Forget Nico, The Italian Saga Book 3

Teen angst. Friendship. And the love story of a lifetime.  

Lee doesn’t know it yet, but they’re non-binary. Their male soul would be at home in their female body…if not for the expectations of everyone around them in super gendered 90s Italy.  

Puberty brought an abrupt ending to belching contests, tree climbing, and soccer. Now all of their friends see them only as dating material, but starving for emotional connection, Lee’s not so keen on sucking face.  

Friendships trials and errors and unending drama show them that the only person who seem to share some of their darkness is Nico, Lee’s childhood frenemy. The thug moved north from Sicily in the third grade and harassed Lee since.  

Except that Lee, whose past is darker than most, is no victim.  

The antagonism between the two kids turned into an unexpected friendship, the only stable thing in the lives of both teens—troubled for very different reasons.  

However, Nico, who’s quite popular and very keen on sucking face, doesn’t know what to make of post-puberty Lee while still feeling quite protective of them. Lee just doesn’t fit. As their loneliness and alienation grow into anger, the two teenager hurt each other time and again, yet unable to stay apart as their bond transforms…  

This deeply emotional yet sarcastic enemy-to-lovers, coming-of-age, young adult novel will transport you to 90s Italy, pondering on self-discovery, identity, and gender roles today as back then.  

Come to Italy! Read it now.