The Gingerbread Boy

The Gingerbread Boy #1

by Lori Lapekes

After an impromptu serenade in an abandoned ballroom, MSU veterinary medicine student, Catherine Sealy, wonders who the enigmatic young man known only to her as “Daniel,” really is. She later discovers he is Daniel LaMont, the beloved lead singer of an up and coming East Lansing rock band. She also learns that her vixen of a roommate, Beth Shaker, has set her eye on him. And Beth Shaker always gets what Beth Shaker wants.
Yet a timeless relationship between Catherine and Daniel flourishes, and their love is culminated in their first kiss while sitting atop a great fallen willow over Looking Glass River…the same river in which Daniel secretly almost drowns shortly thereafter.
The freakish incident forces Daniel to search out a ghastly truth; a truth feels unable to reveal even to his closest friend and the band’s manager, Joey. And, especially, horrifically, he cannot tell Catherine. Should Beth have her way with him after all? Should he run, run, and run, becoming his mother’s ‘Gingerbread Boy” all over again? The choices Daniel feels forced to make could not only cause him to lose his career, but his one true love.

Genres: Romance

342 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2013

About the author

Born in the small town of Wayland, Michigan, Lori has been writing since she was about 10 years old. Raised in the country with goofy siblings, a few strange neighbors, and many animals, Lori has cemented her own “quirkiness” through a series of unusual factory jobs and a two-year stint in art school. Presently she works as a graphic artist, while at long last realizing her true dream of becoming a published author of off-beat, Midwestern novels. Acknowledging that most people who hear voices in their heads are called schizophrenic, she knows that when these voices are put to paper and assigned names, the creator of these characters are then labeled…writers! Lori believes her novels will especially resonate with people in “fly-over” country. Lori grew up and spent most of her life in the small town of Wayland, Michigan. She now lives in Grand Rapid, Michigan, with her ball-obsessed German shepherd, Maddy, a three footed cat named Tippy, and the formerly Mr. Starvin’ Marvin the marvelous kitty.

Reviews

[Jeanine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got this for 99 cents so wasn't expecting much. It was a good story but the writing and character development left a lot to be desired. It could have been a lot better so I could only give it 2 stars.

[Angela Lutge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cried after reading this book and my daughters can tell you that I do not cry. It is sweet and emotional.