The View from a Rusty Train Car: Special Edition
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The View from a Rusty Train Car: Special Edition
Sale price
$21.99
Regular price $26.99
Special Edition - 2026
Winner — Next Generation Indie Book Awards (LGBTQ Category) · Silver Award — ForeWord Reviews · National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
"No one talks about what happens when you fall in love with the boy next door -- not when you're the boy living beside the boy next door."
An award-winning coming-of-age novel about first love, identity, and the courage to live your truth.
Jared and Luke grew up in a small Midwestern town where tradition is unquestioned, and anything different is dangerous. Their bond began with tree forts and video games, but as childhood faded, something deeper took hold. Something they could not name and knew they could not share with anyone. Hidden away in an abandoned, rusted train car at the edge of a junkyard, they carved out a fragile world where they could finally be themselves.
But sanctuaries do not last forever.
When their secret is discovered, faith becomes a weapon. Fear and shame force them apart, and two young men who were each other's whole world must build separate lives, each carrying the weight of a love they were never allowed to fully claim. Years later, urgent news pulls Jared back to the town and the people he once fled. Back to the memories he tried to leave behind. Back to Luke.
Now he must face the question he has spent a decade running from: Can first love survive, or was it always destined to live only in memory?
Raw. Intimate. Unflinching.
Perfect for all readers, but especially those who love:
The original novel earned critical acclaim and award recognition. Now the story is complete.
Winner — Next Generation Indie Book Awards (LGBTQ Category) · Silver Award — ForeWord Reviews · National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
"No one talks about what happens when you fall in love with the boy next door -- not when you're the boy living beside the boy next door."
An award-winning coming-of-age novel about first love, identity, and the courage to live your truth.
Jared and Luke grew up in a small Midwestern town where tradition is unquestioned, and anything different is dangerous. Their bond began with tree forts and video games, but as childhood faded, something deeper took hold. Something they could not name and knew they could not share with anyone. Hidden away in an abandoned, rusted train car at the edge of a junkyard, they carved out a fragile world where they could finally be themselves.
But sanctuaries do not last forever.
When their secret is discovered, faith becomes a weapon. Fear and shame force them apart, and two young men who were each other's whole world must build separate lives, each carrying the weight of a love they were never allowed to fully claim. Years later, urgent news pulls Jared back to the town and the people he once fled. Back to the memories he tried to leave behind. Back to Luke.
Now he must face the question he has spent a decade running from: Can first love survive, or was it always destined to live only in memory?
Raw. Intimate. Unflinching.
Perfect for all readers, but especially those who love:
- New adult fiction
- First love and second chance
- Forced separation and emotional reunion
- Coming-of-age LGBTQ+ fiction
- Slow burn MM romance
- Small town secrets and forbidden love
- Emotional gut-punch endings that stay with you long after the final page
The original novel earned critical acclaim and award recognition. Now the story is complete.