Into the Midnight Wood

A whimsical queer romance about two mismatched roommates whose fragileΓÇöand definitely not romantic at allΓÇöbalance is upended by an impending family wedding and an otherworldly danger in the nearby enchanted wood. There are at least 100 things wrong with Meredith Schwarzwelder. In fact,keeping track of these things is the only way David Carew has managed to remain living with him for as long as he has. Meredith is an irredeemable eccentric who flirts with everyone in his path (#3 on the list)cries at anything (#35)makes the worst coffee in the world (#70)and talks to miceor imagines he does (#50). ItΓÇÖs bad enough living with such a person on the edge of the Midnight Woodbut when magic starts to seep from the wood and a dark being emerges with a sinister plan involving MeredithDavid decides that itΓÇÖs time to leave the cottageand his roommatebehind. Then MeredithΓÇÖs brother gets engaged to the daughter of DavidΓÇÖs bossand David sees an opportunity: If he can insert himself into the festivitiesmaybe he can advance his career and get himself out of a personal rut. With wedding bells sounding and the dangers of the Midnight Wood encroachingDavid realizes thereΓÇÖs much more hiding beneath the surface of his roommateΓÇÖs seemingly carefree charmand that perhaps his own exasperation carries more fondness than heΓÇÖd like to admit. Cozysharpsteamyand poignantInto the Midnight Wood is a contemporary queer fairy tale about the masks we wearthe stories we telland the powerful need for truehonest connection to heal old wounds and new.