Different People Book

For Cal Hewitt, the expectations of his family and religion are paramount. For Eric Hamilton, life is an adventure to be experienced. These opposing worldviews lead Cal and Eric in opposite directions from the leafy residential neighborhood in Reno, Nevada, where both men grew up, through mind-numbing jobs, dead-end relationships, addictions, second chances, and blown opportunities. Beginning with an almost-kiss as college-aged men, a tenuous connection is formed, one that weaves through their lives in the form of brief meetings in new cities and bittersweet homecomings where life's challenges and family breakdowns keep them from ever truly connecting or losing touch. But there comes a moment when common experience becomes stronger than differences, when death and disappointment pull both men back to their roots for renewal, when a friendship is forged from their fleeting connections—a friendship with a promise as natural, inevitable, and welcome as home. Orland Outland, the author of the romantic bestseller Every Man for Himself, has created a heartfelt valentine to the notion that love comes quietly and often in the most unlikely ways.Orland Outland is the author of six books, including the Binky/Doan mysteries Death Wore a Smart Little Outfit, Death Wore a Fabulous New Fragrance, and Death Wore the Emperor's New Clothes, as well as the romantic comedy best-seller Every Man For Himself and Coming Out: A Handbook for Men. He lives in Reno, Nev., and is currently working on a play titled Less Than a Person and More Than a Dog.Read More