You Brought Me the Ocean TP

(W) Alex Sanchez (A/CA) Julie Maroh. The New York Times bestselling illustrator of Blue is the Warmest Color* Julie Maroh* and Lambda Award-winning author Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys)* present a new coming-out romance set against the backdrop of the DC Universe. Jake Hyde doesn't swim-not since his father drowned. Luckily* he lives in Truth or Consequences* New Mexico* which is in the middle of the desert* yet he yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown for a college on the coast. But his best friend* Maria* wants nothing more than to make a home in the desert* and Jake's mother encourages him to always play it safe. Yet there's nothing "safe" about Jake's future-not when he's attracted to Kenny Liu* swim team captain and rebel against conformity. And certainly not when he secretly applies to Miami University. Jake's life begins to outpace his small town's namesake* which doesn't make it any easier to come out to his mom* or Maria* or the world. But Jake is full of secrets* including the strange blue markings on his skin that low when in contact with water. What power will he find when he searches for his identity* and will he turn his back to the current or dive head first into the waves? 6"x9"