Kyle is attracted to James from the onset. Their friendship begins when Kyle rescues James after he falls in a puddle of rain the first day of school.

Both men come loaded with baggage : Kyle comes from an abusive home and James is undergoing a divorce from his gaslighting, nasty, piece of work wife. Rumors abound about Kyle which won’t be helped by his falling for his British Lit teacher, James Warner. Trouble, Devin McCormack’s latest, has a teacher-student trope featuring Kyle Forsythe, an eighteen-year-old high school senior who has garnered a label he doesn’t deserve: Trouble. No, it isn’t possible, and even if it were, he has too much to lose. What am I doing crushing on my straight teacher? And why is it that, the more time we spend together, the more I feel like something between us is changing?

I’ve never been like this over a guy…and he’s never been into guys at all. Not a day in class goes by where I don’t catch myself admiring the way he fills out one of his tight button-downs…hoping I’ll catch his gaze at just the right moment… wondering if he bites his lip after a bad joke just to drive me out of my g*ddamn mind. A confusing first encounter turns awkward, but it’s short-lived since James Warner has a way of setting me at ease.Ī fumbling nerd with a tendency to slip Milton and Shakespeare into conversation, he’s a peculiar mix of charm, wit, vulnerability, and protectiveness.Ĭuriosity leads to intrigue, which leads to…I don’t even know anymore. Then one rainy Monday morning I meet the dirty blond in glasses. But I’m happy to keep to myself and mind my own business to survive my senior year at Wyachet High. They’re always waiting for me to mess up–prove them right.

Tight End by Devon McCormack