around him. Secretly, he cruises the gay club scene, turning tricks to earn money so he can party and get high.
As Rick’s dad becomes increasingly violent and abusive at home, the two form a surprising and volatile trust. In this battle of wills, their precarious friendship will either keep their lives from blowing up around them or possibly light the fuse that will cause the explosion.
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Kevin
Shit, I’d much rather be
fucking someone at Club Normandy than here, I thought to myself. I smiled, remembering the hot guy I’d gone
home with the night before school started. Man, he’d so been worth a hangover
on the first day.
I picked at my food on the
lunch tray, disgusted with the meat that couldn’t possibly be meat covered in
clumpy gravy. I glared at the guys sitting next to me, they thought they were
my friends but I didn’t have any friends.
Andy, Josh and Jeremy were talking bullshit about whatever girls they
were pretending to have fucked. They didn’t have the balls to fuck anyone so I
tuned them out. I was so over all of it yet still had two fucking years left!
I scanned the room, aware as
always, for potential threats I had to deal with. I noticed him walk through the double doors.
Not a threat by any means. I’d been watching him since the first day of school,
insecure, distracted, and utterly hopeless. It hadn’t taken me long to place
him with the moving truck that had come and gone around the corner from my
house. New kid with no friends, I knew he’d be a perfect addition.
I watched as he walked into the
cafeteria, his short blonde hair, cropped close to his forehead, made his eyes
stand out against his light skin and spattering of freckles on his cheeks. They were almost always swollen and red. I
guessed from crying, which would make my job easier. The weak ones were always quick to
follow. He carried himself hesitantly
and awkwardly, sat alone and ate very little. He never looked around or smiled
at anyone. He came, he ate and he disappeared.
I knew that he’d be my next
target and I felt confident he’d be an easy one. Jeremy, Andy and Josh had been brought in and
were stable. They followed my rules and
didn’t push me. This was how I’d trained them but I was bored, I needed to
exercise my talents, my ability to focus and control.
If I waited too long to approach
him he might have a chance to find a better offer. Only a few days into the new school year and
I could see that he was drowning. I had
to throw him a life jacket before someone else beat me to the punch. If he had
other options, he might not be desperate enough to fall in line with me. I
could offer him a lot, but I demanded much in return.
Author Bio
PT never imagined she’d actually publish a book. But, the
story of Violence Begets… haunted her for over 20 years, and the lives of Kevin
and Rick had to be shared.
In addition to writing a sequel, she divides her time
between family, work, attending theater and reading.
Above all else she loves being a mother to 2 amazing
daughters (a teenager and a baby).
PT believes that no one deserves to be intentionally hurt
(physically or emotionally) by another. She also believes that behind nearly
every bully is a story.
Links
Facebook Profile: www.facebook.com/authorptdenys
Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/ptdenys
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