Junior Hero Blues
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“Javi,” said Rick, his face serious again. “I’ll see you soon.”
I took a deep breath. “It’s just . . . your parents.”
“I don’t give a crap what my parents say,” said Rick. “I’m going to see you soon. I promise.”
I nodded. “Okay.”
“Mr. Rykov?” said a voice outside the room. “Are you doing all right in there?”
“Fine,” said Rick loudly, and then to me, “You should go.”
He waved me on with his good hand. I stood and gave him one more lingering kiss, and then I went to the window, jumping up onto the windowsill and glancing back at him.
“See you soon, Blue Spark.” He grinned.
I stuck my tongue out at him, and turned to look down at the ground, and then up at the city stretching away toward the setting sun. I swallowed down the fear whirling in my stomach, and gritted my teeth. Then I took a big deep breath, and jumped.
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First and foremost, I have to thank my amazing partner Laurence, for indulging me when I said, “I want to come up with a story about superheroes!” and then hashing out the whole thing with me. Thank you also for letting me borrow Rick, even though he’s technically your character. I hope I did him justice!
Secondly my awesome betas, Alex and Cara. Thank you for reading everything I send you. Your feedback always reassures me!
And finally the staff at Riptide, you have all been so welcoming and wonderful to work with. Particularly Sarah, you are incredible, and May and Alex, for the kickass editing job.
Having written this book, I can’t help but feel like it’s the kind of book I would have loved to have come across as a young confused queer teen. To that end, I hope that this book reaches some similar young (confused or not) queer teens, and that they find some joy in seeing a bit of themselves reflected in it. You are all superheroes!
The Fairy Gift
The Gentleman and the Rogue
Prince of the Forgotten Planet
Ink & Flowers
To Summon Nightmares
Double Take (Part of Geek Out: A Collection of Trans and Genderqueer Romance)
Witch, Cat and Cobb
Sea Lover (coming 2017)
J.K. Pendragon is a Canadian author with a love of all things romantic and fantastical. They first came to the queer fiction community through m/m romance, but soon began to branch off into writing other queer fiction as well. As a bisexual and genderqueer person, J.K. is dedicated to producing diverse, entertaining fiction that showcases characters across the rainbow spectrum, and provides queer characters with the happy endings they are so often denied.
After writing in the romance community for several years, Junior Hero Blues is J.K.’s first book for young adults. Having been very positively affected by the queer books they came across as a teen, J.K. hopes their young adult books can have a similar effect on teens who may have a harder time finding books about people like themselves.
Notable works by J.K. Pendragon include Ink & Flowers, a contemporary romance novel with coming-out themes, and To Summon Nightmares, a horror-fantasy that follows the journey of a young trans man into a world of magic and danger. To Summon Nightmares is the winner of the 2015 Rainbow Awards’ Best Transgender Fiction award. J.K. also contributed to Less Than Three Press’s Geek Out: A Collection of Trans and Genderqueer Romance.
J.K. currently resides in British Columbia, Canada, with a boyfriend, a cat, and a large collection of artisanal teas that they really need to get around to drinking.
Find J.K. online at jkpendragon.com
Email: jes.k.pendragon@gmail.com
Twitter: @JKPendragon
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