Double Bound, Nick Nolan
Double Bound, Nick Nolan
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Double Bound

Author: Nick Nolan

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/27/2012


Synopsis

Reader Views Reader’s Choice Award Winner in Gay & Lesbian Fiction
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner in Gay & Lesbian FictionNick Nolan’s Double Bound reunites us with many of the characters introduced in his delightful Strings Attached: Jeremy, now in a committed relationship with fun-loving, hotheaded Carlo; Arthur, Jeremy’s protector, confidant, and mentor; and Katharine, Jeremy’s wealthy benefactress, still hiding a slew of secrets and hidden agendas. This sequel displays the same wit, verve, style, and sense of adventure that were so engaging and fresh in Strings Attached. And where Strings Attached playfully alluded to Pinocchio, Double Bound has fun with the Jack and the Beanstalk fable.Just as Strings Attached was Jeremy’s story, Double Bound is Arthur’s, exploring his troubled relationship with disapproving parents and his precarious years as a troubled Marine. However, there’s an added element this time out—the stakes are higher, the repercussions more dire, and the choices harder and more consequential. There is a darker feel to this novel, which not only adds depth to the characters but highlights Mr. Nolan’s growth and confidence as a storyteller. We’ve moved beyond high school concerns into real-world choices, where outcomes are not always tied up in neat “happily ever after” packages.

About Nick Nolan

Nick Nolan was born and raised in Los Angeles, the city he has haunted for over two decades. Working nights and weekends selling furniture to put himself through college, Nolan went on to direct a group home for homeless and abused LGBT youth. During his scant spare time, he began writing. Inspired by the works of writers like Armistead Maupin, Paul Russell, and Paul Monette, he penned his debut novel, Strings Attached, the first in a planned trilogy. Shortly after its release, Strings Attached was named the 2006 Gay/Lesbian Book of the Year by ForeWord Magazine, hit #1 in Gay Fiction on Amazon.com, and spent nearly a year in that genre’s Top 10. Two years later Nolan’s second thriller Double Bound won Book of the Year awards for Gay/Lesbian Fiction by both ForeWord Magazine and ReaderViews.Nick, his partner and their two beloved dogs divide their time between their home in the San Fernando Valley and their cabin high in the mountains of California. A third novel is expected soon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Juxian on November 16, 2016

3,5 stars. I liked this one somewhat less than 'Strings Attached'. There were parts that really got through to me and the parts that didn't. I loved Arthur's backstory, and I especially liked the way it was told. It focused on the things we didn't know about Arthur: his family, his struggling while a......more

Goodreads review by Kassa on August 31, 2010

A few months ago I read Nick Nolan’s first book, Strings Attached, which is a warm coming of age, rags to riches story about a young gay man that comes to find acceptance and happiness. Double Bound picks up exactly where the previous book leaves off instead the focus is now on Arthur, the bastion o......more

Goodreads review by Diane on May 25, 2017

This is the second book I've read by Nick Nolan in this series... Luckily I'm reading them in order! There was so much depth to the mystery... So many characters that pulled you into the action. The myriad of feelings felt by Arthur, Jeremy, and Carlo caused me to wish there could be a happily ever a......more


Quotes

“Nolan tops his impressive coming-of-age debut, Strings Attached, with a complex, compelling story…This smart novel defies easy categorization—but it entertains on every level.” —Richard Labonte, Book Marks, Q Syndicate“This newest tour de force contains the excitement and intrigue that would make incredible cinema…Double Bound went far beyond my expectations…” —Rich Wiesenthal, Diversity Rules Magazine“Nolan has managed to give us everything in very clear terms and with beautiful prose…The plot moves along swiftly with great suspense…Double Bound is one of those books that is not easily forgotten.” —Amos Lassen, Literary Pride