As with all Hartwell fiction, the characterizations, narration, and depth of feeling leave an impact. As Brandon meets Hunter's son, Ben Ben's best friend, Taylor Taylor's father, Case, and the gardener, Jorge, the novel takes twists and turns that intrigue and delight. Love Underneath is a multifaceted novel about human relationships. Now, he's come to realize Brandon was always the love of his life. Years later Brandon receives an unexpected call from Hunter, who has been married twice and has a son. Brandon, who has been in love with Hunter since ninth grade, finds having Hunter in his bed every night leads to some surprises. Hunter, a high school senior, finds himself with no place to go and ends up sharing a bed with the friend and classmate he once had abandoned. Using characters and early chapters from his deleted novel Locomotives in Winter, Hartwell has created a beautiful, sexy story of guys who love. A groundbreaking merger of genres, Luke Hartwell's latest novel, Love Underneath, is as distinctive as its predecessors.
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