In my ongoing habit of reading decades old gay lit (books bought for 99 cents at a thrift store), I recently completed
Someone Like You, by Timothy James Beck (copyright 2006).
It's a fun book. If you can get your hands on a copy, I can recommend it for light reading, something to take your mind off other stuff.
The characters are a varied bunch of females, males, gay and straight, all denizens of a fictitious mega-mall and upscale hotel complex, the Mall of the Universe, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and clearly inspired by the Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
It's a shame that (as far as I know) no one ever made this book into a gay dramedy because it would be perfect for it--or maybe just an out-and-out comedy, though not a slapstick/farce kind of comedy. The story has bad guys (who get their comeuppance in the end) and good guys, and all's well that ends well.
Like I said, light relaxing reading.
(There's also a lot of name dropping of upscale clothing brands.
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