Aphrodite in Disguise
APHRODITE IN DISGUISE is a Dark Gay Romance Series by Dann Hazel.
Jonathan Wren survives growing up in the South amid extreme homophobia and the ravages of a deadly pandemic.
When Jonathan enters college, a new world opens up. He meets Neil, an out but not-so-proud gay man who has, himself, received quite the education from the oversexed Dr. Driggers. He takes Jon to a bathhouse, where Jon falls head over heels for a bathhouse queen.
Well, he was warned: Bathhouse romances tend to end badly.
Along the way, Jon realizes that full disclosure may be a very bad idea. The first major error that Jon makes is sharing his truth with his best friend, Andre. That goes sideways in a hurry, and Andre becomes an enemy who will haunt Jon for many years.
After college, Jon meets Ryan, the man who may well be Jon’s perfect match. But Ryan lives a state away, and he owns a business there. As circumstances begin to work themselves out, Jon makes a startling discovery about Ryan. Things left unsaid return to haunt Jon as he grapples with the crisis of his discovery.
A final showdown begins.
A showdown that includes Andre, the soul-crushing hater that he is. Ryan, fragile in his compromised condition. Neil, on the cusp of death.
And Jon, whose life remains in the intersection of the people he cares for most.
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High school senior Rusty Finch is in a pickle.
His grades are plummeting even though everyone says he’s got a good head on his shoulders. He and his mother Gloria are not getting along. Neither of them knows why.
He’s convinced that his mom lied to him when she said his father died when he was two. But if her story is true, why can’t she show him his father’s grave?
And now, to top it all off, he’s pretty sure he’s gay. But Bill, campus jerk and all-around bully, is absolutely certain on that point. He takes perverse pleasure in tormenting Rusty on a daily basis.
What’s a confused and impetuous boy to do?
Destroy the enemy, of course!
But for Rusty, an unintentional detour from a lonely road and into a ditch thwarts that ill-fated plan. Rusty finds himself in the hospital.
A stranger appears at his bedside. “Rusty? I’m your father.”
With those four words, his life begins to come into focus...
…only to get really blurry again when Frank comes along and sparks feelings that Rusty's not equipped to handle.
If you like your gay romance spiced with a touch of suspense and plenty of youthful angst, you’ll love The Way Alex Sees Me.
This novel, the second book in the Aphrodite in Disguise series, is a Dark Gay Romance with elements of recent history, the supernatural, young love, family strife, and dark hidden secrets. Though embedded in the not-so-distant past, this novel speaks to timeless experience.
Tropes: Love and loss, coming out, like-father-like-son, love and acceptance, and identity and self-discovery.
Possible Triggers: Bullying and some violence, death from an incurable disease, and graphic hospital scenes.
THE WAY ALEX SEES ME is available as an e-book and paperback (as of May 27, 2025) on Amazon.